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The Triumph Tiger 80 is a British motorcycle first made by Triumph from 1937. There was also a 250cc Tiger 70 and a 500cc Tiger 90.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triumph Tiger 80 )〕 Production of the Tiger ended with the outbreak of World War II and never resumed after the Triumph works at Priory Street in Coventry were completely destroyed during The Blitz in 1940 by heavy German bombing.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Coventry Motor Industry )〕 ==Development== Triumph had been losing money during the great depression of the 1930s and decided to concentrate on car production. However; Ariel Motorcycles Managing Director Jack Sangster had brought his company back into the black with the Ariel Square Four and was persuaded by its designer Edward Turner to take over Triumph. In 1935, Sangster appointed Turner to run the Triumph motorcycle division. Turner designed a new range of lightweight singles which were marketed as the Tiger 70, 80, and 90, with the model number representing the top speed〔 and they sold well, enabling the company to break even in the first year and making a good profit the next, re-establishing Triumph. The company went on to become one of Britain's most successful motorcycle firms.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triumph Motor Bikes in the UK )〕 The pre-war Tigers had distinctive chrome tanks and silver side panels.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=1939 Triumph 350cc Tiger 80 )〕 When World War II broke out in 1939, the Tiger was developed into the military Triumph 3HW model.〔 The Triumph works was destroyed by German bombers on the night of 14 November 1940 - along with much of the city of Coventry bringing production of the Tiger 80 to an end. When Triumph recovered and began production again at Meriden,only the Tiger 100 survived in the new production line.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triumph Twins - A brief look at their history )〕 The historic Tiger name was revived by the new Hinckley Triumph company in 1994.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Triumph History )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Triumph Tiger 80」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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