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Or not. The V7 may end up in a class all by itself because of all of this. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.
I am disappointed that they have moved from air cooled to all liquid cooled bikes. I primarily bought my 2014 V7 last month because of its light weight, amazing looks, air cooled engine and overall balance. These new bikes by triumph seem to be going with the trend of bigger-is-better. I like the V7 precisely because it is a simple motorcycle. I'd rather drive a 50 hp bike at 70 mph than a 100 hp bike at 70 mph.
Actually I'm REALLY curious what Harley and Guzzi are going to do.
I am shocked how much I keep coming back to this bike. It is the MOST I've ever been interested in a water-cooled bike (even more than the one I owned ).Actually I'm REALLY curious what Harley and Guzzi are going to do.Harley COULD in theory just sells Streets, Vrods, and Wet-Head Glides, but I don't think that's a smart strategy. They must have something else in the pipeline - well, maybe an expansion of the wet-heads to other lines. And GUZZI, other than something weird like Ural or Enfield, they're the loan holdout without a single water-cooled bike in the lineup.I would morn the loss of ALL air-cooled models, but seeing how well this was executed I MIGHT JUST BE READY to see a water-cooled model from Guzzi too.Gonna be an interesting year or two in the bike market because of these regulations.
The 1400 is already Euro4 Compliant (it has been the first motorcycle engine to comply with the Euro4 standard).The new Small Block 850, whose images had been already shown, is still air cooled, and will be obviously Euro 4.
I do not expect H-D to do anything more drastic than their current hybrid water-cooled heads. Distinguishing them from the standard non-water-cooled H-D takes a very keen eye. They may try to incorporate a minimal, oil-cooler sized radiator for the bikes without the big fairing of the WaterGlides.Guzzi, who knows. They're coming out with this new small-block motor. I have hopes for it but I am suspecting a performance level maybe on par with the now-obsolete past-generation Triumphs - IF WE ARE LUCKY! lolI do expect a water-cooled big-block Guzzi in the next few years.As with any of these things, Triumph included (even though they have a relatively good track record), I am very cautious about buying a first-year new-design bike.
This new Trumpet really interests me.It's very well done. Notice how you can see daylight behind the motor. .
Hmm , wondering how a Pacifico Aerofoil would look on the new Thruxton ? Dusty
The R version of the new Thruxton is getting a lot of attention.Several things stand out to me.First these 1200's are posting 83 foot pounds of torque and an estimated 100 HP. A factory race kit is forthcoming in 2016 to boost it even more.Also, and this is big, they feature a 270 degree crank that will give it a V-Twin lumpiness. Handsome and fantastic-looking bike. I'm interested to see the actual weight numbers. I also like the rear-end treatment. I've never been fond of the no-fender rear look but apparently Triumph is offering a kit to ditch the rear fender.Notice the overhead view. In classic Triumph vertical twin fashion, they are wonderfully narrow, svelte.
So those two models are good till when 2020? (Is that the next phase)?And we can assume the rest of the line can be brought into compliance for 2017-19 in similar fashion?
2021 for the bikes (2020 only for 50cc).I don't know for the 750 and 1200. It's possible they will be homologated Euro4 next year (existing models can be still sold in 2016), or that, from 2017, all the Guzzi lineup (or at least the air-cooled lineup) will be composed of 850 and 1400.
That is a good looking bike.
Motorcycles must comply with Euro 5 in 2017.
I, too, am in love with the new Thruxton R. It is incredibly good looking. It is better looking and undoubtedly better performing than the Norton Commando that I have wanted, for significantly less money.