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20 March 2024

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. They also feature lighter cast aluminium wheels for better handling, and dark colour schemes with blacked out details and anodised finishes. Expect them here sometime later this year. It has been two
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Triumph Speed Triple RR front static
5 March 2023
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2023 Triumph Speed Triple RR review

And now for something completely different from Triumph, a sports bike based on the Speed Triple. Who’d have thought? Historically and typically, here’s how things go. You build...
Triumph Rocket 3 front action rolling shot, on a motorway bridge
1 March 2023
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2023 Triumph Rocket III review

There are many ways, as the saying goes, to skin a cat, though in truth I know of none. However, when it comes to the vanishingly small world...
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20 December 2022
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2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 Rally Pro review

Triumph’s last Tiger 1200 was an overweight top heavy offering. Forget that as the new one rights all the wrongs. Tourers used to be modified standard bikes with...
Yamaha Xmax riding through city
16 November 2022
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Yamaha XMAX scooters get X features for 2023

Yamaha has updated its XMAX range of maxiscooters for 2023 with a futuristic new design and an X-shaped LED headlight. There’s now also smartphone connectivity and improved ergonomics....
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4 November 2022
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Triumph Street Triple Gains from Moto2 Tech

Winning on Sunday and selling on Monday might not be such a catchphrase anymore, but surely a manufacturer stands to gain a certain something if their engine is...
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11 October 2022
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2022 Triumph Tiger 1200 launch report

Triumph has reworked its big Tiger adventurer, yet again. Has it got it right the third time around?  If at first you don’t succeed, take that model and...
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12 August 2022
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Is Triumph’s Tiger 1200 The Total Tourer?

It may have taken three generations to get it right but Triumph has finally come up with a range-topping Tiger 1200 ADV that can really take it to...
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9 August 2022
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Triumph tweaks 765 triple for Moto2 2023

Next year when the MotoGP season kicks off, the Moto2 riders will be expecting quicker laps times and more lap records to fall. That’s because Triumph has done...
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12 July 2022
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Triumph finishes testing its electric prototype

Triumph has completed testing of its first electric motorcycle, the TE-1 prototype, which promises power of 130kW (175hp), peak torque of 109Nm and a range of 161km. The...
16 January 2026
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Local pricing announced for Triumph Thruxton 400 and Tracker 400 models

Triumph has expanded its 400cc range with two distinct new models that broaden the appeal of its entry-level lineup. The all-new Tracker 400 and Thruxton 400 arrive with more attitude, sharper dynamics and a touch more performance. Both models are powered by an updated version of the 398cc TR-Series engine, now producing 42PS at 9,000rpm – a five per cent
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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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