Listen carefully and it’ll whisper of more than a hundred years of pedigree and dedicated engineering excellence. And even when you do have to fill up, you won’t see it as an inconvenience – more as an ideal chance to admire the tank’s perfect, seamless contours and to run your eyes over the brilliant chromed zinc Triumph badge that proudly adorns it. A capacious 5.8 gallons affords you the freedom of enjoying your ride rather than looking for a fuel stop. This detailing is carried through to the indicators, which have clear lenses so as not to spoil the monochrome look and are self-cancelling – because you’d rather just concentrate on enjoying the ride. The tank has a large speedo, integrated tacho, two trip meters and fuel gauge, set in a chromed nacelle and proudly bearing the unique Thunderbird logo. Fitting that a bike which tells you more about the road also tells you more about your journey, with class-leading functionality. The Thunderbird team worked with Metzeler to develop bespoke profiles, with the rear being engineered to give it a look that means business at no expense to that trademark Triumph handling. And when you’ve created a thing of such beauty, you don’t slap any old piece of rubber on it. The cast aluminium 19 x 3.5 inch front and 17 x 6 inch rear 5-spokes are machined with such precision that you can see your face in them. And those seeking the ultimate in control and peace of mind have the option of adding ABS. Dual front discs deliver the message from hand to wheel so smoothly and progressively that braking feels more intuitive than responsive. All that ‘go’ is balanced out with a whole world of ‘stop’. But it’d be a crime not to ride slow enough now and again for everyone to cast a long, envious stare in your direction. Open up the throttle to enjoy immense torque at low revs, because you want the shove without the scream and the glide without the grate. The new Triumph Thunderbird, powered by an all new parallel twin 1600cc/98 inch water cooled engine, beats a rhythm of primal appeal.
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