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During World War I, Triumph boosted production to more than 30,000 motorcycles including the [[Triumph Model H Roadster]] or "Trusty Triumph," often cited as the first modern motorcycle. | During World War I, Triumph boosted production to more than 30,000 motorcycles including the [[Triumph Model H Roadster]] or "Trusty Triumph," often cited as the first modern motorcycle. | ||
In 1929, financially troubled Triumph spun off its German subsidiary as an independently owned company, which became part of the [[Triumph-Adler]]. They manufactured motorcycles under the Triumph brand until 1957. In 1932, Triumph sold off its bicycle manufacturing facility to Raleigh. By then, and Bettmann had been forced out of the chairman's spot. He retired completely in 1933 | In 1929, financially troubled Triumph spun off its German subsidiary as an independently owned company, which became part of the [[Triumph-Adler]]. They manufactured motorcycles under the Triumph brand until 1957. In 1932, Triumph sold off its bicycle manufacturing facility to Raleigh. By then, and Bettmann had been forced out of the chairman's spot. He retired completely in 1933. in 1939 Triumph was acquired by Jack Sangster and his Standard Motor Company and did well since SMC owned [[Ariel|Ariel Motorcycles. | ||
==World War II== | ==World War II== | ||
The Coventry plant made motorcycles until World War II when Coventry was destroyed in German Blitz. Tooling and machinery was recovered from the site and production restarted at the new plant at Meriden, West Midlands in 1942. Triumph did manufacture a portable generator for the RAF using 500[[cc]] Triumph engines with alloy barrels. | |||
The Speed Twin designed by Edward Turner before the war was produced in large numbers after the war. Efforts to settle the lend-lease debts caused nearly 70% of Triumphs post war production to be shipped to the United States. | |||
The [[Triumph Speed Twin]] and [[Triumph Tiger 100]] were available after the war. They had a sprung rear hub for a rear suspension. | |||
During the late 1940s, Modified Triumph Tiger 100s won many races and inspired the [[Triumph GP]] model. By 1950 the GP model was dropped. The American market applied considerable pressure to reverse this backward step, and a die cast close finned alloy barrel was made available. The alloy head made the valve noise more obvious, so ramp type cams were introduced for alloy head models to reduce the noise. | |||
In 1951 Triumph was bought by BSA and manufacture of Triumph motorcycles continued when [[BSA]] merged with [[Norton-Villiers]]. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[List of Triumph motorcycles]] | *[[List of Triumph motorcycles]] | ||
[[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | [[Category:Motorcycle manufacturers]] | ||