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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'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.

Triumph have announced the launch of the new Street Triple S and it's a bit of a shock as it is only 660cc! That was previously the domain of the 'A2 Licence' version but it now seems that Triumph have killed the 765cc S model leaving just the RS and the R. Does this stack up? Read on to find out if we agree.

Triumph have made 2020 a Happy New Year with a set of offers on their machines for 2020. These offers are only available in the UK and end on the 31st March. Offers are available on their Scramblers, Modern Classics, Tiger 1200s, Tiger 800s, Tiger Sport, Speed Triple RS, Street Triple RS, and Street Triple S and R.