An avid motorcyclist, actor Ishaan Khatter has been seen on two wheels time and again, particularly on his KTM 250 Duke. But the 'Beyond the Clouds' actor has now got himself quite the upgrade in the form of the Triumph Speed Twin worth Rs. 11.09 lakh (ex-showroom, India). The Speed Twin is the faster Bonnie on sale and brings retro-cool styling with a powerful parallel-twin engine. Khatter shared images of his new ride on social media, christening the bike "Speedy Gonzales." He also revealed that his new helmet was gifted by older brother and actor Shahid Kapoor. Interestingly, Kapoor also welcomed his new set of wheels recently in the form of the Mercedes-Maybach S580.
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The Triumph Speed Twin was launched in India last year with a host of improvements and the BS6 upgrade. The MY2021 model arrived with new brakes, new suspension, new tyres and wheels, as well as cosmetic upgrades and few new features. Notably, the 2021 Triumph Speed Twin comes with a revised fuel tank with new graphics, anodised headlight mounts, brushed aluminium finish on the upswept silencers, classic Monza fuel cap, and clear anodised aluminium swingarm. The front and rear mudguards get new mounts, and the side panels get a brushed aluminium finish, along with the heel guards.
Power comes from the Bonneville family's 1,200 cc 'high power' engine. The motor has been upgraded to belt out an additional 3 bhp of peak power, as well as reduce inertia by 17 per cent. The engine also comes with a new crankshaft and alternator, new balancer shaft, new cam profile, revised ports, and high compression pistons. As a result, the parallel-twin motor develops 99 bhp at 7,250 rpm and 112 Nm of peak torque at 4,250 rpm. It's paired with a 6-speed gearbox.
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The 2021 Triumph Speed Twin gets 43 mm Marzocchi forks, with cartridge damping, a revised steering geometry and Metzeler tyres
Other hardware bits include premium 43 mm Marzocchi forks with cartridge damping and 120 mm of travel. Twin shocks at the rear with adjustable preload and 120 mm travel. Braking performance comes from high-spec Brembo four-piston M50 radial monobloc callipers with twin 320 mm discs. The rear wheel uses a Nissin-sourced two-piston calliper with 220 mm single disc. The Speed Twin rides on 17-inch lightweight cast aluminium wheels shod with new Metzeler Racetec RR tyres. The Speed Twin gets three riding modes - Rain, Road and Sport - along with TPMS, traction control, and ABS.
On the work front, Khatter was last seen in the American Netflix film Don't Look Up, in which he had a cameo. He will be seen in Phone Bhoot and Pippa set for release later this year.
