The Triumph Rocket’s a fairly particular machine. Though it’s technically a cruiser, there’s truly nothing else fairly prefer it in the marketplace. That’s why we’re all the time fairly excited after we hear that there’s a brand new one (or two) on the way in which from the British manufacturing facility.
They’ve had a slight rename for 2024, and they’re now known as the Rocket Storm. However apart from that, issues are largely acquainted, with a pair of fashions to select from every suited to various kinds of driving and rider. There’s the sportier, extra stripped-back £23,195 R and the loaded £23,895 touring-oriented GT.
They’re not all-new machines, however Triumph’s made a handful of significant adjustments to the outgoing fashions, making them extra highly effective and extra agile. Sounds good to us.
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The large information is the revised 2458cc triple cylinder motor, which meets Euro5+ emissions laws but manages to kick out much more energy and torque. It’ll now kick out 180bhp at 7000rpm, too (which is a whopping 15bhp improve on the previous mannequin). There’s additionally been a much less substantial, however nonetheless appreciated, 2.9lb-ft torque improve, which implies there’s now a whopping 166lb-ft to play with.
Elsewhere, there’re new 10-spoke solid aluminium rims (17-inch up entrance and 16-inch on the rear) which Triumph reckons will assist make the Rocket Storm extra agile. Nicely, as agile because the 300kg lump can ever really be…
There are some key variations between the 2 fashions, with the GT’s handlebars a considerable 125mm extra upright than the R; the footpegs way more relaxed (with three horizontal changes throughout 50mm); and its seat top 23mm decrease (at 750mm). In distinction, the R get extra upright, mid-mounted pegs (and simply two settings with 15mm of vertical adjustment between them).
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Apart from that, they’re very, very related – with the identical aluminium body, the identical 18-litre gasoline tank, the identical totally adjustable Showa monoshock and 47mm USD forks, and the identical four-piston radially-mounted Brembo Stylema calipers grabbing a pair of 320mm discs up entrance and a single 300mm disc on the rear. There’re loads of digital goodies, too, with lean-sensitive cornering ABS, lean-sensitive traction management, a ride-by-wire throttle, and 4 driving modes.
Feels like a winner to us. Right here’s hoping we are able to get our palms on one for a spin quickly.
