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The Story of the Bonneville

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The Triumph Bonneville has the most famous name in motorcycling. It’s 40 years since the first 'Bonnies' went on sale yet its very name still conjures up images of speed, style and performance. As many have said, the Bonneville looked fast even when standing still. Like virtually every motorcycle produced at the time, export sales were vital to success. America took the Bonnie to its heart. Special editions were produced for road and track.

The Story of the Bonneville charts the development of the Bonneville against the increasingly turbulent fortunes of its maker. In making this film, the producers have sought out working examples of different models and filmed them as they should be. There are also interviews with those who rode Bonnevilles for pleasure, the ‘Ton up Boys’, and those that raced them - including an interview with Chris Lodge who was reunited with the very 1965 Thruxton Bonneville he raced and later owned.