2016 – 2017 Triumph America / America LT / Speedmaster Review

Triumph returns in 2017 with three bikes in the America/Speedmaster family: the America, the America LT and the Speedmaster. All three models come with that bullet-proof 865 cc engine found in the Bonneville T100 and Thruxton.

Hanging onto its retro look but with modern tech where it counts, the America, its touringsibling, the America LT, and its black-and-bling stablemate, the Speedmaster, are nimble with not a lot of power, but still fun to ride. Triumph says of their Bonneville-based cruisers, “The heart and soul of British engineering reinvented with a splash of Stateside style.” I have to agree.

Design

Triumph America / America LT / Speedmaster

Harley-Davidson gets play as the bad-boy’s bike, but Triumph sees its share of bad boys. Norman Reedus, Steve McQueen, Marlon Brando, Matthew McConnaughey and a host of other Hollywood tough guys have, in various roles, ridden Triumph motorcycles and even everyone’s favorite bad boy, Fonzie rode one when he wasn’t riding a Norton.

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