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 International cluster. In anticipation of a rule change, Bonneville purchased four additional Salt Lake radio stations in 2002. The FCC did not grant approval for this purchase until 2003, upon which the stations were acquired by Bonneville. The status of this deal is still uncertain—the FCC has only granted a waiver to Bonneville, and a recent court ruling has put the FCC cross-ownership rule changes into question. On October 4, 2004, Bonneville International announced plans to buy three stations from Emmis Communications in the Phoenix, Arizona market, in exchange for WLUP "The Loop" in Chicago and cash. On January 4, 2006,