TRIUMPH Thruxton 900 (2008-2009) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2008, the British motorcycle manufacturer launched the Triumph Thruxton 900, a classic-looking machine with a cafe racer style. The bike was in its fifth year of production and featured the same technical, visual, and performance specifications as the previous model without any modifications.

Aesthetically, the bike was fitted with standard features, such as a round headlight, a teardrop-style fuel tank, a single seat with a pillion seat cover, a dual exhaust system with a silencer on each side, a side stand, and lightweight wire-spoke wheels.

The bike's backbone was a tubular steel cradle frame, packing a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front and dual side-mounted shock absorbers on the rear, delivering optimum suspension performance and handling.

In the Braking department, the motorcycle packed a 310 mm disc coupled to a dual-piston caliper on the front and a 255 mm disc with a two-piston caliper on the rear, offering optimum braking performance.

As for the power figures, the 2008 Triumph Thruxton 900 had installed underneath its fuel tank an 865cc four-stroke parallel-twin air-cooled engine managed by two carburetors, delivering an output power of 70 hp with a peak force at 7,200 rpm and 72 Nm (53 lb-ft) torque at 6,400 rpm.

The power produced by the engine was transferred to a five-speed manual transmission, changing gears through a wet multi-plate clutch, spinning the rear wheel through a final chain drive, and pushing the motorcycle to 185 kph (115 mph).