Triumph launches seven models for India

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British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph has unveiled its Indian range at the Auto Expo. It is offering seven models starting at a tempting Rs. 5.5 lakh, and will join other iconic brands like Harley Davidson and Ducati in the fast-growing niche motorcycle segment of the Indian two-wheeler market.

The range starts with the legendary Bonneville, powered by an 865cc, air-cooled parallel twin in traditional Bonneville fashion. The Street Triple and Daytona 675 are powered by 675cc inline-three cylinder motors while the Speed Triple gets a bigger 1050cc mill. Out of the three, at Rs 5.75 lakh the Speed Triple is the cheapest of the lot, while you’ll have to shell Rs eight lakh for its bigger capacity sibling Street Triple.

While the Speed and Street Triples are projected as street bikes, globally the Daytona 675 is aimed at the Japanese’ inline-four 600s, which should give it an edge in the Indian Market as none of the Japanese big four currently have a supersports offering in their lineups. Priced at an extremely attractive Rs seven lakh, the Daytona should successfully be able to fill the current void existing between a street model and full-blown litre-class offerings in India.

The Tiger 800XC is a dual-purpose motorcycle, powered by an 800cc inline-three engine producing 95bhp, priced at Rs 11.4 lakh.

Two cruisers round up Triumph’s range – the ‘smaller’ of the two being the 1700cc Thunderbird Storm priced at Rs 17 lakh. The range-topping Rocket III is pure indulgence though, it’s powered by a 2300cc inline-three motor which at 22.5kgm, churns out more torque than a Honda Accord saloon and at Rs 22 lakh, costs about the same too. No second guessing what we’d pick then!

The range is expected to go on sale by mid-2012 and Triumph is planning to offer in-house financing options for its customers as well.