VOLUME 56 ISSUE 30 JULY 30, 2019 P29
It's Coming: The Triumph Daytona
Moto2 Limited Edition
T
riumph Motorcycle an-
nounced it will produce a
limited-edition run of 765cc Day-
tona models for the street, calling
them "closest you can get to a
genuine Moto2TM factory ride for
the road."
The new machine—the first-
ever official Moto2 Dorna Sports.
SL-licensed motorcycle—will be
limited to 765 editions for Europe
and Asia, and 765 models for the
U.S. and Canada.
Details on the new Triumph
are sketchy at this stage, with
the Hinckley, UK, manufacturer
due to release the machine in a
special ceremony at the upcom-
ing British MotoGP. The chas-
sis will be based off the British
championship-winning Daytona
675 R, although
final engine speci-
fication, suspen-
sion and electronic
details are yet to be
confirmed.
"Reflecting Tri-
umph's position as
the exclusive engine
supplier to the
Moto2 class of the
FIM MotoGP World
Championship, and sharing
some of the key developments
from the race engine program,
both models (U.S/Canada and
Europe/Asia) will be revealed at
a special press event on Friday,
August 23, at Silverstone, where
full specifications and details will
be revealed," a statement from
Triumph revealed. "Both bikes
will also be showcased in a spec-
tacular parade lap over the race
weekend, ridden by two former
motorcycle world champions."
Price and full specifications
for the Triumph Daytona Moto2
Limited Edition will be released
on August 23. CN
Who wants a Moto2 bike
for the street? Meeeee!
Polaris Reveals Strong Second Quarter
P
olaris also recently revealed
their second quarter report,
theirs showing an 18% increase
in sales to nearly $1.779 billion.
Their report doesn't issue exact
figures, but says that its side x
side sales in North America are
up by "low-single digits" percent
over last year. As for the Indian
Motorcycle segment, sales are
reported down in the "high-single
digits percent" range.
Like Harley-Davidson, Polaris
Industry finds itself clamoring to
overcome tariff issues in its sales
both domestically and interna-
tionally. Despite the strong finan-
cials in the second quarter, the
company is still working diligently
with the White House in seeking
relief from the tariffs.
Polaris CEO Scott Wine ad-
dressed the matter with CNBC's
Brian Sullivan in a recent inter-
view, with Wine explaining, "the
big issue for us with tariffs is—and
while we completely support
the administrations goal of hav-
ing freer and fairer trade with
China—since we are the biggest
American OEM for powersports,
and we have the most manufac-
turing here, we're paying the most
tariffs. Almost $110 million a year
where most of our competitors
don't pay any because they don't
manufacture and invest here in
the United States. And that's what
we're trying to work with the ad-
ministration to get relief because
that's not fair. They don't want to
punish companies for investing
and manufacturing in America."
View the full Polaris 2019 sec-
ond quarter statement here.
View the full CNBC interview
with Polaris CEO Scott Wine here.
Jean Turner
