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Wild File Triumph Bonneville Motorcycle - Blown Bonnie
It's a long way from Triumph's old home in Meriden, England, to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, but word traveled quickly when Texan Johnny Allen's Triumph streamliner set an outright motorcycle speed record of 193.3 mph in September 1955. Triumph immortalized Allen's achievement four years later by dubbing its latest, dual-carburetor 650cc twin the "Bonneville," complete with "The World's Fastest Motorcycle" decals.
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It's a long way from Triumph's old home in Meriden, England, to Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats, but word traveled quickly when Texan Johnny Allen's Triumph streamliner set an outright motorcycle speed record of 193.3 mph in September 1955. Triumph immortalized Allen's achievement four years later by dubbing its latest, dual-carburetor 650cc twin the "Bonneville," complete with "The World's Fastest Motorcycle" decals.
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