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THE GRAPEVINE

MUCH TORQUE

It’s been a long time coming, but the brand-new Triumph
Rocket 3 has finally landed on our shores. With a 2.5-litre
engine, it is still the largest motor on a production motorcycle
and the 22.5 kgm is no joke either. This makes it meaner and
more powerful than the old bike which wasn’t slow to begin
with. Oh, and Triumph has also managed to shave off 40 kg
and dump in a whole suite of electronic rider aids. Top-spec
components are standard, such as fully adjustable
Showa suspension front and back as well as Brembo
Stylema callipers (which is what Ducati uses on the
Panigale V4). As far as being a bully on the road, the
Triumph Rocket 3 has every box well and truly ticked
and it can be yours for ` 18 lakh (ex-showroom).

GRIMY AND ORANGE

The KTM 390 Adventure is finally here! Well,
almost. It was unveiled at India Bike Week and
the launch is scheduled for January 2020. If
you haven’t read Alan Cathcart’s first-ride report
in our November issue, we highly recommend
you do. Anyway, the India-spec bike does get a
few changes from the Euro-spec one. The power
figures remain the same (44 bhp) and it gets trac-
tion control, too. But the optional quick-shifter is
standard and it loses out on the adjustability for
the front forks as well as the height-adjustable
windscreen. Is that bad news? Possibly. Does it
overshadow the smile we all have at the realisa-
tion that we’ll finally ride one soon? Heck, no.

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