Hello ladies and gents this is a special post for me i am writting for my grandfather because he was the first biker and as i the 3rd generation of Men in out family who rode i feel honoured to write about his first bikemaker we are talking about
TRIUMPH
The Triumph Motor Company was a British car and motor manufacturing company in the 19th and 20th centuries. The marque had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann of Nuremberg formed S. Bettmann & Co and started importing bicycles from Europe and selling them under his own trade name in London. The trade name became "Triumph" the following year, and in 1887 Bettmann was joined by a partner, Moritz Schulte, also from Germany. In 1889, the businessmen started producing their own bicycles in Coventry, England.
The company was acquired by Leyland Motors in 1960, ultimately becoming part of the giant conglomerate British Leyland (BL) in 1968, where the Triumph brand was absorbed into BL's Specialist Division alongside former Leyland stablemates Rover and Jaguar. Triumph-badged vehicles were produced by BL until 1984 when the Triumph marque was retired, where it remained dormant under the auspices of BL's successor company Rover Group. The rights to the Triumph marque are currently owned by BMW, who purchased the Rover Group in 1994.
Triumph Cycle Company
The company was renamed the Triumph Cycle Co. Ltd. in 1897.In 1902 they began producing Triumph motorcycles at their works in Coventry on Much Park Street. At first, they used engines purchased from another company, but the business prospered and they soon started making their own engines. In 1907 they purchased the premises of a spinning mill on Priory Street to develop a new factory. Major orders for the 550 cc Model H were placed by the British Army during the First World War; by 1918 Triumph had become Britain's largest manufacturer of motorcycles.
In 1921 Bettmann was persuaded by his general manager Claude Holbrook (1886–1979), who had joined the company in 1919, to acquire the assets and Clay Lane premises of the Dawson Car Company and start producing a car and 1.4-litre engine type named the Triumph 10/20 designed for them by Lea-Francis, to whom they paid a royalty for every car sold.Production of this car and its immediate successors was moderate, but this changed with the introduction in 1927 of the Triumph Super 7, which sold in large numbers until 1934.
BEST MODEL
Tiger Explorer 1200 (2012 - present)
Bagging the top spot in this ranking is Triumph's new BMW GS-beater, the Tiger Explorer 1200. Launched in 2012 after a long gestation, the big adventure bike is a ground-up design with an engine that shares no parts at all with the rest of the Hinckley range.
Built for comfort, reliability and durability, the Explorer features shaft drive, 10K-mile service intervals, and a smooth 1215cc triple that puts out a healthy 135 bhp and nearly 90 lb-ft of torque. It's also loaded up with electronic riding aids, ride-by-wire throttle and an ultra-informative digital dash to challenge its German rival.
From owners' reviews, the Explorer's only major downside seems to be the weight; at 260kg the Explorer is hardly a size-zero. But as they say, that weight disappears once on the move. And on the move, owners gush about the bike's comfort and handling, its shaft drive and electronic gadgetry, the engine's power delivery, its exhaust note and even its fuel economy.
With all this going in its favour, the Tiger Explorer 1200 deservedly bags the title of Triumph's most highly-rated motorcycle by you, the owners.
I hoped you liked this post i wrote it for my Grandfather who i hope likes this post and as always have a chilled day from the Viking.
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