Top 5 Triton motorcycles

The idea was simple: take the best engine and the best frame of the time, and combine them. In the 60s, that was considered to be Triumph's Bonneville engine and Norton's Featherbed frame. And so the Triton was born. The Featherbed frame was applauded at the time for its handling. Which is not surprising, since Norton designed it to compete in the Isle of Man TT, before it found its way into production models. But many preferred Triumph's 650cc, parallel-twin mill to Norton's vertical twin engines. The Triumph engine vibrated less and was considered stronger and more reliable. It was...

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