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[[Image:1939-Triumph-Speed-Twin.jpg| | [[Image:Triumph Speed Twin a.jpg|right|thumb|280px|1939 Triumph Speed Twin]] | ||
[[Image:1939-Triumph-Speed-Twin.jpg|right|thumb|280px|1939 Triumph Speed Twin]] | |||
The '''Triumph Speed Twin''' was a 490[[cc]], [[Four stroke|4-stroke]], [[street motorcycle]] manufactured by [[Triumph]] from 1937 through 1958. | |||
The '''Speed Twin''' was the basis for all Triumph twins until the 1980s. Its four-speed transmission was a simple design that would be used in several Triumph models over the years. | |||
*27 brake [[horsepower]] and tunable to 50 bhp for racing | |||
*Four-speed transmission in separate case | |||
*Top speed: 92 [[mph]] | |||
[[Category:Triumph motorcycles]] | [[Category:Triumph motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:1930s motorcycles]] | |||
[[Category:Street motorcycles]] | |||
[[Category:Twin cylinder motorcycles]] | |||
[[Category:Twin cylinder 4-stroke motorcycles]] | |||
Revision as of 14:33, 24 March 2008
The Triumph Speed Twin was a 490cc, 4-stroke, street motorcycle manufactured by Triumph from 1937 through 1958.
The Speed Twin was the basis for all Triumph twins until the 1980s. Its four-speed transmission was a simple design that would be used in several Triumph models over the years.
- 27 brake horsepower and tunable to 50 bhp for racing
- Four-speed transmission in separate case
- Top speed: 92 mph