KENT HURRICANE TRIBUTE TOPS THE BOBBER CHARTS


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.

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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.

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