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Foraround t01Nn or mountain-road racing there's ~
nothing quite like England's original s tudly s u p e r b ike. ;
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Y ou feel neat 0"; a Bonn eville. H anging off the seat will give a bit mor e groun d clearance.
holds ju st over three of th em ). th e
saddle co uld stand to
be more
comfortable, the brakes won't stop you
well eno ugh at speed, and the seati ng
position. excelle nt for slower speeds, is
just wrong w hen you are up agai nst a lot
of wind.
Still. the Bonnevill e is a good b ike, a
legend in its own time perha ps. and a
bi ke every en thusias t should h ave a t his
d isposal for at leas t o ne S unday
a ft ernoo n. Good th in", hap pen to fo lks
w ho ride Bo nnevilles , Fe llows walk up to
you jus t before you fas ten your helmet
an d w ant to tal k about m ot o rcy cles,
frie ndl y- like. Girls will stop a t red lights
tw o car-lengths short to tell yo u you r
blin ker is o n o r some th ing, so th ey ca n
ge t a chance to ta lk to yo u . And yo u' ll
ge t to hear th e 40-in ch twin sing a lone
wi th the p avement as you flick it
th ro ugh so me esses on a twistv ro ad .
In
a
para!l" aph,
the Triu mph
13 on neville
tS
an
outstand ing
aro u n d -to w n mid dlewei gh 1. cafe cru ise r.
and m ou ntain -ro ad racer. A s a to ure r
th ere are be tt er choices. It ' s n ot the
fas test
n or
the
best-han d ling,
best-st oppin g, n o r the cheapest (a bo u t
S 1500 pl us tax , e tc .}. But becau se it' s a
Triumph, so me how it' s all you'll ever
really need.
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Th ose headlight brackets wo rk ou t beautifully. Th e for ks wept some.
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' SPECI FICAT IONS
Bore and St ro ke- mm
7 i x 82
2 .79 5 x 3. 23
Bore an d S troke- in
649
Cap acity - c.c
Cap acity - cub . in
40
Com p ressio n R atio
, . . . . ..... . .. . .. . . . • . .. . ..... . . . .. 9 .0: I
Fuel
31'.z U.S . gall. (4% U .S. galls. optional)
Oi l Cap aci ty
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4 .8 U.S. pin ts
(2.) 3 0m m Amal
Car buretors
GEA R RATI OS
4 th T op . .. .. ... . . . . ... ... . . ... ... . .. . ... . . . .. .. . .. .. .. . .. ..•4. 95
3rdTh ird
6 .14
2 nd Second
8 .3 6
12. 08
1st Bottom
Engine R .P.~1. @ 10 m.p .h , in top gear
65 9
3. 25 x 19
Fro nt Tire Size
Rear Tire Size
4 .00x 18
Length -in
871'>
Wid th - in
33
32
Seat He ight -in
Weigh t - Ibs. dry
39
abo u t S 15 00
Base price
