After the first few images of the upcoming retro-styled, small-displacement Triumph bike was revealed, now we get to see the first images of a second, scrambler-styled model. Both these bikes are expected to be the first models, the products of the Bajaj-Triumph alliance, with design and engineering from Triumph Motorcycles, and manufactured by Bajaj in India. The upcoming Triumph Scrambler takes styling cues from the Triumph Street Scrambler, and is likely to be a 300-500 cc scrambler, although technical details are scarce at this moment.
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The prototype is unmistakable a Triumph, and the small-displacement, single-cylinder engine confirms that this upcoming Scrambler will also be from the Bajaj-Triumph alliance, and will be made in India.
From what we can see from the images, the engine is a single-cylinder unit, and is likely to be between 300-500 cc, and will be liquid-cooled, as is evident from the radiator up front. The engine with the side casings, fins and air intake covers look designed like the Bonneville twin engine, and there's that unmistakable groove for the Triumph logo on the bottom-end cases. The single-sided exhaust, with a single exhaust header from the engine confirms that it's indeed a single-cylinder mill, and the size of the block points to somewhere around 300-350 cc displacement.
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The engine is liquid-cooled, and will likely have displacement of around 350 cc. The new Triumph Scrambler will be based on the same platform as the roadster and will likely be launched in 2023, with an official unveil later this year.
The bike gets cast alloy wheels, with a 19-inch front wheel, and 17-inch rear wheel, shod with Metzeler Karoo Street block pattern tyres. Suspension is handled by upside down forks up front, and a monoshock rear, a departure from the twin shock set-up used on the Triumph Street Scrambler and even the Triumph Scrambler 1200. The styling is typical Triumph Scrambler, and comes with a nice looking small, round headlight, tall front mudguard, a short windscreen, and standard hand guards.
The badges have been taped over, and the bike seems to sport a rectangular TFT instrument console, unlike the single-pod instrument pods of the Street Scrambler or the Scrambler 1200. But this screen could be used for testing purposes, and will likely be replaced with a different console in the production trim.
The first products from the Bajaj-Triumph alliance have seen multiple delays, with the pandemic also putting a spanner in the works. But to see prototypes being tested out on public roads point that the future is certain, and the bikes will likely be unveiled later this year, with a commercial launch sometime in 2023.
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