Triumph Bikes in India

In 1915, Triumph was chosen to supply its Type H Roadster motorcycles for the Allied military service. Of the 57,000 manufactured units, only 30,000 of the 499cc air-cooled, single-cylinder bikes saw active service. Like many of its contemporaries, Triumph also witnessed immense success in world racing during the 1950s and the 60s. However, the company also faced financially turbulent phases in equal measures which resulted in multiple changes of ownership, most notable among them took place in 1939 and 1951.

In 2011, Triumph announced its decision to enter the Indian two-wheeler market independently. Subsequently, the British marque displayed its motorcycle range to the Indian buyers at the 2012 Auto Expo. At this point, Triumph had also announced its initial 7-model line-up for India along with their prices. However, Triumph’s exhaustive research of the Indian market conditions and its plan to initiate sales operations through CKD units and not CBUs delayed their launch significantly. The delay was further increased due to the setting up of their new assembly facility in Narsapura, near Bengaluru.

Consequently, Triumph Motorcycles launched a line-up of 10 motorcycles in India after a significant time-gap, in November 2013 which consisted of the Bonneville, Bonneville T100, the Thruxton café racer, Street Triple, Speed Triple, Daytona 675R, the Tiger 800XC, Tiger Adventure, Thunderbird Storm and the Rocket III that featured the largest engine on a production bike – a 2,294cc, three-cylinder engine. The line-up was a combination of Completely-Built Units (CBUs) brought in from Triumph's plant in Thailand and bikes that were assembled in India from CKD kits at the manufacturer's interim assembly facility in Manesar, Haryana.

In January 2014, Triumph announced the opening of its first fully-equipped dealership at St. Marks Road, Bengaluru. The company had tied-up with Bengaluru-based Keerthi Motors for the same. By June 2014, Triumph inaugurated its seventh dealership in India, located in Delhi’s Vasant Kunj area. The opening of the Delhi showroom marked Triumph’s debut in the North Indian territory. As of April 2018, Triumph has 16 dealerships across the country.

The range of Triumph bikes in India consists of the Street Twin, Street Scrambler, Bonneville T100, Street Triple 765, Bonneville T120, Bonneville Bobber, Street Triple RS, Bonneville Speedmaster, Tiger 800 XR, Thruxton R, Tiger 800 XRx, Tiger 800 XCx, Tiger 800 XCA, Thunderbird Storm, Tiger 1200, Thunderbird LT, Tiger Explorer XCx and the Rocket III Roadster which form the company’s 2018 product line-up.

Triumph bike prices in India start at around ?7.80 lakh for the 2018 Street Twin and go up to ? 22.45 lakh for the 2018 Rocket III Roadster. All Triumph bike price listings can be found on the website of autoX.