Triumph Moto2 engine supplier 2018

[Blade]

The 675 is dead but the 750 triple is coming.

Let's hope they do a Daytona 750R how good would that be

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[C00kiemonster]

Oooh. Could be interesting. Nice size engine too

[Kwacky]

That's great news for Triumph.

Even if Triumph don't want to do a 750 Daytona it will mean we'll see some 750 cc race bikes being made by smaller companies.

[Blade]

Already happening Kwacky.

Google T3R M2-11 which is the race bike and Spirit GP Sport R which is 750 triple road bike version.

The race bike has dispensation to race in this year's British Supereport with Alistair Seeley riding it.

[Kwacky]

Ah cool. That's good news. It would be ace for biking if the 750cc sports bike makes a come back.

[Blade]

More here:

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They have a Facebook page too but I'm not on there

[Blade]

Makes complete sense to bring the 750 back as the 600 is a dying breed unfortunately, with low sales and little development.

[Kwacky]

and with the current crop of 1000s being so powerful.

[kiwikrasher]

A 750cc triple pumping out 160HP!

cant wait to see them on the track!

[Jack]

the current Moto2 engine contract runs until the end of 2018 I believe , therefore this is not true , the earliest Triumph would be able to supply Moto2 engines , if they are going to at all , would be 2019.

[duke63]

Isn't this to replace Supersport in BSB rather than the MotoGP Moto2.?

Either way the engine should be interesting.

[Monty]

Wonder if it would be straight swap for a 675 Daytona engine. What a track bike that would make!

[Blade]

They increase the stroke by 5mm as the bore is already at its maximum.

Unfortunately this means the mean piston speed's are very high and exceed even what a rcv213 does so reliability could be an issue.

[D41]

Agree....there was someone on one of the boards who had turned a 675 into a custom '726'....cost him an arm and a leg to do it, and all he got for his trouble was a very unique bike, that broke down a lot, and in very unique ways, an empty wallet, and something that no-one knew how to fix.

[Kwacky]

So will that mean potential engine issues with the new street triple?

[Monty]

No I meant the mounting points, sprocket position etc

Or is it a brand new engine developed for the new street?

[Blade]

Depends on the mean average piston speed.

May have an increased stroke but lower rev ceiling so not an issue.

Would need more detail to comment tbh.

[D41]

@ Kwacky.

I was just thinking along similar lines....different when a factory designs it's bikes to be built in numbers, rather than a one-off, to be sure......but the higher piston speeds remain the same no matter what.

[Monty]

Must be a whole new engine, you're not going to get 160bhp by dropping the revs

[duke63]

So will that mean potential engine issues with the new street triple?

It will be a completely new engine to satisfy Euro 4 i would think which means it will be a new design of block.

My guess is the new engine will be designed with torque in mind rather than revs. I think the issue was with the 675 block in that it was never designed to be made bigger anyway.