A blue Triumph Sprint ST motorcycle shown parked against a desert background with the Sandia Mountains in the distance.

Had the Sprint out for a bit of throttle therapy today.

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17 January - Birth of the Isle of Man TT A new race was proposed by the Editor of The Motor Cycle magazine at the Auto-Cycle Club annual dinner held in London on 17th January 1907. Races would run in two classes with single-cylinder machines...

1907. The IoM TT is invented. It'll never catch on.

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16 January - Victory Core Concept Unveiled Victory, still in the fight for a share of Harley Davidson’s market, sought to impress at the New York Motorcycle Show in 2009 with this concept bike.

Victory is ours! No, wait, what's that?

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15 January - Simon Crafar, Come On Down A quiet day for motorcycling it seems, but not for Simon Crafar - it’s his birthday! Winner of the 1998 500cc GP, ex-MotoGP techno-commentator and all-round motorcycle racing geek, Simon was born this...

1969. Simon Crafar, ex-racer and all-round nice chap, celebrates his birthday today.

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12 January - It's Rough for Brough George Brough, racer, record holder and arguably the inventor of the superbike, shifted permanently in to neutral at the respectable age of 79 on this day in 1970.

So long, George, and thanks for the excellent bikes.

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Beautiful January ride to Mt St. Helens.

Unfortunately the snowpack at this location this time of year should be higher than my #motorcycle.

Cougar Sno-Park

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5 January - Wilhelm Herz dies Wilhelm Herz shuffled off the planet aged 85 in 1998 having become the first man to break the 200mph barrier on a motorcycle in 1956. Wilhelm was a racer and the long-time manager on the Hockenheimrin...

1998. Wihelm Herz, speedster and controversial racer, gone this day.

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31 December - Maddo's Triomphe - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Three years. Two riders. One Day. Robert Maddison is a stunt rider from Australia. He started out in motocross and supercross, but his development and skill in freestyle motorcross (FMX) led him to success in stunt competitions. With his motto, Face your fears – Live your dreams and a suitable nickname (“Maddo”), success and world records began piling up. Film work also beckoned - Robbie was the stunt double for Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Stunt riding is all about entertainmen...

1967, 2007, 2008. A triple whammy to end the year and this series.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names The votes have been counted. The votes have been RE-counted. @iron has been given a sedative and all the Vincent voters will be receiving new aliases before he wakes up. The motorcycle with the best ...

The plucky underdog has beaten the odds in front of a hostile crowd to come away with the Best Motorcycle Name trophy 2025.

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30 December - Triumph Motorcycles (Meriden) Ltd is Dissolved (Eventually) Triumph, as a manufacturer of motorcycles has enjoyed an eventful history since they built the ‘No. 1’ in 1902. From Jack Sangster’s purchase in 1936 that split the car and motorcycle company in t...

2014. The Meriden Triumph Era Officially Ends.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names The showdown has arrived. The battle of the Britains. The Vincent versus the Triumph. At least there’s no bias around here. poll

The grand final. Let's settle this once and for all.

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29 December - Cal Rayborn Dies - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Calvin Rayborn, winner of the Daytona 200 in 1968 and 1969, died after crashing his bike during a race in New Zealand in 1973. In 1968, the field for the March Classic was perhaps the strongest ever, with top British riders including former World Champion Phil Read, plus a strong contingent of riders on factory Japanese bikes from Yamaha and Suzuki. This was the first year the ‘200’ truly became an international event. Harley-Davidson came to Daytona with a team of seven factory riders, but ...

1973. Harley Davidson racing star, Cal Rayburn, dies.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names After (ahem) a rest day, the semi-finals are here! Who will be claiming ‘V’ for victory? poll Can the oldest name still going, keep going? poll

Down to the last four...

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26 December - The First Dakar Competitors in what’s now known as the Dakar Rally set off for the first time in 1978. Thierry Sabine was inspired to create the event after he got lost on his motorcycle in the Libyan desert during t...

1978. Thierry Sabine's new rally, the Paris-Dakar, sets off for the first time.

#triumph #motorcycle #triumphmotorcycles #dakar #onthisday

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names Four down, four to go Lightning failed to strike twice with the BSA and Vincent biting the dust. Let’s see how the quarter finals will line up after these last match-ups… Will the best Thunderbird...

The BSA's took a beating yesterday. Let's see how the last matches to get us to the quarter-finals go.

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25 December - Colin Edwards Gets His First Motorcycle - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that some presents soon would be there; Colin was nestled all snug in his bed; While visions of racing danced in his head; When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, He sprang from his bed to see what the fuck was going on was the matter. Away to the window he flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up th...

1977. Colin gets a special present.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names We’re down to the final 16. Will the Norton live up to its name? poll The battle of the reborn classics. poll A tempestuous match-up poll Japanese honour at stake. poll Put that turkey le...

We're down to the last 16 contenders. Which of them will turn out to be turkeys?

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25 December - Colin Edwards Gets His First Motorcycle - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum 'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse; The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that some presents soon would be there; Colin was nestled all snug in his bed; While visions of racing danced in his head; When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, He sprang from his bed to see what the fuck was going on was the matter. Away to the window he flew like a flash, Tore open the shutters and threw up th...

1977. Colin gets a special present.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names Voting has closed for Tuesday. Just one more set to give us our final 16. The tension is building. Possibly. Can the Indian keep up with the Kawasaki? poll A straight-up battle between (cough) sp...

Last head-to-heads today to secure a place in the final 16. Could it get any more exiting? (it's rhetorical!)

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23 December - The Enthusiast Girl - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Vivian Bales was the first motorcycle cover girl and became known for several long-distance rides and stunts around the USA, in the 1920s and 1930s. She died in 2001 at the grand old age of 93. Born in Wacissa, Florida, she later moved to Albany in Georgia. Bales bought her first motorcycle, a Harley Davidson 350cc Model B, called ‘the peashooter’ for the sound of its exhaust, in 1926 and taught herself to ride. Her first long tour of 300 miles was with a female friend from her home in A...

2001. The Enthusiast Girl.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names Halfway through the first round and the Brits didn’t quite have it all their own way with the plucky Katana sneaking a win against the bullish Triumph. Tuesday’s matches are in play so get your votin...

Halfway through the first round. The players are ready for the next matches. Voting is open for Tuesday.

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22 December - Felix Miller Patents the Petroleum Bicycle - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Félix Millet filed a patent in 1888 for a ‘petroleum bicycle’ named the Roue Soleil. It was powered by a 5-cylinder radial engine integral with the rear wheel which had wire springing as a form of rudimentary suspension. A prototype appeared in 1892. The hollow axle of the rear wheel formed the crankshaft. On the solo motorcycles the rear guard formed the fuel tank and the surface carburettor was located between the wheels. Ignition was via a Bunsen cell and induction coil, and long before i...

1888. The Fireblade had to start somewhere…

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names The first matches have been completed to find our final 16. Here’s the updated tournament table. Congratulations to yesterday’s winners, or rather the people who came up with the names (I hope no ...

Saturday's results are in. Sunday's voting is open for TMF members.

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Street Triple 765 R. Wish they kept it going ... #Triumph #triumphmotorcycles #streettriple #motorcycle

21 December - FICM Created In a French Restaurant - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum The Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes (FICM), the progenitor of the Fédération Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) was created in 1904 when delegations from France (MCM), Germany (DMV), Austria (ÖAC), Great-Britain (ACC) and Denmark met at the Ledoyen restaurant in Paris. The newly formed Motocycle-Club of France (MCM) had organised the very first international motorcycle race in September. The resulting French victory gave them the right to organise the race again in 1905. ...

1904. The ancestral roots of the FIM were laid with the creation of the FICM (Fédération Internationale des Clubs Motocyclistes). They were in France, so naturally this was done in a posh restaurant.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names - #32 by Octoberon - Motorcycling - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Voting has closed for the play-in and the winners are… So this is the full line up for the start of the main tournament. And here are the first fout matches to see who will make it through to the final 16. The old boys are fighting it out! poll It’s a home town derby! poll Can the you pretender knock the legend off its pedestal?! poll No Bullet’s flying today but surely some sparks as the BSAs scrap it out! poll Saturday voting now open!

The play-in voting is over and we have our 32 contenders for the best motorcycle name.

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20 December - Peter Williams, Pioneering Racer, Dies - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Peter Williams, from Nottingham, England, was a Grand Prix and TT competitor in the 1960’s and 1970’s. He started his racing on UK race circuits in 1964 and won the 250cc class of the 1964 Thruxton 500 race on an AJS model 14 CSR. Williams won the 1966 North West 200 500cc race in Northern Ireland on a Matchless. In Grand Prix, he reached the top step once, winning in a wet the 350cc race at the Ulster round. His best placing was fourth in the 1967 500cc championship. Williams sco...

2020. Racer and engineer, Peter Williams closes his toolbox for the final time.

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names - #29 by Octoberon - Motorcycling - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Far too many suggestions to go in a single poll so let’s make it a knockout competition! There were 36 entries so the first round is a play-in to finalise the final 32 names. After that, four ‘matches’ will be played each day up to the quarter finals. The two semi-finals will be on the same day. The final on the last day. Play-in and first round ‘matches’ were drawn at random. Here are the entries: AJS Hurricane Aprilia Tuono Ariel Arrow Bluroc Legend BSA Cyclone BSA F...

The quest for the best motorcycle name of all time begins…

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World Cup of Motorcycle Names Far too many suggestions to go in a single poll so let’s make it a knockout competition! There were 36 entries so the first round is a play-in to finalise the final 32 names. After that, four ‘ma...

And so the tournament to decide the best motorcycle name of all time begins...

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17 December - Lionel Van Praag, First World Speedway Champion - On This Day - Triumph Motorcycle Forum Lionel Van Praag was born in 1908 in Sydney Australia. Fortunately, speedway was about to be invented, so he’d have something to do when he grew up. Lionel’s first full season in the sport was riding for the Wembley Lions in 1931, helping them to become national champions. In 1936, the first official World Speedway Championship was held at Wembley in London in front of a 25,000 strong crowd. Despite being unbeaten in the final, Bluey Wilkinson was not crowned Champion. Bonus points accum...

1908. First official World Speedway Champion, Lionel van Spraag, born.

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