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Triumph Motorcycles Ltd

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This article is about the current motorcycle manufacturer. For other companies of the same name, see Triumph Motorcycles. Triumph Motorcycles Ltd Type Private Industry Motorcycle Predecessor Triumph Engineering Founded 1983 Headquarters Hinckley, Leicestershire , UK Key people (CEO) The Lord Jones of Birmingham (chairman) Paul Stroud (CCO) Products Motorcycles Clothing Accessories Revenue ₤498.5 million (2017) [1] Net income ₤24.7 million (2017) [1] Number of employees 2,000 (2017) [1] Website www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk Triumph Motorcycles Ltd is the largest British motorcycle manufacturer, established in 1983 [1] by John Bloor after the original company Triumph Engineering went into receivership. The new company (initially Bonneville Coventry Ltd) continued Triumph's record of motorcycle production since 1902. During the 12 months preceding June 2017, Triumph sold 63,400 motorcycles [1] . The Triumph Motorc

Straight-three engine

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Cylinder block of an inline three-cylinder engine A straight-three engine , [1] also known as an inline-triple , [2] [3] [4] [5] or inline-three [6] [7] (abbreviated I3 or L3 ), is a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine with three cylinders arranged in a straight line or plane, side by side. Contents 1 Crankshaft angle [8] 2 Automobile use 3 Motorcycle use 3.1 Four-stroke 3.2 Two-stroke 4 Non-automotive use 4.1 Agricultural use 4.2 Aviation use 5 References 6 External links Crankshaft angle [8] four stroke Straight-three engine with firing order 1-3-2 Straight-three engines generally employ a crank angle of 120° [ citation needed ] . This gives perfect first and second order balance on reciprocating mass, but an end-to-end rocking motion is induced because there is no symmetry in the piston velocities about the middle piston. The use of a balance shaft reduces this undesirable effect. An inline three