Difference between revisions of "Triumph Bonneville T120"

*T120V - 5-speed model available 1972.

*T120V - 5-speed model available 1972.

*T120C – Competition model with high-level exhaust pipes.

*T120C – Competition model with high-level exhaust pipes.

*T120RT – A special 750&nbsp;cc model which had Routt 750cc cylinder kits installed in America by Triumph to permit them to be used in [[American Motorcycle Association]] production-based racing events. The kits were installed on new T120R models while still crated.  To qualify, motorcycles had to be made and sold to the public in the same form as they would be raced. Triumph had to produce and sell at least 200 of them before they qualified, and although the exact number sold is not recorded they did meet the requirement.  The T was stamped separately on the engine cases in America after the stock T120R when the modifications were made, the frames were not stamped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajfox.com/motorcycles/1971_Triumph_Bonneville_T120RV.htm|title=1971 Triumph 650cc Bonneville T120RV|accessdate=2009-02-22|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408092321/http://www.ajfox.com/motorcycles/1971_Triumph_Bonneville_T120RV.htm|archivedate=8 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

*T120RT – A special 750&nbsp;cc model which had Routt 750cc cylinder kits installed in America by Triumph to permit them to be used in [[American Motorcycle Association]] production-based racing events. The kits were installed on new T120R models while still crated.  To qualify, motorcycles had to be made and sold to the public in the same form as they would be raced. Triumph had to produce and sell at least 200 of them before they qualified, and although the exact number sold is not recorded they did meet the requirement.  The T was stamped separately on the engine cases in America after the stock T120R when the modifications were made, the frames were not stamped.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ajfox.com/motorcycles/1971_Triumph_Bonneville_T120RV.htm|title=1971 Triumph 650cc Bonneville T120RV|accessdate=2009-02-22|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408092321/http://www.ajfox.com/motorcycles/1971_Triumph_Bonneville_T120RV.htm|archivedate=8 April 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

*T120RV - The 5-speed is generally considered to have been available—and was advertised as such—starting in 1972 with the T120V.  However, a small pre-production run of 5-speeds were made in June 1971 only, and sold as '71 models.  They were externally identical to their '71 T120R 4-speed counterparts, and did not carry any "V" decals such as the 1972 5-speeds displayed on their side panels.  They were factory (not dealer) modified T120R models, so their engines/frames/and titles are designated T120RV,with the V being stamped separately when the transmissions were installed.  These early factory Triumph 5-speeds are not to be confused with the Quaife 5-speeds that were listed as stocked for sale by Triumph dealers in 1970 to qualify for AMA purposes (the parts "had to be available from Triumph").  The first and final T120RV ratios in 1971 were the same as the 4-speed model, making it a matter of closer ratios, unlike later 5-speeds.  These 5-Speeds were not advertised, were not available as an option, and could not be ordered—as the few manufactured were simply distributed individually to selected Triumph dealers and sold by word of mouth.

*T120RV - The 5-speed is generally considered to have been available—and was advertised as such—starting in 1972 with the T120V.  However, a small pre-production run of 5-speeds were made in June 1971 only, and sold as '71 models.  They were externally identical to their '71 T120R 4-speed counterparts, and did not carry any "V" decals such as the 1972 5-speeds displayed on their side panels.  They were factory (not dealer) modified T120R models, so their engines/frames/and titles are designated T120RV,with the V being stamped separately when the transmissions were installed.  These early factory Triumph 5-speeds are not to be confused with the Quaife 5-speeds that were listed as stocked for sale by Triumph dealers in 1970 to qualify for AMA purposes (the parts "had to be available from Triumph").  The first and final T120RV ratios in 1971 were the same as the 4-speed model, making it a matter of closer ratios, unlike later 5-speeds.  These 5-Speeds were not advertised, were not available as an option, and could not be ordered—as the few manufactured were simply distributed individually to selected Triumph dealers and sold by word of mouth.