Salim Khan liked the 1956 Triumph Tiger 100Image Credit Source: Salman Khan/X (Twitter)
The powerful actor of the Bollywood industry, Salman Khan, always remains in the headlines for one reason or the other. Recently, Salman Khan did a photoshoot with his father Salim Khan. In this photoshoot, Salman and Salim Khan are seen riding a bike.
While sharing the pictures of this photoshoot on social media, Salman Khan said that this bike was his father’s first bike. The name of this bike is Triumph Tiger 100,1956, let us know what is the specialty of this bike and how come the engine of this bike is more powerful than Royal Enfield Bullet 350?
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Features of the Triumph Tiger 100
This 68 year old bike was a competitor of Royal Enfield’s Bullet in the Indian market even at that time and even today the engine of this bike is more powerful than that of the Bullet. The Triumph factory was destroyed by German bombing in 1940 during World War II, after which production of this motorcycle was stopped.
But in 1946 the production of this bicycle was resumed. In this motorcycle, the company has provided a 498 cc engine that generates a power of 32.7 HP. The weight of this bike is 175 kg and this bike has a fuel tank of 18.2 liters. The company has fitted 19-inch wheels on this motorcycle.
Dad’s first motorcycle, Triumph Tiger 100, 1956 pic.twitter.com/s6SvIMaKQC
— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) November 21, 2024
Triumph introduced this bike to the world in 1939. To know how much potential the bike has, the bike was raced on the race track. At that time, this bike was tested by riding it for about 2900 kilometers.
Royal Enfield Bullet 350 Price
In the popular Bullet 350 motorcycle from the Royal Enfield company, the company has provided a 349 cc engine that generates a power of 20.2 HP. The price of this bike starts at Rs 1 lakh 73,562 (ex-showroom).
