1970 Triumph Bonneville
In reality, the 1970 Triumph Bonneville was not seen as a standout. It was just a regular bike that had a twin 4-stroke engine, after all. The company perfected the engine after three generations. Fun fact, the company was named after the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. Triumph and other manufacturers raced their motorcycles there in an attempt to break record speeds. The Triumph came with a 650cc parallel-twin engine.
1970 Triumph Bonneville
Kawasaki Z1
Introduced in 1972, the Kawasaki Z1 came out after the Honda CB750 did. This was one of the first Japanese motorbikes that earned the title of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle. The status meant that it was a motorcycle that followed the guidelines and regulations of global bodies that governed the industry. It also made history with its large-capacity 4-cylinder development motorcycle with a double-overhead camshaft system. People like to say that this paved the way for the imports that came after it.
Kawasaki Z1
