TRIUMPH SHOWCASES NEW BONNEVILLE RANGE AT EICMA 2015

by Shrutee K/DNS 

In a packed presentation at EICMA 2015, Triumph Motorcycles has showcased the new Bonneville range. A family of five exciting new motorcycles with 100% authentic Bonneville character, style and presence - all featuring a class-defining level of performance, capability and quality, driven by an all-new Bonneville engine family.

The Triumph stand, in Hall 15 at this year’s EICMA, also hosted the first public display of the incredible new Bonneville range. Featuring the Street Twin, along with it’s Urban, Scrambler and Brat Tracker inspiration kits, the Bonneville T120 and Bonneville T120 Black and the new Thruxton and Thruxton R models. Additionally David Beckham’s custom Thruxton R from the recent Belstaff “Outlaws” film was on display alongside a custom Thruxton R designed by Italian magazine ICON.

With a dedicated chassis and suspension package for each new model and a carefully integrated package of rider-focused technology for enhanced confidence, control and performance, the new Bonneville family all ride and handle how a class-leading, truly modern classic should. Ecstatic over the 2016 range of Bonneville, Mr. Vimal Sumbly, Managing Director, Triumph Motorcycles India said, “It is indeed a proud moment for us to have come up with this exciting range of Bonneville motorcycles. We are also equally excited to bring these beauties to India next year, which will be made available through our 12 dealerships in the country. Loved by one and all, the 2016 range Bonneville is going to be a sure shot winner among the motorcycle enthusiasts in the country.”

Paul Stroud, Global Sales and Marketing Director, Triumph Motorcycles commented,“It has been a fantastic year for Triumph and we are incredibly excited about the new models shown for the first time at EICMA. And the response to our new Bonneville family has been phenomenal following the launch late last month – with a huge demand for all models already. India is a massively growing market for us globally and the entire range will be introduced in the country early next year. Needless to say we’re really looking forward to next year!”

About Triumph

·         First established in 1902, Triumph Motorcycles celebrated 110 years of motorcycle manufacture in 2012. For more than two decades, Triumph Motorcycles has been based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and has produced iconic bikes that perfectly blend authentic design, character, charisma and performance.

·         Building around 54,500 bikes per year, Triumph is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer and has over 750 dealers across the world.

·         At the heart of Triumph’s philosophy is a commitment and passion to develop truly unique motorcycles that offer a blend of distinctive design, intuitive handling and performance to enjoy the perfect ride.

·         This focus, innovation and engineering passion has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the striking 2.3 litre Rocket III, the unmistakable Speed Triple, the Daytona 200 and TT winning SuperSports Daytona 675R, class defining Tiger 800, transcontinental Tiger Explorer and the iconic Triumph Bonneville family.

·         Triumph currently employs around 2000 personnel worldwide and has subsidiary operations in the UK, America, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan, Sweden, Benelux, Brazil, India, Indonesia and Thailand as well as a network of independent distributors. Triumph has manufacturing facilities in Hinckley, Leicestershire, and Thailand plus CKD facilities in Brazil and India.