Triumph
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Special Edition Triumph Street Triple Rx Black announced
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Triumph has launched a limited ‘black’ edition of its Street Triple Rx. Drawing inspiration from the Daytona 675R and unveiled at Motorcycle Live last month (NEC Birmingham, 28th November – 6th December), the Street Triple Rx Black will be available through Triumph dealerships from early January 2016. Here’s what the Hinckley firm says about the…
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VIDEO: 2016 Triumph range, punter’s view
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We love the look of the new Bonnevilles, and just to make sure that we weren’t alone in our opinion we talked to punter Paul Almond about the 2016 range of Bonneville Triumphs – including the amazing Thruxton R – at Motorcycle live. Here’s what the experienced motorcyclists thought about the new bikes: VIDEO: 2016…
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Triumph unveils new 2016 Tiger Explorer XR and XC ranges
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Triumph has unveiled its new Tiger Explorer XR and XC adventure motorcycle ranges for 2016. The XR series is designed for more on-road use and the XC series is the more off-road-ey version. In total, there are six new motorcycles: Explorer XC (off-road base model) Explorer XCx (off-road model, low seat option) Explorer XCa (off-road…
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Guy Martin’s Land Speed record dashed (apparently)
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Oh no! It looks like Guy Martin’s dream of getting out in the Triumph Streamliner 1000bhp Rocket III missile for a crack at the Land Speed record may have been sidelined because of bad weather. The governing body looking after the event, due to be held at the end of August, have – according to…
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SCOOP VIDEO: Guy Martin trying out the Triumph Streamliner record bike!
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At the end of August Guy Martin is going to pilot the Triumph Rocket Streamliner in an attempt on the Land Speed Record, it’ll mean the Lincolnshire truck mechanic will have to do at least 377mph twice to bag the record, the attempt will be held on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah. The Streamliner…
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SCOOP: Guy Martin to pilot land speed record attempt for Triumph
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TT legend and adrenaline junkie Guy Martin confirmed as pilot for the Triumph world record attempt The Triumph Rocket III Streamliner is powered by two 2.3 litre Triumph Rocket III engines, producing 1,000 bhp Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) world record attempt to take place at the Bonneville Speedway, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah – 23-27…
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster review
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Confederate Hellcat X132 Speedster | $65,000 (around £43,150) | 121bhp@5100rpm | 140lb-ft@2000rpm | 2163cc air/oil cooled triple camshaft OHV V-Twin Tested by Alan Cathcart Photos by Phil Hawkins As Design Director of Ducati, Pierre Terblanche was responsible for such landmark models as the Multistrada, Hypermotard and MH900e. He briefly joined Alabama, USA-based Confederate motors to…
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The history of Triumph | 25 years at Hinckley
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It’s nearly a quarter of a century since Triumph came back with a bang. Bertie Simmonds examines how they did it for MoreBikes… On June 29th 1990 the press gathered for the announcement that Triumph Motorcycles was back in business again. Many had heard this all before, and many have heard similar stories of great…
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Triumph Rocket X | 2015 new motorcycles
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Just 500 of the new Triumph Rocket X limited edition bikes will be produced, each finished in a high-gloss paint scheme with 8-Ball ‘grind’ effect stripes, black wheels, with hand-painted silver pinstripes, as well as black exhaust, handlebars and mirrors. Here’s what the press release had to say… Launched in 2004, and continually developed…
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New Mustang seat for Triumph Rocket III Touring
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The Mustang seat for Triumph Rocket III Touring sits the ride 1/2″ lower and almost 1″ further back than the stock position on the machine. The two-piece seat has a wide 17″ bucket seat for the rider and the 12″ seat for the passenger which aim to provide support – even on those longer journeys.…
