British motorcycle manufacturer Triumph Motorcycles recently completed a decade of manufacturing the Rocket III Roadster cruiser bike. In order to celebrate this occasion, the firm has gone ahead to launch Rocket X, a limited edition bike. This bike has been launched in India at price of Rs. 22.21 lakh (ex-showroom New Delhi). For maintaining exclusivity, the firm has decided to produce only 500 units of this bike throughout the globe. Thus, the Indian market will see the sale of only 15 units of Triumph Rocket X. This bike features a customised gloss paint scheme with stripes from the firm 8-Ball, making it different from the usual model. Also, the firm has blackened certain components for this bike, such as wheels, exhaust and handlebars.
One of the most popular cruiser bikes throughout the globe, Triumph Rocket III Roadster was first manufactured in the year 2004. It is powered by an in-line engine that has a capacity of 2294 cc and produces a torque level of 221 Nm. To make these limited edition model more unique, Triumph has gone ahead to include a side panel badging, which will be different for each unit.
Vimal Sumbly, Managing Director of Triumph Motorcycles in India, spoke about this bike and how it hopes to gather more momentum in India. “In continuation to our celebration of achieving 1600+ customers in India, we are elated to offer this Limited Edition Rocket X to the passionate motorcyclists in the country. One in a million, with a personalized numbered side panel and a billet aluminium “Rocket X” name badge, the Rocket X is as exclusive as it can get,” he was quoted as saying.
