KENT HURRICANE TRIBUTE TOPS THE BOBBER CHARTS

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THE WINNER OF the first Triumph Bobber Build-Off Challenge harked back to the legendary Triumph X-75 Hurricane.

Laguna Ashford Triumph’s entry, The Drag Racer, took the laurels for the winning build which was announced at the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride in London.

Triumph launched its first ever Build-Off at The Bike Shed show earlier this year.

The competition attracted entries from 13 dealerships around the UK, who used a combination of off-the-shelf parts and hand-crafted engineering skills to design and personalise their Bonneville Bobbers.

Chris Bowering (left) and Jim Cook (right) of Laguna Ashford Triumph.

A public vote saw the three finalists Pure Triumph Wellingborough, Peterborough Triumph and Laguna Ashford, enter into a head-to-head showdown, judged by an experienced panel, comprising of football legend Ian Wright, The Bike Shed’s Dutch van Someren and Triumph’s own chief product officer Steve Sargent.

Read more in the November 2019 issue of CBG – on sale now!


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