The Triumph Bonneville T140 is a British motorcycle

Motorcycle

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 with a 750 cc capacity

Engine displacement

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 engine that was designed and built by Triumph Engineering at Meriden

Meriden, West Midlands

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 near Coventry

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The T140 was developed from the earlier 650 cc T120 Bonneville

Triumph Bonneville T120

The Triumph Bonneville T120 is a British motorcycle that was designed and built by Triumph Engineering between 1959 and 1975, when the engine size was increased to .-Development:...

 and was produced by Triumph in a number of versions, including limited editions, from 1973 until 1983 when the company was declared bankrupt. Licensed production of the T140 Bonneville was continued by Les Harris

Les Harris (businessman)

Leslie Frederick Harris was a Torquay businessman and motorcycle enthusiast who resurrected the Triumph Bonneville. Born in 1939, he was described as the "saviour of the British motorcycle industry". Invited to Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament, in 1987 he was visited by the then...

 between 1985 and 1988 at Newton Abbot

Newton Abbot

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 in Devon

Devon

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, these machines became known as 'Harris' or 'Devon' Bonnevilles.

The early 650 cc capacity production T120 Bonneville, often known as the 'duplex frame' model, was replaced in the early 1970s by the T140 Bonneville, the same basic machine but with a 750 cc engine.