R&D – Triumph is preparing a 2200 cc cruiser! –

Triumph is preparing a 2200 cc cruiser !

The British manufacturer Triumph is currently finishing a new motorcycle model of … 2200 cubic centimeters! Suffice to say a world record in terms of cubic capacity, even if the machine will probably not be available on the market before 2003.

British manufacturer Triumph is set to finalize a 2200 cc cruiser project, which would become the world’s largest displacement motorcycle. The project, first initiated like all the others by the R&D department of the Hinckley plant – all manufacturers are constantly working on hundreds of unfinished projects – quickly appeared viable, and worthy of competing with the Honda. 1800 VTX on his land. This is what information from the British newspaper reveals Motorcycle News, which we have confirmed with Triumph. The machine would be driven by a triple expensive to Triumph, the three cylinders being placed in line in the direction of the road (like the BMW K series). We can imagine the length of the cruiser, not to mention its weight … The cruiser would already be in road tests in England and the United States, and could make its first public appearance at the end of the year. But at Triumph (in England as in France), we do not want to expand on the details of the project … Industrial secrecy requires! Asked by Moto-Net, the spokesperson for Triumph France nevertheless indicated that the future Triumph cruiser will indeed be 2200 cc, and that it will very likely be "intended for the American marketMCN also indicates that Triumph has in its boxes a project of TT 600 Naked which could be presented at the next NEC Show from November 9 to 19, and a replacement of the chain by a gimbal on the next versions of the Trophy….

Eric MICHEL

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