1972 Triumph Bonneville T120 V

1972 Triumph Bonneville T120 V in Vampira, Movie, 1974

Class: Bikes, Road — Model origin:

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
Jale ◊ 2010-12-23 10:41
jplemoine ◊ 2010-12-26 17:40	Disons que le frein avant semblerait fort briton... Triumph Trident? La couleur ne fait pas pencher pour une Hurricane, en tout cas... -- Last edit: 2010-12-26 17:40:40
the sad biker ◊ 2017-05-27 13:43	PGW 21L = 1972 Triumph 650, 1st registered April 1973. It's either a T120 Bonneville or TR6 Tiger
Roop ◊ 2019-10-03 21:26	The bike is a T120 Bonneville registered in 1973. My brother owned the sister bike PGW20L bought in South London (I think it was Streamline Motorcycles. Both bikes were used as marshall's bikes at Brands Hatch in the early 70s. -- Last edit: 2019-10-03 21:26:39
Roop ◊ 2019-10-03 21:31	I note the French comment above. Trident is a good guess as there was a purple colour option in this period. All tridents, bonnies and tigers were oil in frame bodels with conical hubs (no disc brakes yet). The purple with stainless mudguards was a stock item for tridents but this was a special for the twins. I am not sure but suspect they were in this livery especially fod brands hatch duty.
Roop ◊ 2019-10-03 21:33	One more thing, it was a T120V (5 speed gearbox) rather than the more common T120R. Wuite rare in 73