![]() ![]() But when you consider it costs around $2500 to get a big-bore kit fitted to a standard Thunderbird (there’s about 10 hours labour involved), the Storm price suddenly takes on a more positive complexion. The updated engine obviously comes at a price, as that’s a $1000 premium on the standard Thunderbird. The Thunderbird Storm is now on sale for $21,990, and $22,900 for the ABS version. The tacho is quite a bit smaller than the speedo. A switch on the right control allows the rider to toggle through time, trip displays, an odometer, distance to empty, while there’s an analogue speed and tacho. The Storm has an easy-to-read tank-mounted gauge. Those parts include the handlebars, brake rotors and hoses, mirrors, exhaust and badge. And there's no external plumbing (oil and water pipes, etc) to taint the picture, which gives the parallel twin an even more commanding presence.Īs Triumph says in its Storm literature, it’s much easier to pose the “what does not come in black on the Storm” rather than the other way around. What has changed are the aesthetics, with the obvious loss of chrome and addition of black also joined by drag-style handlebars and twin, oval headlights, in the mould of the old Speed Triple and Rocket III. In the case of the gearbox that’s especially a good thing, because it was already one of the best in the business with its helical cut gears and smooth, positive operation.Īnd the suspension (Showa), frame (steel tube) and brakes (Nissin) also take their same place at the table. The liquid-cooled engine now has new cylinder liners, revised camshafts and news gaskets, but otherwise is unchanged from Thunderbird guise – and that extends to the powertrain as well, including the belt final drive. That’s quite a jump on the Thunderbird, which produces 86hp at 4850rpm and 146Nm at 2750rpm. PRICE AND EQUIPMENT The 1700cc incarnation of the 270-degree parallel twin was previously only available as a dealer-installed big-bore kit on the Thunderbird, but now it’s standard fare on the Storm, which has claimed performance figures of 98hp at 5300rpm and 156Nm at 2750rpm. ![]() The routine chrome and polish found on the standard Thunderbird, which was released in the last quarter of 2009, has been jettisoned on the Storm, replaced by a darker, more brooding, hardcore look.Īnd the aggressive stance isn’t just unique to the eye, with the Storm’s displacement of 1700cc nearly 100cc more than the Thunderbird, thanks to a 3.3mm larger bore. The Thunderbird Storm is a black, pared-down power cruiser based on the extremely popular Thunderbird, dedicated to “those who expect a harder-edge to their ride”. ![]()
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