Triumph Thunderbird launch

[EastBayBlue]

Its not red and white either... is this guy stoned?

[petepassion]

'meaty grips,meaty levers and tasty wheels', yum yum,not recommended for vegetarians though!

[MyVasill]

Jeezusie może kiedyś sie go dorobie..

[zinger52]

Oh I do like it is it painted in tu tone? was a bit hard to see looked like mono colour

[37colin]

fugly! looks like it was built in china

[bonecrime]

What the hell? The bike is obviusly blue and white, but the guy states that it's red and white?

[MITCHWILD]

I think he was too exited....bless him.

[HighwaySage]

He calls it a "V-Twin"! Oi!

[RosieKR]

the speedo on the tank ruins it for me.

[threepot]

Is there a 2nd part to this test? Triumph should offer more paint options on all their bikes. 3 colours is poor.

[doable1]

Love Triumphs but not a fan of cruisers,...any cruisers. They should have beefed up the Bonnie parallel twin from 865cc to 1000cc and the Thruxton to 1100cc.

[MITCHWILD]

That would be awesome! i had a t100 for three years and loved it, but imagine a big vertical twin Roadster," ohh yeah........"

[sconbone12]

Forget aboutr what the guy says. Had it over the weekend.first thing I did this morning was launching sales adverts for my HD to get the money for the t-bird. Got a speedmaster already and will soon have the bigger sister too. can´t wait to own the t-bird.

[portsmouth1962]

It don't look fuck all like a Victory! A Victory being one ugly ass V-twin to start with. The parallel twin brings symmetry back to the lines. Well done Triumph! This will be the base to create one sweet bobber. I have been waiting for this to come along ever since the America and Speedmaster hit the market.

[MITCHWILD]

Someone tell him it's a Vertical Twin, not a Veeeee twin.

[guins99]

@MITCHWILD its a parallel twin, not a v-twin..........

[MITCHWILD]

@guins99 I'm old school, we always called them "vertical twins" over here. The pistons are more or less straight up and down, one things for sure, it ain't a V Twin.

[guins99]

@MITCHWILD fair enough -- I know I just got mine last thursday, hell of a lot more torque than my 04 america... Great machine.

[MITCHWILD]

@guins99 I've had two of the new Triumphs, first was a Bonneville T100 which i loved and sold! now a Daytona 955, fast but not really what i am looking for from a bike.

[mission100uk]

looks like a meanstreak..

[fooootie]

It's a pretty good intro, because you get to see what the bike really looks like.

They should have made this out of the Bonneville -

then it wouldn't weigh 800 lbs.

[irulepandorasbox]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! I love how the Kawi blows past twice!! Quit flappin ur british gums and FUCKIN ride you pansy!! And get a real bike!

[irulepandorasbox]

zzzzZZZZZzzzzZZZZZzzzzZZZZZZ..­....

[robduude]

harley sucks

[kot69kot69]

thats is "How to Kill TRIUMPH"!!!ooo f....

[0verl0rd8675309]

I thought as a first impressions, this video was pretty good. The pedants may like to abuse the poor bloke because he's colour blind, but I got all the info I would have got if I'd done my own walk-around. Looking forward to the next instalment.

[sixmagpies]

Triumph now pretending to be Harleys? God help us from marketing people.

[gurney85]

lol...I hardly think Triumph wants or needs to pretend to be Harley Davidson but a cruiser of this type of displacement is an obvious gap in the product line. It's a lucrative segment of the market so why wouldnt they produce a model to address it?

Nice bike, I dont know if I personally am ready for cruisers, impressions are that it is deliberately conservatively styled 'cos of the market it's intended for so I'm no judge of how well viewed it may be by those inclined to buy a bike like this

[sixmagpies]

You might have said 'A cruiser with the same capacity, tank features and general proportions of a Harley is an obvious gap in the product line'. Does a product line have to reflect al others? No. It should compete with them.

Sadly, this is poor design as a result of weak minded, unimaginative management and depressing to see.

[jamn83]

how, in any way, shape or form does that look like a hog? Triumph has ALWAYS done things one way... Theirs. Face it, they are already more dependable, just because of the name. And they are half the price. Another great job triumph!! Keep it up!!!

[chick5581]

I agree with a lot of comments below me! haha I think that they have said it all for me. lol It's like they read my mind.

[alazzurra]

You are mumbling, Mr.West...

[zanos123]

Haha, thats my bike that came around the corner there, these guys are super popular around here, its my 2008 Kawasaki 250r =) way better than that piece of shit there showing

[azrock4ever]

First off, that wasn't you.

Second, that Triumph, or any of the Triumph models for that matter, are far superior to that little Kawasaki sewing machine.

[alexmortillaro]

i would have to say that noise bike is way cooler in the beginning! just me though.

[daedalx]

Looks like a 10 year old japanese harley clone.

[malt64]

Agreed, this is horrible.

[simonfb10]

No its got a proper engine in it to make it go!! It doesnt just convert petrol to make noise!!

[simonfb10]

But granted this Video is Shit...

[ronaldocaveiras]

linda moto !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!

[notveryawesome]

I believe you meant to say "Orange with white stripe."

[shauncarlpope33]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING!

[manufreak63]

a less than amateur quality video.. shaky cam, odd angles, background noise.. thumbs down MCN! spend some money and make some proper videos people.

[madbiker53]

nice looking bike

[LoomisLoftis]

That's the shittiest new bike introduction I've ever seen. whoever you are, you suck real bad.

[blatviagem]

Bela maquina...

[Buttmunch5000]

i know there was one moving in the background but he should have started it up.

i think i would like the rocket 3 more than this , because its very triumph but it still is a good bike, il have a look at it in my local triumph dealer, even though cruisers arent really my thing

[mohammad112388]

Yea.,..but thing is the rocket 3 is for advanced riders cause its rediculous fast...a reason someone would wana buy this is cause its more affordable, and more practical. And easier to control.

[myrryxmas]

@mohammad112388 ... i bought a rocket iii 2 years ago, my first new bike. i'm hardly a novice rider, but i wouldn't say you need to be an "advanced" rider to be safe on it... a disciplined rider, to be sure.

the rocket iii is incredibly easy to control. it's really just a big pussycat - it won't let you know what it's really capable of until you deliberately ask it to fly.

that said, i LOVE the new T Bird. i'd own one now if i hadn't fallen in love with my rocket when i test rode it.

[mohammad112388]

Praise to you man, but not everyone would be as lucky. Thes faster the thing is capable of, and more torque it can generate...the more dangerous it is to be used as a starter. But if somone has ridden for a couple of years I don't see why one couldn't control one. Thing is, young kids who get them to show off, especially kids who don't even know how to properly operate a car...let alone the beast that the rocket III is.

[UltraSWG]

It's not a V-twin, dumbass.

[GerwinChita]

He corrects himself on that.

[bendover90]

SHUT THE HELL UP AND RIDE THE FREAKIN BIKE

APPALING VIDEO

0 stars not even worth my time

[robinphillips]

He said it was Red and White ;-)

[seroyer2]

I think hes color blind.

[biglandfarm]

more riding less blabing

[BritishRider]

Looks great.

[R1SUPERGOD]

Whatever is going on in the background sounds more interesting. Yawn!!!!!

[jonysuave]

unconditional agree.

[adoniscomplex]

A cruiser from Triumph? It looks a lot like a Victory (a US brand). Anyone know if they are sharing parts?

[GerwinChita]

I don't think any serious bike producer would have a desire to share parts with Victory.

[dynamicz108]

I think i will stick to my 675 Daytona thanks

[jamiebridges123]

not my type of bike but looks nice neverthelesss, decent walk around.

[Godv2]

The bike's not my cup of tea, but nice review anyway.

[fredrik5213]

Would be nice to get a review on how it actually is to ride the bike

[Bycelion]

You done the review on the wrong mountain LOL.

That bike looks really nice, would love to hear what it sounds like.