Triumph Motorcycles recently unveiled the second new motorcycl e
in the company 's 2004 model lineup - the Thruxton 900 . This new
machine was unveiled durinq a Triumph Motorcycle s Limite d press
conference in Milan, Italy, at the l nternational Motorcycle Show.
"The 2004 Triumph Thruxton remains true to its rich heritage,"
said Ross Clifford , Tr ium ph Moto rcycles product manage r, "with
clip-on handlebars, rearset footpegs and megaphone silencers, this
new motorcycle is the first Triumph cafe racer of the modem era."
. Named after a well-k nown racing circuit in Hampshire, England,
the Thru xton pays homage to the original successes of Triumph 's
1969 sweep of first, second and thi rd place in the Thruxton 500 (a
500 -mile endurance race), when a series of specialized racing Bonnevilles was born. During that time, the Bonnevill e Thruxtons were
essentiall y racers for the road with well -tu ned engines and a pareddown, high performance look and riding position - an excit ing, distinctive style that inspired the cafe racing street motorcycles of the
tim e.
To create the new Thruxton 90 0, the Bonn evill e's 790cc air cooled twin-cylinder engine was enlarged to 865 cc then tuned with
new cams , new carburetors and megaphone-style exhausts for more
power and torque. The Thruxton's engine has a peak power output
of a claimed 69bhp at 7250 rpm and claimed peak torque of 53 ft.-
Mike Lafferty ( KT M) won t he fi na l
round of the FMF National Enduro Series
in N ew Waverly . Texas . o n September
28 . It was the sixth win of the season fo r
Laff ert y . w ho had already clinc hed the
200 3 title at the previous round. D avid
L ykk e (Yam ) f in i s h e d se co nd w ith
R and y H a w k i n s (Y am) I h ird . Thi s
year' s series w raps up wi th Lafferty earning 262 point s for the championship. with
Hawkins second with 205 poin ts . Lyk ke
ended up third wi th 191 points.
S ha ne Wa tts (KTM ) made it three win s
i n row by win ni ng ro und s ix o f t he
W ORC S East Seri es on Sep temb er 28 in
M issouri. Watts left the res t of th e 20rider Pro class behind whe n he took the
lead during lap thr ee of the eight- lap race.
eve nt ually t o p p ing Nathan Woods
(Yam) and T y D avis (Yam).
Newly crowned British Superbike C hampio n S h ane Byr n e ( D ue ) w on bo t h
races in the final round of the series at
Donington Park on September 28 . Byrn e
topped Sean Em mett
