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The big Triumph is due to be launched next year and sources close to the factory suggest it will simply be called the \" Twenty Two \" – a reference to the 2200cc engine and a nod towards the past. In the 1950s and 1960s Triumph built a 350cc machine called the Twenty One. Triumph refuses to comment on the bike, or even to confirm that it exists, but it is touted to go into production and on sale in March or April of 2003 at a price in excess of £10,000.
An early prototype used a 2000cc version of the all new in-line three cylinder motor. A source close to the factory said: \" It was originally going to be a two-litre, but Triumph thought if they were going to make a big bike, they might as well make it really big so they’re going for 2200cc.
The Twenty Two will be the biggest capacity bike in mass production – and offer more than 150lbft of torque – equivalent to two Honda FireBlades!
The advantage of the Triumph layout is that it allows an engine that’s twice as big as most of the competition without using any more space than a conventional cruiser’s V-twin, and without the reduced ground-clearance of a horizontally-mounted motor.
For photos of the monster go to;
Motorcycle News
