Restricted version bikes have been all the fashion this week. MV Agusta introduced the brand new Rush Titanio super-naked, whereas Triumph pulled the wraps off the Velocity Twin Cafe Racer Version. This is how they stack up…
Triumph Velocity Twin 1200 Cafe Racer Version
As implied by its identify, the Triumph Velocity Twin 1200 Cafe Racer Version is a Velocity Twin RS with, you guessed it, a heavy quantity of café racer styling.
In inventory kind, the Triumph Velocity Twin RS is a contemporary basic constructed for spirited driving. It contains a 103.5-horsepower / 112-Nm parallel twin engine, adjustable Marzocchi forks and Öhlins shocks, 17” alloy wheels, and twin Brembo Stylema entrance brakes. Aesthetically, it takes cues from the uber-popular Bonneville vary, with a number of modern particulars blended in.
The Velocity Twin 1200 Cafe Racer Version, restricted to 800 models, provides all of the quintessential café racer touches to the prevailing Velocity Twin RS bundle. The upright road bike bars have been swapped for clip-ons, with a raised design that locations them simply above the highest yoke moderately than under it. Clean-off plates cowl the holes left by the unique bar clamps.
Out again, the Velocity Twin’s slim bench seat has been changed by a stepped unit. The seat’s lined in brown upholstery, with a detachable cowl. Passenger pegs are included within the field, however not fitted as commonplace.
Different add-ons embrace machined bar-end mirrors, ribbed clutch and alternator cowl badges, and knee pads on the gasoline tank. The tank, fenders, lighting, headlight brackets, and TFT dashboard are all carried over from the Velocity Twin RS.
A beguiling cocktail of Triumph’s signature Competitors Inexperienced and Aluminum Silver adorns the Velocity Triple Cafe Racer Version, underscoring the machine’s British roots. However the pixel-perfect paint does little to deal with our solely gripe with this specific particular version—it lacks the class of the now-defunct Triumph Thruxton 1200 RS.
That is largely on account of the truth that the Thruxton was designed as a manufacturing facility café racer from the bottom up, which accounted for its modern silhouette. Right here, Triumph has taken a roadster that is nearer to a bulldog than a greyhound, and massaged it as finest they’ll. However the aggressive, fashionable aesthetic of the Velocity Twin RS continues to be very a lot current.
It is nonetheless a sharp-looking motorbike that we would fortunately park within the Bike EXIF storage (which might price us $18,895.00). However a Thruxton, it ain’t. [Triumph Motorcycles]
MV Agusta Rush Titanio
With muscular styling, 208 horsepower on faucet, and a blistering price ticket of $50,000, the MV Agusta Rush is the Varese agency’s most unapologetic providing. But when it is not daring sufficient for you already, we current the brand new, limited-edition Rush Titanio.
On the floor, the MV Agusta Rush Titanio appears to be like like an everyday Rush with a particular paint job—however there is a bit extra happening.
For starters, the entire carbon fiber components on the Rush Titanio use a special weave from these on the common Rush, giving the bodywork a much more placing aesthetic. This extends to key particulars just like the carbon fiber engine covers and the Rush’s distinctive rear wheel cowl.
The Rush Titanio’s livery, dubbed ‘Nero Intenso,’ units shiny silver and blue highlights towards the matte end of the carbon sections.
As implied by its identify, the MV Agusta Rush Titanio is loaded with titanium bits—beginning with the entrance part of the gasoline tank cowl. There’s additionally a smorgasbord of beautiful brushed titanium brackets, holding the headlight, dashboard, and exhaust muffler. Luxe Alcantara upholstery on the saddle provides to the theme.
The Rush Titanio ditches the four-into-four exhaust system from the bottom bike for an all-titanium four-into-one association, terminating in an MV Agusta-branded Arrow muffler. Beneath the hood, the Rush’s motor boasts 16 radial titanium valves and 4 solid titanium connecting rods. A sprinkling of titanium fasteners completes the bundle.
There is no phrase on precisely when the MV Agusta Rush Titanio will probably be obtainable, or what it’s going to price. We do know that it will be restricted to only 300 models, every numbered individually and in-built Varese. Tempted? [MV Agusta]
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