British bike makers are known for their best sounding parallel twin motors and retro styled motorbikes. One among them is Triumph Motorcycles and they never failed to give their models a retro treatment even though the technology is evolving. Street Twin from Triumph Motorcycles is a motorbike we're going to see about for the Retrosters category today.
Beginning with the design elements of the motorbike, it do look like any other retro models from other manufacturers. Tear drop shaped fuel tank sits above the engine and sitting above the twin top tube is a single piece seat. Bodyworks are minimal to achieve that old-school feel and the illumination duties are handled by round shaped LED headlamp unit.
Tail lamp is neatly fabricated on the rear fender and it's also a LED unit. Turn winkers are designed in such a way which remembers something of the past. Rear view mirrors are also round shaped and they're mounted on high set handlebar. Coming to the riding posture, footpegs are positioned in the center and all together gives the rider a relaxed upright riding stance.
I love the old school styled fenders on the motorbike very much. Another thing which we have to notice here is there's no much chrome elements. Throttle body's cover and the exhaust pipes are only finished in chrome. At least they should've offered chrome fenders and wired spoke rims as an accessory which is much necessary for this kind of motorbike.
Powering the motorbike is a 900cc, parallel twin with 270deg crank angle, LC, 4V/C, SOHC unit which tends to produce about 65PS & 80Nm of peak power & torque at 7,500 & 3,800rpm respectively. Engine is tuned in such a way it produces a peak torque at the mid-range itself which concludes that the motorbike should be enjoyed at minimal speeds.
It is paired to a 5 speed transmission system via assist clutch. According to me, 5 speed gearbox itself is enough if the ratios are perfect. As said previously, engine and other chassis components are mounted on a traditional double cradle frame. It is sprung on 41mm telescopic forks at the front and twin struts at the rear with preload adjustment.
Braking duties are handled by 310mm disc with 4 piston standard mount Brembo caliper at the front and 255mm disc rotor with 2 piston Nissin caliper at the rear. This motorbike may not stand down as a model for pure retro lovers but for modern retro lovers. Coming back to the brakes, they're being assisted by dual channel ABS function.
Other features includes 2 riding modes (road and rain) and switchable traction control. Coming to instrumentation, it gets only single pod unit for analog speedometer. Integrated inside the single pod cluster is a small LCD multifunction display for various other details.
Fuel tank's capacity is 12L and overall the bike weighs about 216kg wet. As said previously, this motorbike may not be the perfect one for pure retro lovers but for the neo retro lovers who needs modern technology under the classic design elements.
Image courtesy - Triumph Motorcycles
Beginning with the design elements of the motorbike, it do look like any other retro models from other manufacturers. Tear drop shaped fuel tank sits above the engine and sitting above the twin top tube is a single piece seat. Bodyworks are minimal to achieve that old-school feel and the illumination duties are handled by round shaped LED headlamp unit.
Tail lamp is neatly fabricated on the rear fender and it's also a LED unit. Turn winkers are designed in such a way which remembers something of the past. Rear view mirrors are also round shaped and they're mounted on high set handlebar. Coming to the riding posture, footpegs are positioned in the center and all together gives the rider a relaxed upright riding stance.
I love the old school styled fenders on the motorbike very much. Another thing which we have to notice here is there's no much chrome elements. Throttle body's cover and the exhaust pipes are only finished in chrome. At least they should've offered chrome fenders and wired spoke rims as an accessory which is much necessary for this kind of motorbike.
Powering the motorbike is a 900cc, parallel twin with 270deg crank angle, LC, 4V/C, SOHC unit which tends to produce about 65PS & 80Nm of peak power & torque at 7,500 & 3,800rpm respectively. Engine is tuned in such a way it produces a peak torque at the mid-range itself which concludes that the motorbike should be enjoyed at minimal speeds.
It is paired to a 5 speed transmission system via assist clutch. According to me, 5 speed gearbox itself is enough if the ratios are perfect. As said previously, engine and other chassis components are mounted on a traditional double cradle frame. It is sprung on 41mm telescopic forks at the front and twin struts at the rear with preload adjustment.
Braking duties are handled by 310mm disc with 4 piston standard mount Brembo caliper at the front and 255mm disc rotor with 2 piston Nissin caliper at the rear. This motorbike may not stand down as a model for pure retro lovers but for modern retro lovers. Coming back to the brakes, they're being assisted by dual channel ABS function.
Other features includes 2 riding modes (road and rain) and switchable traction control. Coming to instrumentation, it gets only single pod unit for analog speedometer. Integrated inside the single pod cluster is a small LCD multifunction display for various other details.
Fuel tank's capacity is 12L and overall the bike weighs about 216kg wet. As said previously, this motorbike may not be the perfect one for pure retro lovers but for the neo retro lovers who needs modern technology under the classic design elements.
Image courtesy - Triumph Motorcycles
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