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In 2016, the 900 was superseded by two 270° 1200cc water-cooled similarly styled café racers, the Triumph Thruxton and Triumph Thruxton R. [2] The standard 1200 Thruxton has conventional cartridge forks and fixed discs , while the "R" has upgraded Öhlins rear suspension with Showa USD "big piston" forks and Brembo front radial calipers with ...
The Triumph Sprint 900 is a sport touring motorcycle manufactured by Triumph from 1991 to 1998 at their factory in Hinckley, Leicestershire. Styled by Rod Skiver, the Sprint was powered by an 885 cc (54.0 cu in) liquid-cooled , inline-three four stroke engine.
The Triumph Thunderbird 900 exploited the styling cues of the 'old' Triumphs legendary designer, Edward Turner whilst retaining the modern triple engine. The 790 and 865 cc versions of the Triumph Bonneville and Thruxton look and sound original but internally they have modern valves and counterbalance shafts. [citation needed]
A Suzuki GSX-R1000 at a drag strip – a 2006 model once recorded a 0 to 60 mph time of 2.35 seconds. This is a list of street legal production motorcycles ranked by acceleration from a standing start, limited to 0 to 60 mph times of under 3.5 seconds, and 1 ⁄ 4-mile times of under 12 seconds.
The original Triumph Bonneville was a 650 cc parallel-twin motorcycle manufactured by Triumph Engineering and later by Norton Villiers Triumph between 1959 and 1974. It was based on the company's Triumph Tiger T110 and was fitted with the Tiger's optional twin 1 3/16 in Amal monobloc carburettors as standard, along with that model's high-performance inlet camshaft.
The Triumph Speed Twin 1200 is a standard motorcycle made by Triumph Motorcycles Ltd that is a modern successor of the original Triumph Speed Twin from 1938. [2] Part of the Triumph Bonneville range, this 1200cc bike was designed to slot in between the 900cc Triumph Street Twin (now renamed the Speed Twin 900) and the heavier 1200cc Triumph Thruxton.
The most lively performer to use this updated triple was the Daytona 955i, in this form claiming 147 bhp (110 kW), the most powerful triple to emerge from Triumph. The 900 triple in its original form lingered on until 2002 in the form of the Trophy 900, being outlived by its four-cylinder relative, the Trophy 1200.
The first race the Triumph Bonneville participated in was the 1959 Thruxton 500. Entered by Triumph dealers including Alec Bennet and Kings Motors (run by owner Stan Hailwood, Mike Hailwood's father) with bikes supplied from the factory, in this first race they finished 2nd, with riders Tony Godfrey/John Holder (behind a BMW) and 4th, riders ...