Take a look at this Triumph Thunderbird 1600 in café racer guise. The bike has been put together by Swede Sivert Raask from Raask accessories specialist, and has a new tank, seat and fairing. The exhaust has also been given an overhaul.

Raask has also built café racer versions of the Bonneville and Rocket III and thought the Thunderbird would equally lend itself to a few modifications. The tank comes from a Ducati 900 and the seat is all home-made. A new speedometer and rearsets have also been fitted. The Triumph Thunderbird 1600 Café Racer is the latest in Raask’s career, which first started back in 1967 with the rebuilding of a Norton Atlas.

Triumph Thunderbird Cafe Racer

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Designer Oberdan Bezzi has decided to create an even more agressive Triumph Thunderbird 1600, which has only just entered the market. Described as a “traffic light burner”, here’s a look at a different Thunderbird rendering.

It has 1700cc, squared exhaust, sports wheels and superbike suspension, and has been renamed “Hurricat”. Here the crowning rule is “big is beautiful”. Your thoughts?

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Triumph presents the new Thunderbird 2009, fourth generation of the Thunderbird range. The first emerged in 1950 with an innovative twin cylinder 650cc, which defined new performance and handling standards.

The Thunderbird name was then re-used in the 80’s, before being employed on the popular three cylinder roadster models from 1995 to 2004. The Thunderbird 2009 combines custom style with a twin cylinder, 1,599 cc engine.

The performance engine is combined with electronic ignition, six speed transmission and 80hp with 140 Nm of torque. The Triumph Thunderbird comes with optional accessories and special parts, transforming it into a muscular hot rod for longer trips. ABS is also available.

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A very impressive promotional video by Triumph that will probably appeal even to people who don’t ride motorcycles. It’s mix between a bike and sports ad with some good old movie clips thrown in.

Marlon Brand in The Wild One on his own personal Triumph Thunderbird, Richard Gere on a Triumph Bonneville in An Officer and A Gentleman, Steve McQueen in the Great Escape, Patrick Swayze in Point Break, Lenny Kravitz and some winning sports stars and Coldplay’s Viva la Vida used as soundtrack.

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