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{{DISPLAYTITLE:{{PAGENAME}}: history, specs, pictures}}
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[[Image:1964-Triumph-Bonneville-T120-Blue-1045-0.jpg|right|thumb|280px|1964 Triumph Bonneville T120 in Blue]]
[[Image:1964-Triumph-Bonneville-T120-Blue-1045-0.jpg|right|thumb|280px|1964 Triumph Bonneville T120 in Blue]]
The '''Triumph Bonneville T120''' is a 650[[cc]], [[twin cylinder]], [[four stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Triumph]] from the 1960s through 1970s.
The '''Triumph Bonneville T120''' is a 650[[cc]], [[twin cylinder]], [[four stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Triumph]] from the 1960s through 1970s.




The '''Triumph Bonneville T120''' was a [[Triumph Engineering]] [[motorcycle]] made from 1959 through 1975. It was the first model of the [[Triumph Bonneville|Bonneville]] series, which was continued by [[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd]]. The T120 was discontinued in favour of the larger-engined [[Triumph Bonneville T140|T140]].<ref name="KempClassic">{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Andrew|author2=De Cet |others=Mirco|title=Classic British Bikes|publisher=Bookmart Ltd|year=2004|isbn=978-1-86147-136-9}}</ref> It was brought back in 2016 with a host of updates.<ref name=update>{{cite web |url=http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/bikes/classics/bonneville/2016/bonneville-t120//|title=Bonneville T120| publisher=[[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd|Triumph]]|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> There were a number of models between 1973 and 2016 including Harris, and the new Hinckley models
The '''Triumph Bonneville T120''' was a [[Triumph Engineering]] [[motorcycle]] made from 1959 through 1975. It was the first model of the [[Triumph Bonneville|Bonneville]] series, which was continued by [[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd]]. The T120 was discontinued in favor of the larger-engined [[Triumph Bonneville T140|T140]].<ref name="KempClassic">{{cite book|last=Kemp|first=Andrew|author2=De Cet |others=Mirco|title=Classic British Bikes|publisher=Bookmart Ltd|year=2004|isbn=978-1-86147-136-9}}</ref> It was brought back in 2016 with a host of updates.<ref name=update>{{cite web |url=http://www.triumphmotorcycles.com/bikes/classics/bonneville/2016/bonneville-t120//|title=Bonneville T120| publisher=[[Triumph Motorcycles Ltd|Triumph]]|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> There were a number of models between 1973 and 2016 including Harris, and the new Hinckley models


==Development==
==Development==
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==Racing success==
==Racing success==
The first race the Triumph Bonneville partook in was the 1959 Thruxton 500. Entered by Triumph Dealers with bikes supplied from the factory. In this first race they finished 2nd (behind a BMW) and 4th heralding the beginning of a successful era of Triumph motorcycle racing.
The first race the Triumph Bonneville partook in was the 1959 Thruxton 500. Entered by Triumph Dealers with bikes supplied from the factory. In this first race they finished 2nd (behind a BMW) and 4th heralding the beginning of a successful era of Triumph motorcycle racing.
The T120 won the Production [[Isle of Man TT]] in [[1967 Isle of Man TT|1967]] and [[1969 Isle of Man TT|1969]]. The re-introduction of the Production TT had just taken place in 1967 when [[John Hartle]] took first place on his Bonneville. Two years later in [[1969 Isle of Man TT|1969]], Triumph set a new landmark in TT history when [[Malcolm Uphill]] averaged {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} around the Mountain Course on a Bonneville.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT69%20%20&era=3 | title=TT FactZone Meetings 1951-1970: TT 1969 | publisher=iomtt.com | accessdate=2016-06-23}}</ref> Uphill’s achievement was the first time that a production motorcycle had ever passed the three-figure mark from a standing start.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webbikeworld.com/valmoto/060303.htm | title=Triumph's Return to Isle of Man | publisher=webbikeworld.com | accessdate=2015-12-20 }}</ref> Following Uphill's record the [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]] K81 tyres he was using were renamed 'TT100's.<ref name="TT Magic">{{cite book|last=McDiarmid|first=Mac|title=The Magic of the TT|publisher=Haynes Publishing|isbn=978-1-84425-431-6|year=2007}}</ref>
The T120 won the Production [[Isle of Man TT]] in [[1967 Isle of Man TT|1967]] and [[1969 Isle of Man TT|1969]]. The re-introduction of the Production TT had just taken place in 1967 when [[John Hartle]] took first place on his Bonneville. Two years later in [[1969 Isle of Man TT|1969]], Triumph set a new landmark in TT history when [[Malcolm Uphill]] averaged {{convert|100|mph|km/h|abbr=on}} around the Mountain Course on a Bonneville.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iomtt.com/TT-Database/Events.aspx?meet_code=TT69%20%20&era=3 | title=TT FactZone Meetings 1951-1970: TT 1969 | publisher=iomtt.com | accessdate=2016-06-23}}</ref> Uphill’s achievement was the first time that a production motorcycle had ever passed the three-figure mark from a standing start.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.webbikeworld.com/valmoto/060303.htm | title=Triumph's Return to Isle of Man | publisher=webbikeworld.com | accessdate=2015-12-20 }}</ref> Following Uphill's record the [[Dunlop Rubber|Dunlop]] K81 tires he was using were renamed 'TT100's.<ref name="TT Magic">{{cite book|last=McDiarmid|first=Mac|title=The Magic of the TT|publisher=Haynes Publishing|isbn=978-1-84425-431-6|year=2007}}</ref>


In 1962 Tony Godfrey and John Holder rode T120 Bonnevilles to victory in the [[Thruxton 500|Thruxton 500 mile endurance race]], and an article in ''[[The Motor Cycle]]'' entitled "Thruxton Triumph by Bonneville" led to the development of the Triumph T120R 'Thruxton', which was hand-built by a team of Triumph technicians using specially picked components and precision-machined cylinder heads and crankcases. Peak power was increased and each 'Thruxton' engine was bench tested to deliver around {{convert|53|bhp|kW|abbr=on}} at 6,800&nbsp;rpm with a safe rev ceiling of 7,200&nbsp;rpm. Only around 55 of the Thruxton T120Rs were built in 1964/5 to meet homologation requirements for production racing,<ref name="vintagemann">{{cite web |title=Vintage Mann Magazine |url=https://www.jurbyfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/201509.pdf |accessdate=22 June 2018 |page=22 |date=September 2015}}</ref><ref name="motorcycleclassics">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Robert |title=Origins of the Triumph Thruxton 900 - Classic British Motorcycles - Motorcycle Classics |url=https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-british-motorcycles/origins-triumph-thruxton-900 |website=Motorcycle Classics |accessdate=22 June 2018 |language=en |date=December 2005}}</ref> and surviving examples are rare.<ref name="Thruxton">{{cite web|url=http://www.bikepoint.com.au/portal/tabID__5760/ArticleID__119386/DesktopDefault.aspx|title=Triumph Thruxton|accessdate=2009-02-22}}</ref> About 100 more machines were subsequently manufactured and supplied to selected dealers and riders.<ref name="vintagemann" /> Further examples were also built by dealers, with the factory's approval, from factory supplied parts.<ref name="motorcycleclassics" />
In 1962 Tony Godfrey and John Holder rode T120 Bonnevilles to victory in the [[Thruxton 500|Thruxton 500 mile endurance race]], and an article in ''[[The Motor Cycle]]'' entitled "Thruxton Triumph by Bonneville" led to the development of the Triumph T120R 'Thruxton', which was hand-built by a team of Triumph technicians using specially picked components and precision-machined cylinder heads and crankcases. Peak power was increased and each 'Thruxton' engine was bench tested to deliver around {{convert|53|bhp|kW|abbr=on}} at 6,800&nbsp;rpm with a safe rev ceiling of 7,200&nbsp;rpm. Only around 55 of the Thruxton T120Rs were built in 1964/5 to meet homologation requirements for production racing,<ref name="vintagemann">{{cite web |title=Vintage Mann Magazine |url=https://www.jurbyfestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/201509.pdf |accessdate=22 June 2018 |page=22 |date=September 2015}}</ref><ref name="motorcycleclassics">{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Robert |title=Origins of the Triumph Thruxton 900 - Classic British Motorcycles - Motorcycle Classics |url=https://www.motorcycleclassics.com/classic-british-motorcycles/origins-triumph-thruxton-900 |website=Motorcycle Classics |accessdate=22 June 2018 |language=en |date=December 2005}}</ref> and surviving examples are rare.<ref name="Thruxton">{{cite web|url=http://www.bikepoint.com.au/portal/tabID__5760/ArticleID__119386/DesktopDefault.aspx|title=Triumph Thruxton|accessdate=2009-02-22}}</ref> About 100 more machines were subsequently manufactured and supplied to selected dealers and riders.<ref name="vintagemann" /> Further examples were also built by dealers, with the factory's approval, from factory supplied parts.<ref name="motorcycleclassics" />
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Image:1966-Triumph-Bonneville-T120R-White-3770-4.jpg|left|thumb|1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R in White
Image:1966-Triumph-Bonneville-T120R-White-3770-4.jpg|left|thumb|1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R in White
Image:1966-Triumph-Bonneville-T120R-White-3770-5.jpg|left|thumb|1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R in White
Image:1966-Triumph-Bonneville-T120R-White-3770-5.jpg|left|thumb|1966 Triumph Bonneville T120R in White
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==1969 T120 Bonneville==
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File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-0.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-1.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-2.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-3.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-4.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-5.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-6.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-7.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-8.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-9.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-10.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
File:1969-triumph-bonneville-t120-11.jpg|1969 Triumph Bonneville T120
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=1971 T120R==
==1971 T120R==
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Image:1971-Triumph-T120R-Blue-4814-0.jpg|1971 Triumph T120R in Blue
Image:1971-Triumph-T120R-Blue-4814-0.jpg|1971 Triumph T120R in Blue
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==See Also==


{{Triumph}}
{{Triumph}}


[[Category:Triumph motorcycles|Bonneville T120]]
[[Category:Triumph motorcycles|Bonneville T120]]
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[[Category:Twin cylinder 4-stroke motorcycles]]
[[Category:Twin cylinder 4-stroke motorcycles]]
[[Category:4-stroke motorcycles]]
[[Category:4-stroke motorcycles]]
{{Motorcycle
|name            = Triumph T120R Bonneville
|photo=1964-Triumph-Bonneville-T120-Blue-1045-0.jpg
|aka              = T120R Bonneville 650, T 120 R Bonneville 650, T 120 R Bonneville
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Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>
|frame            =
|suspension      =Front: Telescopic fork <br>
Rear: Twin shocks
|brakes          =Front: expanding [[brake]] <br>Rear: expanding brake
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|fuel_capacity    = 4.76 Gallon (18.00 Liters)
|oil_capacity    =
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|turning_radius  =
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|air_filter={{airfilter|K&N TB-9016}}<ref name="kl_2019">{{cite book|title=2019 K&L Supply Co Catalog|publisher=[https://www.klsupply.com/ K&L Supply Co]|date=2019}}</ref>
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The '''[[Triumph]] T120R Bonneville 650''' was a twin, [[four-stroke]] Classic [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Triumph]] between 1970 and 1973. It could reach a top speed of 109 mph (176 km/h). Claimed [[horsepower]] was 48.01 HP (35.8 KW) @ 7200 RPM. 
==Engine==
The engine was a [[air cooled]] twin, four-stroke. A 71.0mm [[bore]] x 82.0mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 649.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a overhead valves (ohv). 
==Drive==
The bike has a 4-speed transmission. 
==Chassis==
It came with a 3.25-19 front [[tire]] and a 4.00-18 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via expanding brake in the front and a expanding brake in the rear. The front suspension was a  Telescopic fork while the rear was equipped with a Twin shocks. The T120R Bonneville 650 was fitted with a 4.76 Gallon (18.00 Liters) fuel tank. 
==1970 - 1973 Triumph T 120 R Bonneville 650==
[[File:triumph-t120r-bonneville-1970-1973-0.jpg|600px|1970 - 1973 Triumph T 120 R Bonneville 650]]
Bonneville was a success from the beginning. In 1959, the T120 engine was in fact a small T110 with some improvements but a few years later, the engine and gearbox were combined and the bike got a new frame.
==In Media==
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[[Category:Classic motorcycles]]
[[Category:Triumph motorcycles]]
[[Category:1970s motorcycles]]
{{Motorcycle
|name            = Triumph Bonneville T120
|photo= 1964-Triumph-Bonneville-T120-Blue-1045-0.jpg
|aka              = Bonneville T120 Black
|manufacturer    = Triumph
|parent_company  =
|production      = 2016 - 2018
|model_year      =
|predecessor      =
|successor        =
|class            = Road
|engine          = twin, four-stroke
|bore_stroke      = 97.6mm x 80.0mm
|compression      =
|top_speed        =99 mph
|power            = 78.32 HP (58.4 KW) @ 6550RPM
|torque          = 77.45 ft/lbs (105.0 Nm) @ 3100RPM
|fuel_system      = injection
|ignition        = digital-inductive type via engine management system
|spark_plug      =
|battery          =
|transmission    = Gear box: 6-speed <br>
Final Drive: [[chain]] <br>
Clutch: wet, multi-plate assist [[clutch]] <br>
|frame            =
|suspension      =Front: kayaba 41mm cartidge forks, <br>
Rear: kayaba twin shocks with adjustable preload,
|brakes          =Front: single disc. abs. nissin 2-piston floating [[caliper]] <br>Rear: single disc. abs. nissin 2-piston floating caliper
|front_tire      = {{tire|100/90-18}}
|rear_tire    = {{tire|150/80-r17}}
|rake_trail      =
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|length          = 87.8 inches (2230 mm)
|width            = 30.91 inches (785 mm)
|height          = 44.29 inches (1125 mm)
|seat_height      = 31.1 inches (790 mm)
|dry_weight      = 493.84 pounds (224.0 Kg)
|wet_weight      = 224.0 kg
|fuel_capacity    = 3.4 Gallon (12.87 Liters)
|oil_capacity    = 1.19 Gallon (4.50 Liters)
|fuel_consumption = 4.50 liters/100 km (22.2 km/l or 52.27 mpg)
|turning_radius  =
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The '''[[Triumph]] Bonneville T120 Black''' was a twin, [[four-stroke]] Road [[motorcycle]] produced by [[Triumph]] between 2016 and 2018. Max [[torque]] was 77.45 ft/lbs (105.0 Nm) @ 3100 RPM. Claimed [[horsepower]] was 78.32 HP (58.4 KW) @ 6550 RPM. 
==Engine==
The engine was a [[air cooled]] twin, four-stroke. A 97.6mm [[bore]] x 80.0mm [[stroke]] result in a [[displacement]] of just 1200.0 cubic centimeters. Fuel was supplied via a single overhead cams (sohc). 
==Drive==
The bike has a 6-speed transmission. Power was moderated via the wet, multi-plate assist clutch. 
==Chassis==
It came with a 100/90-18 front [[tire]] and a 150/80-r17 rear tire. Stopping was achieved via single disc. abs. nissin 2-piston floating caliper in the front and a single disc. abs. nissin 2-piston floating caliper in the rear. The front suspension was a  kayaba 41mm cartidge forks, while the rear was equipped with a kayaba twin shocks with adjustable preload,. The Bonneville T120 Black was fitted with a 3.4 Gallon (12.87 Liters) fuel tank. The bike weighed just 493.84 pounds (224.0 Kg). The wheelbase was 56.89 inches (1445 mm) long. 
==In Media==
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* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/the-sandwich-man#triumph-bonneville-t120 The Sandwich Man]
* [https://motopixel.org/pixel/flashpoint#triumph-bonneville-t120 Flashpoint]
== References ==
{{reflist}}
[[Category:Road motorcycles]]
[[Category:Triumph motorcycles]]
[[Category:2010s motorcycles]]
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