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Triumph Motorcycles – Daytona 675

By | January 10, 2012 | Upcomings |

The class leading sports bike. Stunningly agile.

The best supersports bike in the world? Winner of Supertest’s “King of Supersports” four years running. Designed for the race track, the Daytona 675 is the bike to beat on the road too. It’s the combination of outstanding handling and a storming three-cylinder engine.

Triumph Motorcycles - Daytona 675

With 124bhp and more torque than the competition, the Daytona 675 offers a truly exhilarating ride. With a lightweight and narrow chassis, fully-adjustable front and rear suspension it’s composed on all surfaces while monobloc radial brake calipers deliver eye popping stopping power.

Triumph Daytona 675 Features

Designed to compete in the Supersport World Championship, the Daytona 675 comes dripping with racetrack technology straight out of the crate.

With a lightweight and narrow chassis, fully-adjustable front and rear suspension the Daytona 675 is composed on all surfaces, while top of the range monobloc radial brake calipers deliver eye popping stopping power.

The comprehensive instrumentation includes a programmable gear change indicator, gear indicator and built in lap timer as standard, while a host of performance orientated accessories include a plug and play quickshifter, performance exhausts and even a full factory race kit.

Triumph Motorcycles Entering Indian Market Very Soon

By | July 17, 2011 | Naked, Sport Touring, Sportbikes, Standard, Triumph, What's New |

Iconic British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph has announced its decision to enter the Indian market.

Triumph Motorcycles Delhi India Super Sports Bikes
Triumph has appointed Ashish Joshi as its Managing Director for India. Prior to joining Triumph, Ashish was heading the European operations for Royal Enfield and established the company’s business in Europe. He has over 16 years of experience in Asia and Europe.

Triumph Motorcycles has in recent years been the fastest growing motorcycle brand in the world. The innovation and engineering passion that gave birth to the iconic Bonneville of the 1960s has today created a broad range of bikes suited to all motorcycle riders, including the 2.3 litre Rocket III, the Speed Triple, the award-winning Daytona 675 supersport machine and the recently launched Tiger 800.

Remaining true to their heritage, Triumph combines the very latest design and manufacturing facilities with the character and design flair that has always been associated with the famous swooping badge.

Commenting on Triumph’s entry to the Indian market Nick Bloor, CEO of Triumph Motorcycles, UK said “India is a very important motorcycle market and Triumph has assessed it carefully before deciding to step in. We see it as the next step in our global business model. The appointment of Ashish Joshi is a signal of our seriousness about success in India. I wish him the best and look forward to comprehensive growth from the Indian market.”

First established in 1902 and now based in Hinckley, Leicestershire, Triumph Motorcycles is the largest British-owned automotive manufacturer, producing around 50,000 bikes per year.

Triumph motorcycles will be sold as Completely Built Units (CBU). Expect the famous bike maker’s initial offerings to include their impressive 1,050cc, three-cylinder Tiger and Sprint models, the timeless twin-cylinder 865cc Bonneville, the massive 2,294cc Rocket III, 675cc Daytona sports bike and the Speed Triple Street models.

Triumph will join other iconic bike brands like Harley Davidson and Ducati on its entry into India. While Harley Davidson has started local assembly of its bikes in India, Ducati imports fully built bikes to sell in India. Other two-wheeler manufacturers like Suzuki and Yamaha have also launched some popular high end bike models in India like the Hayabusa and the R1.

Source: autocarindia.com

2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm

By | May 21, 2011 | Triumph, What's New |

They call the new Thunderbird “Storm” because it’s dark as threatening thunderclouds. Black is the only color it comes in and black is the color of most of its components.

2011 Thunderbird Storm

This marketing strategy has proven successful for other manufacturers and its popularity is attractive to younger motorcyclists, so it’s no surprise Triumph is also attempting to ride that trend and boost motorcycle sales.

The traditional chrome and polish of the standard Thunderbird is gone, replaced by the Storm’s darker, drag appeal. How good of a job did Triumph do in injecting the 2011 Thunderbird Storm with a new attitude? Good enough to convince a Maricopa County sheriff that a band of working motojournalists doing photo passes in the middle of the Sonoran Desert was a marauding gang of law-breaking bikers who he felt compelled to pull over and give the third-degree.

Powered by a big bore, 1700cc, version of Triumph’s acclaimed T-16 parallel twin engine, the Thunderbird Storm’s massive 107mm pistons pump out a muscular 98PS, with a meaty 156Nm of torque at just 2950rpm.

The Thunderbird Storm utilises the chassis of Triumph’s award-winning Thunderbird, a cruiser renowned for its outstanding poise and precision, but is wrapped up in a pared down, punked up look.

Triumph’s iconic twin headlights, made famous on the Rocket III and Speed Triple models, and drag bars perfectly fit this street rod’s aggressive nature and are complemented by the deep metallic Phantom Black or dark Matt Black paint options, and the matching blacked out engine cases.

The low 700mm seat height provides a sumptuous laid back riding, while handling will provide a pleasant surprise to cruiser and non-cruiser riders alike. Triumph is renowned for its ability to make fine handling motorcycles and the Thunderbird Storm provides no exception. With 47mm forks up front and five-way adjustable twin shocks at the rear, the Triumph delivers a compliant and accurate ride in all conditions, while well appointed twin 310mm floating discs up front are grabbed by powerful four-piston brakes for progressive stopping power, with optional ABS for increased rider security.

Sporting Metezeler Marathon tyres, developed especially for the Thunderbird range, adorn five-spoke cast alloy wheels and inspire confidence while cornering. And while the look may be minimalist, the Thunderbird Storm’s specification sheet certainly isn’t.

2011 Thunderbird Storm Specifications

Engine: Liquid-cooled, DOHC, 1699cc Parallel-Twin
Bore/Stroke: 107.1 X 94.3mm
Fueling: Multipoint sequential EFI
Exhaust: Chromed stainless steel 2-1-2
Final Drive: Belt
Clutch: Wet, multi-plate
Transmission: Six-speed, helical cut 2nd-6th
Fuel capacity: 5.8 gallons
Frame: Tubular steel, twin spine
Front suspension: 47mm Showa fork w/ 4.7 in. travel
Rear suspension: Steel swingarm, pre-load adjustable dual Showa shocks with 3.7 in. travel
Front brakes: Twin 310mm disc, four-piston Nissin calipers
Rear brakes: Single 310mm disc, two-piston Brembo calipers
Wheels/Tires: 120/70 19-in. front
200/50 17-in. rear
Seat height: 27.5 in.
Length: 92.1mm
Width (handlebars): 34.6 in.
Wheelbase: 63.5 in.
Rake/Trail: 32-degree/151mm
Fuel Tank Capacity: 5.8 gal
Weight (claimed wet): 746 lb.
Colors: Jet Black, Matte Black
Price: $13,899 / Rs.  6,25,455 approx
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