Triumph Street Triple

Varying levels of nakedness, differing principles of power, and approaching joy of motorcycling from different angles, the Triumph Street Triple S 765 and the Kawasaki Z900 renew a hard-fought rivalry. The decision isn’t as easy it seemed at first.

Nakeds are delicious big bikes giving you wow-performance in a package that can be enjoyed regularly far away from a racetrack. But, a good naked won’t leave you stumbling and fumbling on the race track either. Enter Triumph’s Street Triple. That was a bike that just didn’t put a foot wrong, on any front. And on a track or twisties it was subliminal. Absolute magic. Except for the older 675’s disappointing power output, it was the better machine when compared to Kawasaki’s rather heavy and cumbersome Z800. But the Kawasaki won on value and it isn’t going to be a walkover with the new Z900 because Team Green’s engineering ninjas have slashed away the flab and the result is, a very different motorcycle from its predecessor. The new Triple has also upped its game with displacement and horsepower numbers. Game on, then? Design & Features: A naked bike is about aggression and it has to look mean like a hungry wolf out to make a killing. Park the bikes next to each other and, without a shadow of doubt, it’s the Kawasaki Z900 that grabs your attention. The additional mass of the four-cylinder engine...read more »

Fantastic as a daily runner, and on track as well, but the Street Triple was getting left behind in the power and technology race. Has Triumph managed to bring the advantage back home, without compromising the sweet balance that the Street Triple had to offer?

Bajaj Auto and Triumph Motorcycles have joined hands to develop a new range of mid-displacement motorcycles. We take a closer look into this partnership and what it means for Indian bikers

Ducati! That was a smoke screen! While we were busy looking at continental Europe, Bajaj was busy getting cosy with the Brit icon, Triumph! In hindsight it all just fits so well! Today Bajaj Auto has spilt the beans, and announced that it has signed a partnership with Triumph Motorcycles. Though both the brands haven’t divulged much details about their partnership, they have stated that the main objective is to deliver a new range of mid-displacement motorcycles. The new bikes that will be jointly developed by Bajaj and Triumph Motorcycles are likely to be global products and probably something resembling scaled-down Bonnevilles, and built to take on products from the likes of Royal Enfield. You can start rubbing your hands now. Why Bajaj? Silly question? Not really, if you look at it from the viewpoint of a premium bike manufacturer. But, the answer is simple: Bajaj makes sense. What Bajaj Auto has delivered with the KTM range of bikes that is spectacular business sense. By employing KTM’s technology and Bajaj’s efficient manufacturing methods, the Austrian brand has been successful in pricing its Duke and RC range of products fiercely,... read more »

Triumph Motorcycles has inaugurated its first dealership in Odisha at Bhubaneshwar. With this, the British brand now has 14 dealerships across India

How different is the new Triumph Street Triple S from its predecessor? Let’s find out.