Triumph Thruxton R Supercharged “The White Bike”

Triumph have unveiled two very special supercharged Thruxton R models to do battle at the 2016 Glemseck 101 motorcycle festival in Germany. The Glemseck 101 festival is a very special event that takes place every near in the countryside near Stuttgart, where custom bike builders and factory teams display their work, and take part in a series of head to head drag races along a stretch of closed off road.

Both bikes use an enhanced version of the same standard 1200cc, parallel twin that can be found in the new-for-2016 Thruxton R. The main difference of course is the addition of an off-the-shelf Rotrex supercharger which takes the power up from 96 bhp to 139 bhp and increases torque from 112 Nm to 157 Nm.

The two bikes differ in their aesthetic appearance, one nicknamed ‘The White Bike’ has been designed to resemble a Grand Prix machine by using a modified faring from a Daytona 675. While ‘The Bulldog’ is more reminiscent of a café-racer style Thruxton.

The upgrades over the standard road-going model are as followers.

• Both bikes have been given a bespoke Rotrex supercharger conversion

• The conversion integrates an intercooler and blow off valve to give a substantial and consistent increase in performance

• Type – Liquid cooled, 8 valve, 270° crank angle parallel twin

• Capacity – 1200cc

• Compression – was 11.0 : 1 now 10.0 : 1

• Max power – was 97 PS / 96 Bhp now increased by 60% to 140 Ps / 139 Bhp

• Max torque – was 112 Nm now increased to 157 Nm

• Clutch – Wet, multi-plate assist clutch, modified and uprated

• Gearbox – 6-speed with smaller rear sprocket

• Increased capacity fuel injectors (from the Thunderbird)

• Custom fuel ignition map

The White Bike

• Hand built exhaust system with twin single pipes with GP-style silencers

• Modified Daytona 675 race fairing

• Traditional Triumph-inspired race scheme in blue and white

• MotoGP braced rear swing arm

• Custom clocks with integrated boost gauge

• Colour matched Ohlins rear shocks