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TRIUMPH UNVEILS MOTO2 UPGRADES AND NEW DAYTONA MUSEUM SHOW

It’s the calm before the storm in terms of new bikes for 2023 – but there are some hints out there on what we might be seeing at Cologne and Milan. And this might be a tasty one from Triumph, in the form of some engine upgrades for the 765 Street Triple motor that powers the Moto2 series machines.

The Hinckley massive has given the control engine an extra 5PS and raised the rev limit by 400rpm thanks to a series of internal engine upgrades. The top end gets a full overhaul, with a new cylinder head design that increases compression, and includes longer valves which have more lift, together with extra cam lift and revised valve springs. Meanwhile, the bottom end is toughened up to cope with the extra grunt and higher redline: new pistons and con rods, and a revised

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