We ride TT winners

MCN tests the machine that gave Triumph its first win in 28 years, alongside four other bikes fresh from the Island, only in the June 18 issue.

Just a few days after an historic victory, Trevor Franklin rides Bruce Anstey’s ValMoto Junior TT and Production 600 TT Triumph Daytonas, Shaun Harris’ Production 1000 TT Suzuki GSX-R1000 and Proddie 600 GSX-R600, and Alan Jackson’s 750 class-winning Suzuki GSX-R750.

The result is a six-page feature of some of the fastest road-racing bikes around. But the star has to be the victorious Triumph. It’s still set up for the 37.73-mile TT course, with gearing for 180mph and a softer rear spring compared to its British Supersport settings.

The engine has blueprinted rods, crankshafts and pistons, plus a gas-flowed cylinder head. Fuel injection is standard, but it is controlled by a remapped ECU. With a DynoJet power Commander and the paper element removed from the air filter, the result is a 20 per cent power increase over a stock bike.

The bike still retains much of the road bike’s features, with standard wheels, brake calipers, discs and master cylinders. But useful additions include an Ohlins steering damper, and replacing all the carbon-fibre bodywork with glass-fibre, as it’s cheaper and easier to repair.

Find out how the two Triumphs and three GSX-Rs compare, in MCN, out now.

Plus:

World Superbikes souvenir special. 85,000 pack Silverstone and we reveal the secret heartache behind Hodgson’s emotional double. David Jefferies funeral. 2004 Aprilia Mille and SP. Testastretta-powered Multistrada, latest Hollywod motorcycle films. The aftermath of Riossi collapse. Carbon R1 kit. Kevin Ash. Save money with insider. Be an expert on the Kawasaki ER-5. Andy Ibbott’s riding tips. Long-term tests of Yamaha R6 and Suzuki SV650. New Shoei mid-range XR-1000 lid. Abused: Styl Martin Veloce boots. Road-test: Victory Vegas and Harley-Davidson Dyna Super Glide Sport. Hodgson’s finest ever win. Hodgson writes for MCN. GSE ready to join MotoGP. Michael Scott. Kagayama comes good at Silverstone. We compare the BSB and WSB Suzuki GSX-R1000s. Can Chris Vermeulen make the leap from World Supersport to Superbikes. Capriossi gives Ducati its first Moto win. McWilliams fury at Andrew Pitt. Colin Edwards writes for MCN. From MCN suit to BSB racer; how MCN ad man Adam Hitchcox will race in BSB. Kawasaki’s new 250cc four-stroke. Yamaha TT bikes for trail and road.

MCN, June 18