Triumph Bonneville America Triumph Bonneville America The Triumph Bonneville America is a British motorcycle designed and built in Hinckley, Leicestershire by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd. Compared with the standard Bonneville, the Bonneville America has a very different ride, with the wheelbase extended to , making it longer overall. The saddle was lowered and the steering head rake angle increased by 4.3 degrees giving a 33.3 degree rake. The America had the Bonneville's front disc but the front wheel was reduced to diameter and the rear wheel to with a larger disc brake. The America also had a larger fuel tank with a 'chromed' plastic
Bonneville Dam second powerhouse (and dam structure) was started in 1974 and completed in 1981. The second powerhouse was built by widening the river channel on the Washington side, creating Cascades Island between the new powerhouse and the original spillway. The combined rated capacity electrical output of the two power houses at Bonneville is now 1.2 gigawatts. Despite its world record size in 1938, Bonneville Lock became the smallest of eight locks including seven built subsequently at different locations upstream on the Columbia and Snake rivers; eventually a new lock was needed at Bonneville. This new structure was built on the Oregon