Triumph Motorcycle Road Tests
& Reviews
Triumph Motorcycle Guide
Established in the United Kingdom in 1901, Triumph Motorcycles is one of the oldest motorcycle manufacturers in the world, though it ceased production for several years after going bankrupt in the early 1980s. Currently based in Hinckley and owned by John Bloor, Triumph produces about 50,000 motorcycles annually. Triumph motorcycle guides discuss a range of motorcycles and motorbikes in several model families: Classics (Bonneville, Thruxton, Scrambler), Cruisers (Thunderbird, Speedmaster, America, Rocket III), Roadster (Speed Triple, Street Triple), Supersport (Daytona), Adventure (Tiger 800/XC, Tiger 1050, Tiger Explorer) and Touring (Sprint GT, Trophy). Triumph motorcycle reviews and road tests led to the company winning Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year in 2007 with the Tiger 1050, and in 2011 with the Tiger 800/XC.
2010 Triumph Motorcycles
Rider Contributor
February 26, 2010
2010 Triumph Thunderbird SE 1600 Triumph says it will grow its motorcycle lineup from the existing 16 models in Cruiser, Urban Sport and Modern Classic model families to 23 bikes in seven families by the end of 2012, which includes categories in which it doesn’t currently compete. It also anticipates... Read more »
2010 Triumph Thunderbird Road Test
Rider Contributor
October 9, 2009
photography by Kevin Wing [This 2010 Triumph Thunderbird Road Test was originally published in the November 2009 issue of Rider magazine] 2010 Triumph Thunderbird Road Test Despite competing head-to-head with much larger makers for a slice of the American motorcycle market, Triumph has always gone its... Read more »
2009 Triumph 50th Anniversary Bonneville Road Test
Clement Salvadori
September 15, 2009
photography by the author and Jason Critchell [This 2009 Triumph 50th Anniversary Bonneville Road Test was published in the 09/2008 issue of Rider magazine] Anniversaries (from the Latin anno, or year) are celebrated in different ways. The first, second, 25th, 50th, whichever, harkens back to an event,... Read more »
2009 Triumph Bonneville SE Road Test
Bill Stermer
June 22, 2009
photography by Riles & Nelson [This 2009 Triumph Bonneville SE Road Test was originally published in the August 2009 issue of Rider magazine] 2009 Triumph Bonneville SE Just the other day I was lamenting how so many motorcycle companies seem to be playing the bigger/faster/more powerful game, introducing... Read more »
2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
March 17, 2009
[This 2009 Triumph Daytona 675 Road Test was originally published in the May 2009 issue of Rider magazine] Middleweight sportbike development has been a fiercely competitive game of one-upmanship among the Japanese Big Four. Dictated in part by the rules of supersport racing, orthodoxy has converged... Read more »
2008 Kawasaki Z1000, Triumph Speed Triple and Yamaha FZ1 Road Test Comparison
Greg Drevenstedt
November 5, 2008
In my past life I was a scientist-specifically, a demographer who studied trends in human mortality (depressing, I know). Although my number-crunching days are behind me, my research background still comes in handy. To put these bikes-Kawasaki Z1000, Triumph Speed Triple and Yamaha FZ1-on a level playing... Read more »
2008 Triumph Speed Triple Road Test
Greg Drevenstedt
July 9, 2008
At the tender age of six, I went on my first motorcycle camping trip. Dad took my big brother and me on a 200-mile ride from Nashville to the Smoky Mountains. I was perched between Dad’s legs, hugging the tank, and Paul sat on the back. Kids nod off on long trips, so Dad used his belt to lash Paul... Read more »
2008 Triumph Rocket III Touring Road Test
Rider Magazine
June 30, 2008
[this review of the 2008 Triumph Rocket III Touring was originally published in the April 2008 issue of Rider] You Triumph guys think you’re so clever. So it’s just a touring bike, eh? Like a Road King or Star Silverado? Yeah, right. Sorry, but there’s just no hiding that humongous... Read more »
2008 Triumph Street Triple Road Test
Troy Siahaan
March 7, 2008
[This 2008 Triumph Street Triple Road Test was originally published in the November 2007 issue of Rider magazine] Clicking through the gears, I’m flanked by the Italian countryside. After a thorough rain shower the night before, the roads are clean, albeit a little slick in the shady portions.... Read more »
2007 Triumph Tiger 1050 Road Test
Troy Siahaan
April 11, 2007
A trip to Spain could hardly be called a bad thing, especially when the mission is to ride a new motorcycle model like the 2007 Triumph Tiger 1050. But as the 14-hour flight to southern Espana finally came to an end, I looked out the window and my stomach started to churn. Above were dark, menacing clouds... Read more »
