SELLER SAYS: This 2009 Triumph Bonneville T100 50th Anniversary Limited Edition is a chance to own a piece of motorcycle history. A numbered handlebar clamp plaque showing number 460 of 650. A collectors dream with only 2230km on the clock. Each Bonneville 50th Anniversary comes in a special two-tone Meridian Blue / Exotic Orange combination with hand-painted gold pinstripes. Specifications include DOHC air-cooled parallel twin 865cc, multipoint electronic sequential fuel injection, five-speed gearbox, wet multi-plate clutch offering smooth reliable power, and the classic sound of a true British twin. Tubular steel cradle. Twin sided, tubular steel swingarm. Extras include a new pair of genuine shock absorbers, a pair of after-market exhaust pipes (loud), extra Triumph petrol tank decals and badges, original new indicator lights (front and back) and new tail light assembly. Original service book and manual plus original signed Certificate of Authenticity from John S Bloor (Owner, Triumph Motorcycles). Registered until April 2025 and will include registration plate BONVL. A truly rare and iconic motorcycle. Contact Gerald on 0448 232 004 (Smiths Lake, NSW)
EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: It’s just occurred to me that, if Triumph released its 50th anniversary Bonneville in 2009, then the year 2024 marks the Bonnie’s 65th birthday. It’s been a long and mostly successful journey (apart from that chapter when Triumph went broke, of course). The Bonneville name first appeared on a Triumph in 1959 in recognition of world-record-breaking feats at America’s Bonneville salt flats three years earlier, when an American named Johnny Allen took a Triumph-engined streamliner to set a world speed record of 214.40mph at Bonneville. That feat enabled Triumph to brag that it made the fastest motorcycle in the world. Truth be told, that first Bonnie wasn’t hugely different to a very, very long line of twin-cylinder Triumphs starting with the Speed Twin of 1937. But that feat by Johnny Allen and that Bonneville name played a huge role in Triumph’s fortunes and, remarkably, continues to do so today. So successful was the Bonnie of the 1960s, that its momentum has continued across the ages and, although modern Bonnevilles are no longer high-performance machines, they remain a trademark of immense value. This bike of Gerald’s is extra special because it carries a badge of honour, officially marking a half century of extraordinary popularity. Perhaps history’s most famous motorcycle, blending historic achievement and style with modern competence.
