G’DAY
“The first bike I lusted after was a Triumph 650 Bonneville, the best motorcycle money could buy” THE first bike I ever lusted after was a 1968 Triumph 650 Bonneville, then one of the fastest and best-handling motorcycles money could buy. I was the pimply-faced 13-year-old with his nose pressed to the showroom window. The wallopers used to ride them as well, offering up a plentiful supply to the secondhand market, so I figured maybe one day I could get one that way. They were the coolest bikes ever, even the bikies rode them. Over in the US, the Bonneville had Harley-Davidson on the ropes. Half the size and twice as quick, the lithe Triumph showed the way to the future. Well, until the Honda 750 Four came along to…