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Triumph Motorcycles traces its routes back to bicycle manufacturer in Coventry in 1885 and later motorcycles in Hincklet. When the manufacturer went bust in the 1980s, it was bought by English businessman John Bloor and is now a billion-pound company. The company has made many historically significant models including the Bonneville which set world speed records. Today the company makes road and adventure bikes with production facilities in the UK and Thailand. We preview coming models and testing Triumph motorcycles for performance, handling, styling, economy and more.
Triumph’s Scrambler 1200 is less of a neo-classic scrambler than it is a viable lower-weight alternative to the over-litre, top-heavy adventure bikes. The British company has loaded the bike with all the latest hi-tech mod cons and given it true all-road credentials, while still remaining a stunning neo-classic in design. And unlike most hideously ugly …
Triumph Motorcycles is surveying customers with an email asking if they’ve ridden an electric motorcycle and whether the British company should make an electric Triumph. It’s not the first time Triumph has surveyed its customers about an electric bike. They launched a short online survey as far back as 2012. The new email survey asks …
Triumph looks set to replace the Daytona 675 they axed in 2017 with a Daytona 765 powered by a version of their control engine for the Moto2 class. Ever since Triumph was announced as the Moto2 engine supplier in 2017 for the 2019-21 seasons, it has been expected the new engine would power a Daytona …
Any vehicle that claims to be all things to all people and all roads sounds like a compromise machine, but not the Triumph Tiger 800 XCx that comes pretty close to satisfying on all counts. Last year the Tiger 800 range received a major upgrade with LED lighting, lighter weight, better ergos, six riding modes, …
These stunningly beautiful Thruxton and Rocket TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) models are the first of a new line of limited-edition motorcycles from the British manufacturer. Only 750 numbered models of each will be made worldwide when they are launched on May 1, 2019. The Rocket TFC is based on the new Rocket III with single-sided …
Triumph Motorcycles looks like having another big year in 2019 with a possible 2.5-litre 134kW (180bhp) Rocket III and high-spec, limited-edition Triumph Factory Custom (TFC) models. The Rocket III has already the biggest capacity engine of any production motorcycle with a 2294cc triple, delivering 221Nm of torque and 109kW of power. However, rumours about an …
Triumph has unveiled their Speed Twin which is a poor-man’s Thruxton with the same engine tuning, but not quite the braking or handling spec of the sporty Thruxton R. It also doesn’t have the dropped bars, but a more relaxed riding position like the T120. Unlike the spy shots we saw last month, the Speed …
This teaser video shows glimpses of the 2019 Triumph Speed Twin which was expected to be unveiled at the recent European motorcycle shows but will be launched on December 4. The video only shows dark and blurry images and some very short glimpses of the 1200cc bike in silhouette. While the Street Twin ($13,700) is …
Ace and Diamond limited-edition versions of the Triumph T120 Bonneville have been released to tantalise us and take away the breath of diehard Bonne fans. The Ace is a tribute to the legendary Ace Cafe in London and the Diamond is a chromed model with a subtle British flag on the tank. Only 1400 Ace models will …
Triumph have unveiled two hi-tech and hi-spec Scrambler 1200 models – XC and XE – that feature world-first Google and GoPro capabilities. The long-awaited Scrambler 1200 models arrive with an enormous amount of extra gear that should make them one of the most expensive in the new liquid-cooled Bonneville range. Price and availability will be …