WORD ON THE STREET

Three years ago, Triumph reinvented its entire Bonneville range of twin-cylinder retro-inspired models by presenting five new motorcycles powered by all-new liquid-cooled, parallel-twin engines — the 900cc Street Twin and four 1,200cc big twins. These were joined a year later by a revamped version of the Street Scrambler as the second model in Triumph’s 900cc entry-level lineup.

Now, Triumph has introduced upgraded versions of both the Street Twin and Street Scrambler, which are essentially the entry-level models to its entire range. 17,500 examples of the Street Twin alone have been built and sold in the past three years, making it the British firm’s best-selling model.

The chance to spend a 140-mile day riding both new Triumphs along the shores of the Atlantic Ocean from the