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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.
The more powerful, aggressive and hi-tech Triumph Street Triple RS and restyled LAMS S 660 will arrive in Australia soon. Triumph Motorcycles Australia marketing manager Dale McBride says both models “should be here by late November early December”. “We’re still waiting on the UK to confirm pricing for our market,” he says. The current 765cc …
Triumph has announced that the production-version Rocket 3 will come in two more models, the basic “R” roadster and the GT with touring capability. These will follow the limited-edition Rocket 3 TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) which arrives in late November. Last month the company revealed the TFC’s tech specs that proclaimed the Rocket is still …
Triumph has confirmed to will 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 …
The 2.3-litre Triumph Rocket III has become the 2.5-litre Rocket 3 and is till the biggest torque monster of any production bike in the world. Currently the Rocket III has the biggest capacity engine of any production motorcycle with a 2294cc triple, delivering 221Nm of torque and 109kW of power. Torque monster When the limited …
Triumph Motorcycles and British F1 team Williams have received millions in government funding to produce electric motorcycles over the next two years. The iconic British motorcycle manufacturer has been surveying its customers since 2012 to see if they are interested in them producing electric bikes and sent out an email survey as recently as February. …
The signature of Triumph Motorcycles boss Nick Bloor comes with each Triumph Bonneville T120 Ace and Diamond limited-edition model arriving in Australia in the next few weeks. There will be 1400 Ace models at $18,450 and 900 Diamond Edition models at $18,150 (plus on-road costs). That compares with the current T120 retail price of $17,200. However, …
Only 25 limited-edition 2.5-litre Triumph Rocket 3 TFC (Triumph Factory Custom) models will be coming to Australia, but you better be quick. Triumph Motorcycles Australia spokesman Dale McBride says they have had “massive interest and most deposits already down for a chance to own the special edition”. Pricing is yet to be announced. Meanwhile, the Thruxton TFC …
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 …