New Street Triple R in dealers
The next generation Street Triple R, with an enhanced Euro 5 engine update, has all new bodywork, twin LED headlights, shift-assist, Showa suspension, and dealers are ready to take your orders. The machine is the mid-point of the Street Triple range but it's also the lowest spec Street Triple with the 765cc engine.
Triumphs in the Movies
Birds of Prey is the latest in a long line of movies to feature Triumphs in them. This time it is the Street Triple RS which features in the DC Comics based superhero movie, and the motorcycle is fairly prominent in the film. The Street Triple RS is Triumph's best selling motorcycle in the UK and you can see why in this film.
Ace Classics' Desert Sled on YouTube
The Bike Shed's latest video is of the Ace Classics' Bud Ekins 63 Desert Sled replica Triumph. It was built from trawling the internet for references about Bud Ekins' 1963 Triumph TT Desert racer, and Kev and Ewan talk through what was done to create the machine and what went into a typical Ekins build... and why.
Tiger News - New Editions and Prices
Two new Tiger 1200 editions were announced by Triumph recently - the Alpine Edition and the Desert Edition - but exactly what sets these apart from the current Tiger 1200s... if anything? We decided to look at the specifications to find out more and to try to make sense of these models given the current lineup.
Possible New Branch for Birmingham East
A meeting on the 7th March between 10:00 and 11:00 is going to be held at Triumph Birmingham East in Tamworth. The subject of the meeting will be the formation of a new branch of the TOMCC aligned to the Triumph Birmingham East dealership and covering the Tamworth and North East Birmingham area.
New 200cc to 750cc Triumphs for 2022
Triumph Motorcycles and Bajaj Auto have formally announced a long-term non-equity partnership to produce a range of high-quality motorcycles with midrange engines. The motorcycles will be manufactured at Bajaj's plant in Pune for the Asian market with the entry-level model costing around £2,200.
Icon Motorcycles producing Modern Tritons
Netherlands based custom motorcycle builder Icon Motorcycles have started producing Tritons using the modern Triumph 900cc air-cooled engine. These are unique on-offs so they won't be cheap, but they will be something to marvel at and will keep true to the spirit of the Cafe Racer in their styling and presence.
Triumph Dating Service News
No, it's not another version of Grindr, it is the service provided by the TOMCC which allows you to get proof of age/manufacturing date for your Triumph. The cost of this service was increased on 1st January 2020 to £10 for Club Members or £32 for non-Members (UK), having not been increased for almost 20 years!
Draganfly making more replica Triumph parts
Draganfly's workshops were not quiet over the festive period and they have a lot of new parts to show off. Their GRP workshop produces glass-fibre replica panels and fairings based on the originals and from original metal patters where at all possible. They have produced a couple of new Triumph panels in GRP.