In Pictures: Easy Rider William Tries Out 1,200cc Triumph Motorcycle

In Pictures: Easy Rider William Tries Out 1,200cc Triumph Motorcycle

The Duke of Cambridge has visited the Triumph motorcycle factory as he celebrated the building of world-class bikes in Warwickshire.

William even got kitted up to try out a powerful Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT for himself at the site near Nuneaton.

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William is given a guided tour of the site in Hinckley (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

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Triumph Motorcycles builds around 67,000 bikes a year (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

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They are sold in 57 countries across the world (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

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William admires the Triumph TR6 made famous by Steve McQueen in The Great Escape (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

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He tries out the Triumph Tiger 1200 XRT (Ian Vogler/Daily Mirror/PA)

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William tries a Triumph Bobber for size (Aaron Chown/PA)

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Meeting apprentices and graduates at the MIRA Technology Park in Nuneaton (Aaron Chown/PA)

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The Duke tries the NIMR RIV vehicle (Aaron Chown/PA)

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MIRA chief George Gillespie shows off some heavy hitters (Aaron Chown/PA)

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William sits in a Bosch Aston Martin DB9 (Aaron Chown/PA)