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“Amazing” – Hedonic Triumph Thruxton R

French customizer Hedonic built this Triumph Thruxton R called “Amazing.”
The bodywork and components are all hand-shaped aluminium.
The bike’s polished aluminium bodywork complements the engine casings.

All pictures by Return of the Cafe Racer

We concluded that the Triumph Thruxton R is the most fun factory café racer after our testing. We also said that it was beautiful especially when fitted with the optional “bullet” fairing. It’s as close as you could get to perfection. Well, Hedonic thinks it could be improved on when they built this Thruxton R.

Triumph Thruxton R Test & Review

At Hedonic, Frenchman Serge Heitz and his team of craftsmen build custom bikes to order and this Spirit Racer Thruxton R demonstrates their abilities.

Hedonic is relatively new in the custom motorcycle building business. Serge set it up due his passion for cars, boats and motorcycles, although not in that particular order. But while the Spirit Racer is designed and built entirely by Hedonic, customers are treated to a hands-on designing process so they can develop unique bikes tailored to their own tastes.

Appropriately named “Amazing,” the Hedonic Triumph Thruxton R demonstrates the builder’s skills in metal shaping. The fuel tank, fairing, fender, belly and side covers are one-off pieces to complement the lines of the bike. They spent more than 150 hours in forming the aluminium components which are then polished.

The Thruxton R is already equipped with a pair of excellent Showa BFF forks but Hedonic decided to fit Yamaha YZF-R6 forks as they are shorter. The wheels are 16-inch items and fitted with classic-looking Firestone tyres. The stock brakes are retained.

The clip-on handlebars are custom fabricated to integrate the brake master cylinder, clutch cable and inverted levers.

The cockpit consists of a single Motogadget gauge, ignition barrel and ignition button. The warning lights were relocated to the left-side switch cluster.

Hedonic finishes off the build with a fabricated custom exhaust system to improve on the Thruxton R’s grunt.

Triumph Street Scrambler 2019 Diperkenalkan Di Intermot

Triumph telah mengemaskini model Triumph Street Scrambler 2019.
Kemaskininya merangkumi bahagian casis ke enjinnya, hinggalah bahagian kosmetiknya.
Kemaskini ini akan menjadikan motosikal ini jauh lebih menyeronokkan.

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2019 Triumph Street Scrambler Debuts at Intermot

Triumph has updated the 2019 Triumph Street Scrambler.
Updates range from chassis to engine to cosmetics.
The update ought to make the bike even more fun.

The 2019 Triumph Street Scrambler was also launched alongside the 2019 Triumph Street Twin at Intermot 2018.

The updates will definitely up the fun quotient over the current and already super fun Street Scrambler, which is the soul successor of the TR6 Trophy used in the classic movie The Great Escape.

TESTED: Triumph Street Scrambler – “Escapism”

The 900cc, liquid-cooled, 270^o crank, parallel-Twin engine is shared with the Street Twin, hence it reaps the benefit of a 10 bhp increase, along with the flexibility of a higher 7500 RPM rev ceiling.

Other updates to the engine include lighter magnesium cam cover, dead shafts and balancer shaft, in addition to a torque assist clutch which reduces lever effort and also results in a more positive feel.

Braking power has also been increased now that the bike features a Brembo 4-piston front caliper. The forks are cartridge type and spaced wider for better control. Triumph also offers an optional tyre pressure monitoring system.

Triumph updated the electrical system too, by adding an immobilizer, LED taillight and USB charging socket.

Power modes, traction control and ABS are standard. The ABS is switchable should the rider take the bike off-road.

The 2019 Triumph Street Scrambler’s has also been given new aesthetics without altering its overall look. There is a new speedometer, seat cover and number board panels and graphics.

As with the Street Twin, Triumph also offers an Inspiration Kit for the Street Scrambler. Called “Urban Tracker,” the kit includes a 25-litre pannier and mounting kit, Vance & Hines exhaust, CNC black oil filler cap, black handlebar brace, number board kit, black bench seat and dresser bar kit, headlamp grille and bezel, high level front mudguard and sump guard.

PICTURE GALLERY

Triumph Street Twin 2019 Dilancarkan di Intermot

Triumph Street Twin 2019 menyaksikan motosikal berkenaan dikemaskini dengan spesifikasi yang lebih mengancam.
Kini ia hadir dengan lebih kuasa, pengendalian yang lebih baik, serta kelengkapan baharu.
Perincian dan kemasan baharu akan menjadikan motosikal baharu ini tampak lebih anggun.

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2019 Triumph Street Twin Launched at Intermot

The 2019 Triumph Street Twin sees the bike upgraded to higher specs.
There is now more power, better handling and new equipment.
Details and new finishing will make the new bike look even classier.

Triumph has launched the updated 2019 Street Twin at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany.

The present Street Twin is already a fun motorcycle to ride and it’s certainly one of this writer’s favourite motorcycles. Its appeal being its simplicity hence ease of operations and accessibility to a wide range of riders. There isn’t any complaint from riders per se, but one can always do with more power.

ENGINE

The 2019 Triumph Street Twin’s 900cc, parallel-Twin has been massaged to produce 18% more power, raising it to 64 bhp, more specifically.
Maximum torque remains at a punchy 80 Nm.
Maximum revs have accordingly been raised by 500 RPM to 7500 RPM for more flexibility between maximum torque and maximum horsepower.

IT means that you’ll find the bike charging forward anytime you open the throttle without needing to downshift much.
The cam cover is magnesium, while the clutch and its cover have been shaved to er… shave weight.
Apart from these, the crankshaft, dead shafts and balancer shafts have also been lightened.

The clutch has been replaced with a torque assist type to lighten lever effort (it should also soften the engine’s back torque).
One the electronics front, traction control and ABS are standard equipment.

DETAILS/FINISHING

The 2019 version may look outwardly unchanged but look closer and you will find a host of new details.

Braking is now handled by a new Brembo 4-piston caliper for more stopping power.
The forks have cartridge inserts for better handling and feedback.

The cast-aluminium wheels are also new.
A new seat with new material and thicker padding for more comfort.

Classy finishing is abound as seen on the single large speedo, brushed aluminium headlight brackets, paintjob and overall detailing on the engine and other parts.

INSPIRATION KITS

Triumph also launched two “inspiration kits” along with the 2019 Street Twin.

The first, called Urban Ride strips down the standard bike and equips it with a brown seat, black sump guard, fender removal kit, black filler cap and intake covers, waxed cotton pannier and LED signal lamps.

The second kit, called Café Custom, turns the bike into a café racer with Vance & Hines pipes, Fox shocks, rear fender removal kit, black engine covers and LED signal lamps.

Musim Acara Pameran Motosikal Bagi Motosikal Tahun 2019 Telah Bermula!

Musim acara pameran motosikal telah bermula untuk tahun ini.
Pelbagai pengeluar telah mempersembahkan model terbaru mereka sebelum bermulanya pertunjukan-pertunjukan ini.
Namun, ada banyak lagi yang masih belum diperkenalkan.

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Moto2: Enjin Moto2 Triumph Diserahkan Bagi Musim 2019

Triumph telah menyerahkan enjin-enjin Moto2 kepada rakan kerja teknikal mereka sewaktu hujung minggu GP Aragon yang lalu.
Rakan kerja teknikal mereka, ExternPro, akan membina dan menyelenggara enjin-enjin tersebut sepanjang musim.
Penyerahan itu menandakan berakhirnya fasa pembangunan dan bermulanya era baharu Moto2.

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Moto2: Triumph Hands Over Engines for 2019

Triumph has handed over the Moto2 engines to their technical partner over the Aragon GP weekend.
Technical partner ExternPro will build and maintain the engines throughout the season.
The handover signals the end of development and the beginning of a new Moto2 era.

Triumph has officially handed over the first batch of engines that power the Moto2 field in the 2019 season. The engines were presented to Triumph’s technical partner ExternPro who will build and maintain them. The ceremony was carried out at ExternPro’s base at Motorland Aragon ahead of the weekend’s races.

The handover signifies the end of the engine’s development for the 2019 season. The engines will be assembled by ExternPro and installed into the individual chassis makes in Moto2, namely Kalex, Speed Up, Tech 3, NTS and KTM.

While it is the end of the race engine development, it is the beginning of a new era for the Triumph 765cc Triple in the intermediate class and re-entry of the Hinckley-based marque into motorsports, albeit as an engine supplier.

The new engines will be ridden in anger the first time during the Moto2 Winter Test from 23^rd to 25^th November 2018 at Jerez, Spain.

Triumph’s Chief Product Officer, Steve Sargent said, “The excitement and positive response already seen from our customers, the army of Triumph fans worldwide and in the Moto2 paddock has shown us how powerful this partnership will be for Triumph.”

“For me this is just the beginning as we will continue to support the engine programme and feed the key learnings into our motorcycle development, particularly in our class-leading Street and Speed Triples.”

(A Moto2-inspired Street Triple? Shaddup and take my money – Ed.)

As we reported earlier, the Triumph 765cc inline-Triple Moto2 engine carries over many stock parts from the Street Triple including the pistons, cams, crankshaft and conrods. The engine will then be hooked up to a Dorna-issued Magneti Marelli standard ECU which features traction control, launch control and quickshifter with autoblipper for the first time in Moto2.

Secrets of the Triumph 765 Moto2 Engine Revealed

Rahsia Enjin Moto2 765 Triumph Didedahkan

Lebih banyak rahsia enjin tiga selari Moto2 765cc Triumph telah terbongkar.
Enjin jentera perlumbaan tersebut secara amnya adalah enjin standard.
Enjin baharu akan menjana jentera Moto2 bermula tahun 2019.

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Secrets of the Triumph 765 Moto2 Engine Revealed

More secrets of Triumph’s 765cc triple Moto2 engine has come to light.
The race engine is mostly stock.
The new engine will power Moto2 bikes from 2019.

In case you missed the news or have just arrived from another galaxy, you would pretty be much aware of Triumph supplying engines to the Moto2 class next year. The engine is the 765 triple based on the one powering the new Street Triple 765.

Before we proceed further, please allow us to share that the Street Triple 765 (especially the RS variant) is the most fun motorcycle we’ve ever tested, credit in part to that new engine.

Okay, we’ll leave it at that.

Triumph had revealed the third and completed engine at the British GP a couple of weeks ago. Fitted to modified Daytona chassis, the bike made a parade lap while members of the British media were given the opportunity to ride the bike. (Yes, we are green with envy; even The Hulk is less green.)

Every single journalist reported huge power in terms of acceleration and flexibility (availability of power anywhere in the rev range).

But what makes the engine tick? Surely you wonder.

Speaking to MCN, Steve Sargent, Triumph’s Chief Product Officer revealed, “We needed to get more power and torque and this was done by increasing the revs and reducing inertia. A standard 765 makes 123 bhp (in the Street Triple RS) and we’re pushing this to 135 bhp and about 80 Nm.”

Wait, only 135 bhp? You ask. Remember that Moto2 took over from 250cc two-strokers that produced on 80 to 90 bhp.

He continued, “A lot of this comes from the cylinder head. We’ve worked with the ports to increase gas flow and put in titanium valves and race valve spring to reduce flutter (valve float) at high RPM.”

What is “flutter” or “valve float”? It basically describes what happens when the valves do not follow the cam lobes effectively at high engine speeds. This is one reason why an engine’s maximum power is limited. MotoGP engineers, except for Ducati, combat this by using pneumatic valve springs.

“To reduce inertia, we did simple things like removing the starter motor and starter gears. It (the race engine) also has a race-kit alternator as the race bike has much less demand for electrical power and a lighter, fully-adjustable slipper clutch.”

“We’ve also changed the gearbox ratios. The first and second are both taller now and bring the rest of the ratios closer together.”

“Another new casting is the right-hand crankcase and clutch cover. The separate cover for the clutch allows teams easier access to the tuneable slipper clutch.”

Apart from those minor upgrades, the 765 Moto2 engine is surprisingly stock! The pistons, crankshaft, conrods, cams, main engine cases and air box are all the same as the standard bike’s!

The modifications bring the rev limit from 12,650 RPM to 14,000 RPM for more power and overrev in the corners. The 2019 Moto2 bikes will also receive a new Magneti Marelli ECU which features traction control for the first time in the championship. Besides TC, the ECU also allows for launch control and quickshifter with autoblipper.

“We’re running standard rods, standard cams, standard pistons and a standard crank. All of these parts are good enough for the higher sustained rpm and mean that the engine is affordable.

“The engines will be built and maintained by ExternPro, who built all the Honda Moto2 engines previously. We will shop them a kit of parts for each engine, they build it up, dyno test it and hand it to each team. Each (engine) will do three weekends of racing before it’s rebuilt.”Secrets of the Triumph 765cc Moto2 Engine Revealed

Triumph Akan Memperagakan Enjin Moto2 Di GP British Dengan Mengadakan Pusingan Perarakan

Triumph Motorcycles telah menyempurnakan rombakan akhir enjin Moto2 mereka dan akan memperagakannya sewaktu GP British pada hujung minggu ini.
Enjin inline-Four 765cc akan dibekalkan kepada pasukan Moto2 bermula musim 2019, menggantikan enjin inline-Four 600cc dari Honda.
Enjin Triumph tersebut dijangka akan menghasilkan kuasa kuda pada tahap pertengahan dan tinggi yang lebih.

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Triumph to Celebrate Moto2 Engine with Parade Lap at British GP

Triumph Motorcycles have completed the final revision of their Moto2 engine and will showcase it during the British GP.
The 765cc-triple engines will be supplied to Moto2 teams beginning 2019, replacing the 600cc inline-Four from Honda.
Triumph’s engine is expected to produce more midrange and peak horsepower.

Triumph Motorcycles will hold a parade lap during the British GP at Silverstone this weekend on a bike powered by their Moto2 engine. The event commemorates the completion of the Triumph engine which will be supplied to teams in the intermediate class beginning 2019.

The rider picked to ride the bike is two-time World Superbike Champion, James Toseland. He will ride the bike specially painted bike in the Union Jack theme.

The new engine has been warmly welcomed by Moto2 riders who have tested it as it has plenty of midrange grunt compared to the outgoing 600cc Honda inline-Four. It is also reputed to feature a quickshifter for both up- and downshifts, with an autoblipper. Additionally, an advanced Magneti Marelli ECU will be employed which bumped up the power output more than the current Moto2 engine, besides including traction control for the first time.

But do note that although it’s based on the Street Triple RS’s 765cc triple, only the engine will be supplied to Moto2 teams next year, instead of the entire bike which will perform the parade lap. This is because Triumph will not field their own Moto2 team. As per Moto2’s regulations, Triumph supplies the engines while teams such as Kalex, Speed Up, KTM, et al will produce their own frames to house the powerplant.

Triumph Motorcycles have also organized other activities such as a factory visit in Hinckley by Moto2 riders including Same Lowes, Danny Kent and Luca Marini, in addition to Moto3 rider John McPhee.

We hope this parade lap will be telecast “live” in Malaysia this weekend!

Source and pictures: MCN

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French customizer Hedonic built this Triumph Thruxton R called “Amazing.”

The bodywork and components are all hand-shaped aluminium.

The bike’s polished aluminium bodywork complements the engine casings.

Triumph has updated the 2019 Triumph Street Scrambler.

Updates range from chassis to engine to cosmetics.

The update ought to make the bike even more fun.

PICTURE GALLERY

The 2019 Triumph Street Twin sees the bike upgraded to higher specs.

There is now more power, better handling and new equipment.

Details and new finishing will make the new bike look even classier.

ENGINE

DETAILS/FINISHING

INSPIRATION KITS

Triumph has handed over the Moto2 engines to their technical partner over the Aragon GP weekend.

Technical partner ExternPro will build and maintain the engines throughout the season.

The handover signals the end of development and the beginning of a new Moto2 era.

More secrets of Triumph’s 765cc triple Moto2 engine has come to light.

The race engine is mostly stock.

The new engine will power Moto2 bikes from 2019.

Triumph Motorcycles have completed the final revision of their Moto2 engine and will showcase it during the British GP.

The 765cc-triple engines will be supplied to Moto2 teams beginning 2019, replacing the 600cc inline-Four from Honda.

Triumph’s engine is expected to produce more midrange and peak horsepower.

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