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11 December 2024

Fancy a Bobber With Gold Highlights?

Well Triumph might well have just the thing for you in its Bonneville Bobber TFC. It’s a factory custom limited edition that aurifies the standard Bobber. It also means the customisation is already done for you. The factory is building 750 for global consumption, and just 10 are likely to make it to New Zealand. Each comes with a numbered
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9 October 2024
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Triumph Adds Extra Fun Factor to Trident 660

New tech, suspension and colours are coming to the 2025 Triumph Trident 660. The middleweight roadster will also be available here in both full power and LAMS editions....
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2 October 2024
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2024 Triumph Rocket 3 Storm GT review

The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry and it’s the same for monsters and men. We’d been planning to ride the latest version of Triumph’s...
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17 September 2024
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Speed Twin 1200 Will Soon Have An RS Counterpart

Triumph Motorcycles has announced significant updates to its Speed Twin 1200. Further, it is launching a new Speed Twin 1200 RS, a more focused and engaging model with...
Triumph Speed 400 bike cornering next to an Auckland park
13 August 2024
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2024 Triumph Speed 400 review

Triumph is going places it never has before. Its Speed 400 has a single-cylinder powerplant, and the learner bike costs way under $10k. How does it stack up?...
Triumph cornering at speed, blue
12 June 2024
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2024 Triumph Daytona 660, Scrambler 400, and Speed 400 review

Triumph is going places with two new 400 singles, and a pair of Daytona 660s as well. We attend a media day to check out all four. Triumph...
Triumph Bonneville T120, shown from front quarter angle, parked next to a bridge
11 April 2024
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2023 Triumph Bonneville T120 review

Near the head of Triumph’s long-serving Bonneville family is this 1200 twin, the T120. It’s T for terrific. This was my first test ride of the summer and...
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27 March 2024
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Special Edition Triumph Trident Due in Midyear

Triumph Motorcycles has launched a special edition Trident 660, featuring a tri-colour paint scheme and a quickshifter fitted as standard to the six-speed transmission. Mention of six, that’s...
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20 March 2024
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Storm Incoming

Triumph Motorcycles has shown off two new Rocket 3 models, the Storm R and GT, both with almost 15hp more power and torque up by 4Nm to 225Nm....
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16 February 2024
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Tiger 1200’s Comprehensive Update for 2024

Triumph has refreshed its Tiger 1200 family for 2024, with refinements to the engine, enhanced comfort and ergonomics, improved ground clearance, reduced seat height and additional colour options....
5 January 2026
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2025 Triumph Scrambler 400 XC Review

The 2025 Triumph Scrambler 400 XC seems made for touring New Zealand’s often unpredictable roading network. So is it indeed excellent?    There’s something oddly fitting about taking a bike called the Scrambler 400 XC (and a LAMS approved one at that) through the backroads of SH16 north of Auckland. Our route toward Wellsford served up everything from sun-baked tarmac
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18 December 2025
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Triumph confirms Tracker and Thruxton 400 pairing for NZ

Triumph has revealed two new additions to its rapidly expanding 400cc line-up, with the all-new Tracker 400 and the Thruxton 400 set to join the range for 2026. The pair are set to broaden Triumph’s entry-level offering, combining retro design with modern engineering and performance. Headlining the announcement is the Tracker 400, Triumph’s first flat track-inspired production model. Designed around
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30 October 2025
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2025 Triumph Speed Twin 1200 RS Review

There are now three Speed Twins on offer, the lone 900 and a pair of 1200s. We fire up the new range-topping 1200 RS. Triumph has undertaken a modest update on its 1200 Speed Twin. Not so as you’d know especially; the changes are subtle but of more note is that they’ve added an RS variant, as seen here. The
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29 October 2025
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Triumph unveils all-new Trident 800 

Triumph Motorcycles has pulled the wraps off its all-new Trident 800, a naked middleweight roadster designed to deliver a blend of real-world performance, sharp handling, and everyday usability. Building on the smaller Trident 660, this new 800 model ups the ante with a fresh design, more power, and added technology.  Set to arrive in New Zealand showrooms in early 2026 (from $17,490), the
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