Trike-record-based Triumph Rocket III

Thanks to the collaboration of three companies that came to light trike, has set a new speed record on Lake Bonneville in Utah.

Trike-record holder is based on the British power-cruiser Triumph Rocket III efforts of three companies. The joint work of experts Motor Trike, Klock Werks and of Carpenter Racing, which has a reputation as the creators of incredibly fast and powerful motorcycles allowed to collect on the basis of the standard model of a real racing car. Experts Carpenter Racing managed to raise the capacity of three-cylinder Rocket III engine from standard 140 horsepower up to Bole impressive 250 horsepower.

To test the new racing trike in the case, the guys from Klock Werks Kustom Cycles attended the event BUB Speed ​​Trials, passed on the Bonneville Salt Lake in Utah. As a pilot, Rocket III trike was chosen founder and president Brian Klock Werks Klock, who managed to set a new speed record in its class - 137 miles / hour (220 km / h).

By the way, the team Klock Werks Kustom Cycles and salt flats in Utah brings a long shared history. It was at Bonneville in numerous tests in races Brian Klock had the idea to create an original design windshield Flare, which was later patented. Since 2006, members of Klock Werks were able to establish on a salt lake 20 speed records in various categories. Undercover

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Triumph Bonneville waiting for cosmetic surgery

Triumph put the big premiere at the end of the year, but now there is information, what changes will occur with the Triumph Bonneville 2014 model year.

List of changes to the basic model is very scanty: sticker on the fuel tank will be replaced with a more impressive emblem, and the fins and the crankcase, cylinder head changes shape to a more attractive in terms of design. Motorcycle will also receive a new exhaust system for improved sound. The new saddle and black handles for the passenger complete list of improvements. Bonneville 2014 will be available in black, silver and white and blue.

Version Bonneville T100 in the next year will come in another color scheme - white with gold, but will remain in production and the old red-and-black version. In 2014, these two variants of color added to black, with black wheel rim will be even and mirrors, in contrast to the chrome parts to be installed in the rest of T100.

Continuation line will Bonneville Thruxton, which will nominally be equipped with a windscreen and plug the passenger seat. It will be available in green and black versions.

Scrambler will cost the same as the Thruxton, and will receive a black steering wheel, wheel rim and hub. Another distinctive feature of 2014 will be the Scrambler seat with the inscription «Triumph» - as well as the two new versions of color - blue, red and silver. Undercover

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Conical silencer Exan for Triple Triumph Street

Exan has realised a new conical silencer with bottom in carbon of the series “Carbon Cap“ for the English naked Triumph Street Triple.

Disposable in steel (in the black traditional and satinized colour) the new conical Exan with final in carbon has the connection in inoxidizable steel and is provided be the "classic" replacement (two silencers for three cylinders of the English) three is with complete collectors “in one”, to single lateral exit. Solution, this last one, who modifies substantially the line it returning the much slenderer tail and with a weight saving really importantly.


The new conical silencer Carbon Cap is disposable either in the approved version, with DB extractable Killer, or in the version Racing. The same solutions (two silencers or the single silencer) are provided also with the classic oval and oval Carbon ch. In this shape the silencer is disposable also in titanium and carbon.

The traditional solution (two silencers) foreseen by Exan for Street Triple has a price that he shares - with the oval and the conical one in steel (approved) - Euro 852,00 iva included and it arrives - with the oval and the conical one (approved) in all the other materials respectively estimated - to Euro 912,00 iva included.

The solution 3 to 1 (oval and conical) shares Euro 936,00 iva included (steel) and 960,00 arrives at Euro iva included (in all the other materials respectively estimated).

All the systems EXAN are supplied with necessary for the assembling (stirrups and vines) so that for the user the replacement is very simple and immediate. For greater information about these and about all the other products you consult the site EXAN

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Triumph Thunderbird 1600, cruiser for 13.990 euro

Triumph presents the news cruiser Thunderbird 2009, the fourth motorcycle to adorn itself with the name “Thunderbird“. The first one was in 1950, one bicylindrical innovative one 650cc, that defined new standards in fact of performances and handiness. Later on, the name was reutilized in the first years 80, in order that then three cylinders were combined with the popular roadster produced from 1995 until 2004.

Planned arranging custom style and enraptured performances, the Thunderbird 2009 incarnates the most authentic spirit cruiser and the typical Triumph uniqueness. The motor is the unpublished bicylindrical parallel 1.599cc, to electronic injection, with change to 6 marches and broadcasting to strap, able to develop about 80Cv of power and more of 140Nm of maximum couple.


Thunderbird is accompanied by a wide offer of accessories and special parts, which transform it into a muscular and essential hot-rod, or into a tireless and comfortable companion of long journeys, alone or into couple. Naturally it is disposable also in version provided with ABS.

The production will start next May, and new Thunderbird will be disposable in all the official concessions Triumph by June in standard version, to 13.990 Euro on road, and September in version ABS to 14.590 Euro on road.

To know more about it visit the dedicated site: www.triumphthunderbirdcruiser.com

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