triumph thunderbird storm for sale near me

Triumph thunderbird storm for sale near me plus#

On the other, the Storm plugs a useful gap in Triumph’s range. By doing so, it offers a tempting, ‘bad boy’ alternative to the stock Thunderbird which, good though it is, has always been a bit too ‘vanilla’ for my tastes. On the one hand the Storm is better ‘hot-rod variant’ than most, being both thoroughly done in terms of cosmetics and performance.

That’s something that can’t be said of the Nightsters and Black Spirits of this world.

Triumph thunderbird storm for sale near me plus#

So, aside from predictable black paint and metal finishes plus subtly minimalistic styling (the Storm boasts more aggressive, flat bars and extended risers as well as chic clear glass indicators compared to the stock Thunderbird) Triumph has gone the extra yard by giving it a completely different headlamp arrangement, more performance and a host of neat detail touches.īlackness aside, it’s the Storm’s twin-beam headlamp which visually distances it from the stock Thunderbird and reminds you of its Rocket III Roadster big brother – no bad thing in itself when you’re after an image that’ll strike consternation throughout suburbia.īut the Storm’s added performance, courtesy of using the Thunderbird’s optional 1700cc big-bore kit which delivers an extra 12bhp and a healthy wodge of added grunt means the Storm has the extra go to match its hot-rod image. And the Storm, although developed from an existing model – the 1600 Thunderbird – is the latest example of this. Hinckley has become particularly adept recently at delivering well thought-out and crisply-executed machines that are both thoroughly developed and wanting for little. Riding it, however, reveals the new Storm to be pleasingly more than just AN Other fashion victim. In recent years there have been Harley-Davidson Nightsters, Victory 8-Balls, Honda’s Black Spirit, even Kawasaki’s VN900 Custom, so the Storm is not so much a case of Triumph jumping on the bandwagon as shouting ‘Room for one more?’ and squeezing onboard among everyone else.

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Its route of taking an existing cruiser model and spinning off a pared-down, mean and moody, all-black, ‘hot rod’-styled variant is a well-trodden one. LT (2014 On): Fully dressed Commander with 16' spoked wheels, white walled tyres, screen, panniers, pillion backrest and 3 front lights.It would be easy to be cynical about the Triumph Thunderbird Storm. Nightstorm (2015 On): Special Edition Storm with blacked out exhausts, mirrors, custom paint job, Showa shocks and premium seat.Ĭommander (2014 On): More touring oriented with 17' front wheel, Showa shocks, adjustable fork and floorboards. The 5-spoked 19' front wheel takes a 120/70 tyre and the rear 17' a fat 200/50.Īccessories include tall screen, leather panniers (£520), touring seat (£310), heated grips (£153), rider backrest, pillion backrest (£155), rear rack (£102), headlight cowl, dresser bars and floorboards (£205).Ĭolours: Black, grey, red Up And Down The Rangeīase model 1600/1700 (2009 On): 1,600 cc, single headlight and lots of Chrome.

Dual Showa rear shocks with adjustable pre-load and 95 mm travelĬompared to the standard Thunderbird you get ABS, the engine is the 1,700 cc Big Bore version, the shocks / fork / wheels are blacked out, there are Rocket III style dual headlights and the handlebars are lower.310 mm disc at the rear with Brembo two piston caliper.Dual 310 mm discs with Nissin four piston calipers.Like a number of other cruisers final drive is via belt. The Triumph Thunderbird Storm is a premium cruiser style bike and is powered by a liquid cooled 1,699 cc 270º parallel twin engine, producing 96.6 bhp at 5,200 rpm and maximum torque at just 2,950 rpm.