Road Tests

Triumph Trident T160 As with most engines from BSA and Triumph, the triples were evolutionary rather than revolutionary, largely because of conservative management. Development started in 1963 as a Doug Hele design that was in essence a 500cc Tiger 100 twin with an extra cylinder, even down to the 67 x 70mm bore and stroke.…

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Triumph Trident T160 As with most engines from BSA and Triumph, the triples were evolutionary rather than revolutionary, largely because of conservative management. Development started in 1963 as a Doug Hele design that was in essence a 500cc Tiger 100 twin with an extra cylinder, even down to the 67 x 70mm bore and stroke.…

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The Benelli concern has a long and illustrious history, but like many Italian companies it has courted financial disaster several times, and frequently only survived by the skin of its teeth. Founded in 1911 in Pesaro, the company came about when the recently widowed Teresa Benelli was looking to provide gainful employment for her six…

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