Triumph Street Tracker 1200 by Bonneville
Performance
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Triumph had been a big name in AMA Flat Track Racing, winning two Flat Track
grand nationals in the sixties and one in the seventies. But by 1974 it was all
over, with the last sponsored riders being Mike Kidd and John Hateley. This was
partly down to rule changes introduced by the AMA, which in simple terms made
production bikes such as the Triumph less competitive against purpose built
machines. Regardless the writing was on the wall for Triumph and by the mid
seventies the company was in deep financial trouble and out of racing.
In 2005 Bill Gately of Port Orange, Florida based Bonneville Performance
returned Triumph to the sport after a thirty-one year absence, but not in an
official capacity until 2012 when the team received official backing from
Triumph. In the meantime to help fund the team Bill started building ‘Turn
Key’ Street Trackers, a road version of the teams track bike. So far
Bonneville Performance have produced nine of these machines.
Bonneville Performance ‘Turn Key’ Street
Tracker 995 Specifications:
Engine: 995 cc 270 degree crank, 96.5 mm bore, 68 mm
stroke
Rear Wheel HP: 101
Torque: 87 ft. lbs. @ 4700 rpm
Cam: BP Mile Cam
Frame and swing arm: 4130 Chrome Molly
Gearing: 520 chain, 17 front, 45 rear
Wheelbase: 55.5 inches
- adjustable to 57.5 inches
Steering head angle: 24.5 degrees
Front suspension: Modified (lengthened) Yamaha R6 43
mm 3-way adjustable cartridge forks, Billet triple clamps with 1 mm to 7 mm
offsets