In our summer digital edition we featured the 2009 Triumph Bonneville in honor of its fiftieth birthday. Named after the Bonneville Salt Flats where test rider Johnny Allen was setting speed records in the late 1950s, we loved the Bonneville for maintaining its classic style while updating its technology. Its 865 cc engine combined with disc brakes and fuel injection made it by far Go's favorite ride for 2009.
Now, Triumph has teamed with Swiss watchmaker Tag Heuer to honor the late legendary actor and motorcycle enthusiast Steve McQueen with the introduction of a Bonneville-Heuer motorcycle. As we detailed in our summer digital story, McQueen was extremely fond of Triumphs, having collected them for years, raced them, and even had one made up like a German military motorcycle for his race to the Swiss border in the Great Escape.
McQueen was also an enthusiastic watch collector and famously wore a Tag Heuer Monaco in his 1971 film, Le Mans. It's probably safe to say that McQueen did for the Monaco what Sean Connery did for the Rolex Submariner in his Bond movies.
The Bonneville-Heuer pays homage to McQueen by racing stripes of pale blue and orange paint, reminiscent of the colors of his Porsche in Le Mans. The bike was unveiled recently in Paris by 2008 Formula One champion, Lewis Hamilton.
For more information: www.TriumphMotorcycles.com .
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