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Old 09-07-2005   #9 (permalink)
GrandPaulZ
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The book mentioned is a good one. A personal friend, Howard "Shotgun" Winchester is quoted in there concerning the Triumph 'Slick Shift' and his racing exploits.

Another couple of good ones are "Bonnie: The Development History of the Triumph Bonneville", and "Triumph in the USA".

The new Bonnie was patterned loosely after the '69 model.

For what it's worth, the Bonnie was based on the '30s Speed Twin and retains the same basic layout to this day. One of the longest running true classic bikes on earth.
(Let's not nitpick about the "dark ages")
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