Steve McQueen fans rejoice: a “Great Escape”-styled Triumph Bonneville has been made, and more are on the way. Painted up to resemble McQueen’s iconic TT Special 650 from the 1963 film (itself intended to resemble a wartime BMW), the 2011 T100 boasts a raft of aesthetic updates including: an extended, painted and plated front mudguard, re-painted Hagon shocks, a single-seat ...
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- 16 March 2011
In this week's issue of MCN, on sale January 26, we test the 2011 Triumph Tiger XC against the BMW F800GS in a rugged off-road ride in south Wales. Also in this week's MCN, top tips for getting the bargain you want on a ZX-10R, the truth about Rossi's shoulder injury, and all the team updates about this year's BSB and WSB lineups. Subscribe to MCN What you'll find ...
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- 25 January 2011
Triumph finished top of last year’s high-capacity sales chart, selling more 500cc+ bikes in the UK than any other manufacturer. Find a used Triumph for sale. The figures, released by the Motorcycle Industry Association (MCIA), showed that Triumph's total of 7,562 models sold in 2010 represented a 1.5% increase on the British firm’s 2009 sales. During 2010 the Hinckley-based company also ...
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- New bikes
- 13 January 2011
Street Triple 1 : London 0 London is a congested network of road works, cycle lanes, tight, un-filterable traffic lights, one-way systems and road rage, all vigilantly policed by a swarm of unblinking CCTV cameras. The perfect place to test the “Street” in Street Triple. On a rainy autumn night last week I leapt aboard the Triumph and ploughed down ...
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- First rides & tests
- 17 November 2010
Evel Knievel fans are in for a treat with this 2011 Triumph Thunderbird paint scheme. Triumph Thunderbird review Revealed in the factory tour portion of last Saturday’s Triumph Live event, the design is described as… “Crystal White / Sapphire Blue with red/white/blue decals” We prefer the Thunderbird Knievel.
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- 22 September 2010
Next time you’re struggling to fit luggage on your naked street bike spare a thought for Maxime Duponchel and Jean-François Baude. The two French friends are riding the length and breadth of Europe with all their clothes, kit, supplies and rations strapped to their diminutive Street Triples. Magnetic luggage sits on their tanks, soft luggage hangs from the sides, top ...
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- 13 August 2010
The first 1000 miles of riding the Street Triple was a real bonding experience between myself and the bike. Feeling the engine develop from a tightly-wound, tense machine into something more fluid and smooth gave me a real sense of understanding its potential. As a new-ish rider (full license last July), this left me excited at the prospect of growing ...
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- 07 July 2010
This mean, green Speed Triple is being offered in even meaner still trim at no extra cost, at Triumph dealer Jack Lilley. The army-style, matt khaki paint job is an official Triumph – but very limited – colour: According to the Middlesex dealer’s Kevin Hall just eight examples were available in the UK with this bike being Lilley’s only remaining ...
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- 25 June 2010
