Triumph Tiger T110 earned the bike the nickname 'bathtub'. On 6 September 1956, at Bonneville Salt Flats American racer Johnny Allen secured the motorcycle land-speed record on a heavily modified Triumph T110 with a top speed of . This success led to the development of the Tiger T110's successor - the Triumph Bonneville. Triumph Tiger T110 The Triumph Tiger 110 is a British sports motorcycle that Triumph first made at their Coventry factory between 1953 and 1961. The T110 was developed from the Triumph Thunderbird and first appeared in 1954. Although it was supposed to be the sports model of the Triumph range,
Triumph Ricardo track at Brooklands at 68 mph, broke the Brooklands hour record at 76.74 mph the "flying mile" at 87.8 mph. Much of the credit went to the new racing fuel which was eventually banned. In 1923 a 'Model R' Fast Roadster model won a gold medal in the ISDT. Triumph Ricardo The Triumph Ricardo was a British single-cylinder motorcycle manufactured by the Triumph Engineering Co Ltd between 1921 and 1928. Named after engine designer Sir Harry Ricardo it featured an innovative four valve head design and was capable of over 70 mph, set three world speed records and won a