39:
280:
662:
270:
The 2009 "Thunderbird" revives the name after a five-year hiatus, from several prior "Thunderbird" Triumphs: a previous three-cylinder 885 cc bike, as well as a prior single carburettor version of the 650cc twin
Bonneville, produced in the mid-1960s for police work. The latest earlier iteration
331:
engine; but after four years of development, the only parts in common are the valves. Power output is 85 bhp (63 kW; 86 PS) and torque is 108 lb⋅ft (146 N⋅m). The engine has two spark plugs per cylinder, which gives better combustion, resulting in lower fuel consumption,
339:
In 2011, the
Thunderbird Storm variant model was released featuring the previously-optional 1,699 cc (103.7 cu in) engine fitted as standard, twin headlamps and with a number of black, rather than chrome parts
354:
in May 2009, found that the motorcycle performed well, and handling and braking were significantly superior to comparable
American or Japanese cruiser models. In 2009 and 2010, US motorcycle magazine
332:
cleaner exhaust emissions, and more power. Brakes are double front discs with four-piston callipers, with a single rear disc also with two-piston callipers (ABS as option). Final drive is via a
694:
1447:
452:
267:, England. Since 2016, the model is offered as a base 1.6 L (98 cu in) and as 1.7 L (104 cu in) 'Commander' and 'Storm' variants.
1432:
637:
687:
582:
1442:
512:
680:
715:
20:
608:
421:
234:
666:
396:
560:
462:
1437:
1223:
19:
This article is about the
Triumph motorcycle manufactured since 2009. For other motorcycles bearing the same name, see
1401:
1290:
84:
1,597 cc (97 cu in) or 1,699 cc (104 cu in) DOHC, 8-valve, four-stroke parallel-twin
538:
1213:
1069:
997:
971:
966:
1365:
654:
1326:
1285:
1254:
1228:
1147:
1017:
1012:
703:
296:
260:
160:
147:
52:
1321:
1280:
1264:
1259:
1090:
1085:
1032:
987:
872:
867:
759:
743:
1152:
1137:
1121:
1064:
1027:
738:
495:
1360:
516:
1095:
1002:
940:
935:
914:
888:
316:
308:
288:
72:
67:
1331:
1300:
1218:
1142:
1116:
791:
775:
457:
1406:
1007:
950:
919:
846:
796:
328:
1295:
1238:
1048:
992:
945:
909:
904:
616:
292:
79:
1305:
1233:
830:
38:
1100:
1022:
586:
350:
186:
105:
93:
1411:
862:
324:
1426:
801:
320:
312:
89:
98:
1,600 cc: 103.8 mm × 94.3 mm (4.09 in × 3.71 in)
100:
1,700 cc: 107.1 mm × 94.3 mm (4.22 in × 3.71 in)
672:
323:. The 1,597 cc (97.5 cu in) engine was originally intended to be
499:
356:
333:
153:
360:
awarded the
Thunderbird "Best Cruiser" in its annual "Ten Best Bikes" feature.
1385:
300:
256:
620:
448:
198:
661:
279:
486:
375:
Triumph
Thunderbird 'Commander', also with 1.7 l engine (since 2016)
264:
177:
Front: Twin 310 mm floating discs. Nissin 4-piston fixed callipers
179:
Rear: Single 310 mm fixed disc. Brembo 2-piston floating calliper
126:
372:
Triumph
Thunderbird 'Storm', with 1,699 cc engine (since 2011)
278:
172:
304:
676:
609:"2010 Ten Best Bikes Best Cruiser: Triumph Thunderbird 1600"
121:
Storm: 97 bhp (98 PS; 72 kW) @ 5,200 rpm
369:
255:
is a series of large displacement straight-twin cruiser
245:
22 L (4.8 imp gal; 5.8 US gal)
142:
Storm: 115 ft⋅lbf (156 N⋅m) @ 2,950 rpm
113:
85 bhp (63 kW; 86 PS) @ 4,850 rpm
1394:
1378:
1353:
1344:
1314:
1273:
1247:
1206:
1190:
1174:
1165:
1130:
1109:
1078:
1057:
1041:
980:
959:
928:
897:
881:
855:
839:
823:
814:
784:
768:
752:
731:
722:
484:Winfield, Barry (October 2009), "2-wheel lowdown",
241:
229:
219:: 880 mm (34.6 in) (including handlebars)
207:
197:
185:
171:
159:
146:
125:
104:
88:
78:
66:
58:
48:
638:"TRIUMPH THUNDERBIRD 1700 STORM (2011-on) Review"
134:108 ft⋅lbf (146 N⋅m) @ 2,750 rpm
119:Commander: 94 PS (93 bhp; 69 kW)
271:was the Thunderbird Sport, last made in 2004.
688:
8:
1448:Motorcycles powered by straight-twin engines
31:
539:"First pics: 2009 Triumph Thunderbird 1600"
443:
441:
439:
1350:
1171:
820:
728:
695:
681:
673:
422:"Triumph Thunderbird Storm Specifications"
416:
414:
391:
389:
30:
319:, which imitates the sound and feel of a
140:Commander: 151 N⋅m (111 ft⋅lbf)
561:"2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm Review"
385:
716:Triumph motorcycles (Coventry/Meriden)
632:
630:
7:
397:"Triumph Thunderbird Specifications"
291:with a large 200/50 R17 rear tyre.
21:Triumph Thunderbird (disambiguation)
1433:Triumph Motorcycles Ltd motorcycles
348:A road test of the Thunderbird by
14:
583:"First ride: Triumph Thunderbird"
559:Siahaan, Troy (8 February 2011).
167:Rear: Twin spring shock absorbers
660:
233:339 kg (747 lb) (
37:
1443:Motorcycles introduced in 2009
704:Triumph motorcycles (Hinckley)
283:2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm
224:: 1,120 mm (44.1 in)
221:
214:: 2,340 mm (92.1 in)
211:
165:Front: 47 mm Showa forks
1:
216:
453:"Triumph Thunderbird review"
203:1,615 mm (63.6 in)
1402:List of Triumph motorcycles
327:, namely "two-thirds of" a
1464:
18:
710:
424:. Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
399:. Triumph Motorcycles Ltd
36:
667:Triumph Thunderbird 1600
43:2010 Triumph Thunderbird
1366:Triumph Scrambler 400 X
1219:Bonneville Speedmaster
657:at Triumph Motorcycles
284:
287:The Thunderbird is a
282:
669:at Wikimedia Commons
309:parallel-twin engine
1438:Cruiser motorcycles
655:Triumph Thunderbird
458:The Daily Telegraph
261:Triumph Motorcycles
253:Triumph Thunderbird
251:The 2009 and later
33:
32:Triumph Thunderbird
1407:Triumph Bonneville
1291:Bonneville America
513:"Thunderbird 1600"
329:Triumph Rocket III
285:
28:Type of motorcycle
16:British motorcycle
1420:
1419:
1374:
1373:
1361:Triumph Speed 400
1340:
1339:
1214:Bonneville Bobber
1161:
1160:
1070:Daytona Moto2 765
1018:Thunderbird Sport
941:Speed Triple 955i
915:Speed Triple 1050
889:Speed Triple 1200
810:
809:
665:Media related to
519:on 14 August 2008
249:
248:
191:Front: 120/70 R19
1455:
1351:
1172:
1096:Speed Triple 750
821:
729:
697:
690:
683:
674:
664:
642:
641:
634:
625:
624:
605:
599:
598:
596:
594:
579:
573:
572:
570:
568:
563:. Motorcycle.com
556:
550:
549:
547:
545:
535:
529:
528:
526:
524:
515:. Archived from
509:
503:
502:
481:
475:
474:
472:
470:
461:. Archived from
445:
434:
433:
431:
429:
418:
409:
408:
406:
404:
393:
223:
218:
213:
193:Rear: 200/50 R17
41:
34:
1463:
1462:
1458:
1457:
1456:
1454:
1453:
1452:
1423:
1422:
1421:
1416:
1390:
1370:
1346:
1345:Single-cylinder
1336:
1327:Bonneville T100
1310:
1286:Bonneville T100
1269:
1255:Bonneville T100
1243:
1224:Bonneville T120
1202:
1186:
1167:
1157:
1148:Tiger Sport 660
1138:Street Triple S
1126:
1105:
1091:Daytona Super 3
1074:
1053:
1037:
1013:Thunderbird 900
976:
955:
924:
893:
877:
851:
835:
816:
806:
780:
764:
748:
724:
718:
706:
701:
651:
646:
645:
636:
635:
628:
607:
606:
602:
592:
590:
587:Motorcycle News
581:
580:
576:
566:
564:
558:
557:
553:
543:
541:
537:
536:
532:
522:
520:
511:
510:
506:
483:
482:
478:
468:
466:
451:(22 May 2009).
447:
446:
437:
427:
425:
420:
419:
412:
402:
400:
395:
394:
387:
382:
366:
351:Motorcycle News
346:
277:
225:
220:
215:
192:
180:
178:
166:
141:
139:
135:
120:
118:
114:
99:
44:
29:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1461:
1459:
1451:
1450:
1445:
1440:
1435:
1425:
1424:
1418:
1417:
1415:
1414:
1412:Triumph Triple
1409:
1404:
1398:
1396:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1388:
1382:
1380:
1376:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1357:
1355:
1348:
1342:
1341:
1338:
1337:
1335:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1322:Bonneville 790
1318:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1309:
1308:
1303:
1298:
1293:
1288:
1283:
1281:Bonneville 865
1277:
1275:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1267:
1265:Speed Twin 900
1262:
1257:
1251:
1249:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1241:
1239:Scrambler 1200
1236:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1210:
1208:
1204:
1203:
1201:
1200:
1194:
1192:
1188:
1187:
1185:
1184:
1178:
1176:
1169:
1163:
1162:
1159:
1158:
1156:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1134:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1113:
1111:
1107:
1106:
1104:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1082:
1080:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1072:
1067:
1061:
1059:
1055:
1054:
1052:
1051:
1045:
1043:
1039:
1038:
1036:
1035:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
988:Adventurer 900
984:
982:
978:
977:
975:
974:
969:
963:
961:
957:
956:
954:
953:
948:
943:
938:
932:
930:
926:
925:
923:
922:
917:
912:
907:
901:
899:
895:
894:
892:
891:
885:
883:
879:
878:
876:
875:
870:
868:Tiger Explorer
865:
859:
857:
853:
852:
850:
849:
843:
841:
837:
836:
834:
833:
827:
825:
818:
815:Three-cylinder
812:
811:
808:
807:
805:
804:
799:
794:
788:
786:
782:
781:
779:
778:
772:
770:
766:
765:
763:
762:
756:
754:
750:
749:
747:
746:
741:
735:
733:
726:
720:
719:
711:
708:
707:
702:
700:
699:
692:
685:
677:
671:
670:
658:
650:
649:External links
647:
644:
643:
626:
600:
574:
551:
530:
504:
476:
465:on 24 May 2009
435:
410:
384:
383:
381:
378:
377:
376:
373:
370:
365:
362:
345:
342:
313:balance shafts
276:
273:
247:
246:
243:
239:
238:
231:
227:
226:
209:
205:
204:
201:
195:
194:
189:
183:
182:
175:
169:
168:
163:
157:
156:
150:
144:
143:
137:1,700 cc:
132:1,600 cc:
129:
123:
122:
116:1,700 cc:
111:1,600 cc:
108:
102:
101:
96:
86:
85:
82:
76:
75:
70:
64:
63:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
42:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1460:
1449:
1446:
1444:
1441:
1439:
1436:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1413:
1410:
1408:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1399:
1397:
1393:
1387:
1384:
1383:
1381:
1377:
1367:
1364:
1362:
1359:
1358:
1356:
1352:
1349:
1343:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1319:
1317:
1313:
1307:
1304:
1302:
1299:
1297:
1294:
1292:
1289:
1287:
1284:
1282:
1279:
1278:
1276:
1272:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1252:
1250:
1246:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1234:Thruxton 1200
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1211:
1209:
1205:
1199:
1196:
1195:
1193:
1189:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1173:
1170:
1164:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1123:
1122:Street Triple
1120:
1118:
1115:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1077:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1065:Street Triple
1063:
1062:
1060:
1056:
1050:
1047:
1046:
1044:
1040:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
985:
983:
979:
973:
970:
968:
965:
964:
962:
958:
952:
949:
947:
944:
942:
939:
937:
934:
933:
931:
927:
921:
918:
916:
913:
911:
908:
906:
903:
902:
900:
896:
890:
887:
886:
884:
880:
874:
871:
869:
866:
864:
861:
860:
858:
854:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
832:
829:
828:
826:
822:
819:
813:
803:
800:
798:
795:
793:
790:
789:
787:
783:
777:
774:
773:
771:
767:
761:
758:
757:
755:
751:
745:
742:
740:
737:
736:
734:
730:
727:
723:Four-cylinder
721:
717:
714:
709:
705:
698:
693:
691:
686:
684:
679:
678:
675:
668:
663:
659:
656:
653:
652:
648:
639:
633:
631:
627:
622:
618:
615:. July 2010.
614:
610:
604:
601:
589:. 14 May 2009
588:
584:
578:
575:
562:
555:
552:
540:
534:
531:
518:
514:
508:
505:
501:
497:
493:
489:
488:
480:
477:
464:
460:
459:
454:
450:
444:
442:
440:
436:
423:
417:
415:
411:
398:
392:
390:
386:
379:
374:
371:
368:
367:
363:
361:
359:
358:
353:
352:
343:
341:
337:
335:
330:
326:
322:
318:
314:
310:
306:
302:
298:
294:
290:
281:
274:
272:
268:
266:
262:
258:
254:
244:
242:Fuel capacity
240:
236:
232:
228:
210:
206:
202:
200:
196:
190:
188:
184:
176:
174:
170:
164:
162:
158:
155:
151:
149:
145:
138:
133:
130:
128:
124:
117:
112:
109:
107:
103:
97:
95:
91:
87:
83:
81:
77:
74:
71:
69:
65:
61:
57:
54:
51:
47:
40:
35:
26:
22:
1306:Thruxton 900
1197:
1181:
1166:Two-cylinder
1003:Speed Triple
936:Daytona 955i
760:Daytona 1000
744:Daytona 1200
712:
612:
603:
591:. Retrieved
577:
565:. Retrieved
554:
542:. Retrieved
533:
521:. Retrieved
517:the original
507:
491:
485:
479:
467:. Retrieved
463:the original
456:
428:14 September
426:. Retrieved
403:14 September
401:. Retrieved
355:
349:
347:
338:
307:eight-valve
297:Tim Prentice
286:
269:
252:
250:
181:Optional ABS
148:Transmission
136:
131:
115:
110:
49:Manufacturer
25:
1347:motorcycles
1332:Speedmaster
1301:Speedmaster
1260:Street Twin
1198:Thunderbird
1182:Thunderbird
1168:motorcycles
1153:Daytona 660
1143:Trident 660
1117:Daytona 675
1101:Trident 750
1086:Daytona 750
1033:Daytona 900
1023:Trident 900
972:Tiger Rally
863:Trophy 1200
817:motorcycles
792:Daytona 600
776:Daytona 650
739:Trophy 1200
725:motorcycles
613:Cycle World
544:6 September
523:4 September
357:Cycle World
257:motorcycles
62:2009–
1427:Categories
1386:John Bloor
1229:Speed Twin
1028:Trophy 900
1008:Sprint 900
951:Tiger 955i
920:Tiger 1050
873:Tiger 1200
847:Rocket III
797:Speed Four
494:(20): 40,
449:Ash, Kevin
380:References
334:belt drive
317:270° crank
301:California
259:, made by
208:Dimensions
161:Suspension
154:belt drive
59:Production
1296:Scrambler
1049:Tiger 800
998:Tiger 900
993:Legend TT
946:Sprint ST
910:Sprint ST
905:Sprint GT
713:See also:
621:0011-4286
500:218931195
344:Reception
199:Wheelbase
1207:1,200 cc
1191:1,600 cc
1175:1,700 cc
967:Tiger GT
898:1,050 cc
882:1,160 cc
856:1,215 cc
840:2,294 cc
831:Rocket 3
824:2,458 cc
732:1,180 cc
496:ProQuest
487:Autoweek
364:Variants
311:has two
265:Hinckley
152:6-speed
567:17 June
325:modular
295:was by
289:cruiser
73:Cruiser
53:Triumph
1379:People
1354:400 cc
1315:790 cc
1274:865 cc
1248:900 cc
1131:660 cc
1110:675 cc
1079:749 cc
1058:765 cc
1042:799 cc
981:885 cc
960:888 cc
929:955 cc
785:599 cc
769:646 cc
753:998 cc
619:
593:23 May
498:
469:23 May
321:V-twin
315:and a
303:. The
293:Design
275:Design
230:Weight
173:Brakes
127:Torque
94:stroke
80:Engine
1395:Other
802:TT600
187:Tyres
106:Power
68:Class
617:ISSN
595:2009
569:2011
546:2008
525:2008
471:2009
430:2011
405:2011
305:DOHC
90:Bore
299:in
263:in
235:wet
1429::
629:^
611:.
585:.
492:59
490:,
455:.
438:^
413:^
388:^
336:.
92:/
696:e
689:t
682:v
640:.
623:.
597:.
571:.
548:.
527:.
473:.
432:.
407:.
237:)
222:H
217:W
212:L
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.