In a message dated 6/24/2002 7:16:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
BillDentin@aol.com writes:
> Probably Bill Babcock, but is anyone else on the list aware that 2002 is
> also
> the One Hundredth Anniversary of TRIUMPH Motorcycles? That's right,
> 1902-2002....
>
Right! From Robson & Langworth's history of the marque: "In 1902 a Belgian
Minerva 2 1/4 hp engine with belt drive was bolted up to a modified
pedal-cycle frame, reinforced to take the extra power, and the first Triumph
motorcycle was underway."
Extra "POWER"? From a 2 1/4 hp engine? Wow. Or was it only 1 3/4 hp (from
239cc), as a photo caption describes it? Either way, watch out. ;-)
--Andy Mace
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