This A6-sized greeting card features a highly detailed hand drawn illustration of a Triumph Bonneville T120 Pre-Unit on the front and a brief history on the rear by George Morgan, produced on 350 gsm card and supplied with a quality white envelope.
1961 Triumph Bonneville T120
Launched in 1959 by Triumph as ‘The
Best Motorcycle in the World’, the Bonneville T120 was aimed mainly at the
Initially produced with a pre-unit construction engine, the
Bonneville T120 was Edward Turner's last
production design at Triumph.
With a 649cc parallel-twin engine the
T120 was based on the Triumph Tiger
T110 and was fitted with the Tiger's optional twin Amal Monobloc carburettors along
with the same high-performance inlet camshaft enabling a top speed of 115mph.
All this power induced high speed
wobbles from the single downtube frame so in 1963 the superior stiffness of a
unit construction engine was
employed and with modifications to the
steering angle and fitment of improved forks, this allowed the overall
performance to match its rivals.
Later T120 models used a new frame
which contained the engine oil instead of using a separate tank which became
known as the oil in frame
version.
By 1972 competition from larger capacity machines led to the T120 being replaced by the 750cc Bonneville T140.
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Size 148 x 105mm (5.83" x 4.13")
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