TRIUMPH: Enduro bikes launched

Triumph’s motocross range is well underway now, with some success, and the Hinckley outfit is flat-out expanding its off-road lineup like a good ‘un. The Enduro sector is the obvious next step: detune the single-cylinder motors on the 250 and 450 MX bikes a bit, add a silencer, lights and basic road gear, and sell them to the hardcore enduro and trail riding brigade.

And here they are: the Triumph TF250-E and TF450-E. The 250 makes a decent 41.5bhp with the rorty 450 putting out a solid 58bhp, with lightweight spine-type aluminium frames and a new Enduro-spec package of running gear. Suspension is by KYB, with Brembo brakes, DID rims and Michelin tyres, while a solid electronics package includes dual engine maps traction control, launch control, and quickshifter. 

Both bikes are in dealers about now costing from £9795 for the 250 and from £10,395 for the 450.