Triumph and England

[El Dopa]

It's about a quality U.K. run motorcycle company that strives to innovate.

I'd certainly buy a speed triple if I could afford one. But I'd also buy a Cagiva Raptor - Italian bike with a suzuki SV650 engine in it.

We're always being told about the glorious benefits of globalisation and capitalism, so I suppose at the end of the day - never mind the origin, feel the quality.

Still, I'm probably not the best person to bang on about this. I jumped ship from the motherland after taking a long hard look at the direction I thought things were going in, and not liking what I saw.

That didn't stop me buying a british car when I got here. But then again, that was far from being one of the smartest things I ever did.

[Bonez]

Yeah, true. I ment that some people in the beginning of the Hinkley takeover,:

What Hinkley take over? Old Triumph was D.E.A.D!!. Well reallly a cat that had used up all of it's nine lives and was still trying to chase it' tale.
http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycl...ph/time05.html

Hinkley is a totaly different animal altogether. Folk keep forgetting this. Can't really understand why. It's certainly documented well enough................

[Bonez]

Yeah dave they are made in England - except for the bits made in Thailand

http://www.jobtopgun.com/jobtopgun/j...p=&type=2]Thai

Ducati was using Jap instrument clusters, ND, back in 1981................In fact the same style as my 1976 CB. Only difference is the DUCATI on the green face of the ducati.

[Big Dave]

Unfortunately John Bloor wasn't allowed to use the original trumpy logo.

Not so - he bought the rights - and that's all about intent - not execution - he chose vary it because of the baggage of unreliability that came from meriden.
reference to meriden was strictly verboten for almost the first 10 years - it's only after enough distance in terms of reliabilty has been put between now and the 'lucas' era that the cool parts of the history are embraced.

Thus the third incarnation of the hinckley logo we see now.

really well done.

[Bonez]

Ahhh, true, but they make you pay for it....

It still come down to rider ability in the end and not the name of the said components.

[Big Dave]

But I'd also buy a Cagiva Raptor

Now available from motomail.
Along with MVAgusta and Vespas.

[Bonez]

Not so .

I do beg to differ on this point Dave.
Yes I have to agree though that reliablity compared to the old way is vastly improved .

[Bonez]

Now available from motomail.
Along with MVAgusta and Vespas.

New catalogue out yet Dave?

[Bayrider]

What Hinkley take over? Old Triumph was D.E.A.D!!. Well reallly a cat that had used up all of it's nine lives and was still trying to chase it' tale.
http://www.ianchadwick.com/motorcycl...ph/time05.html

Hinkley is a totaly different animal altogether. Folk keep forgetting this. Can't really understand why. It's certainly documented well enough................

Well done Bonez, you are entirely correct. Many forget that Hinkley Triumph of today are nothing of the 70's. When John Bloor set out to rebuild the Triumph Brand, his design team were made up of graduates from Uni, who naturally specialised in engineering design. Over 80% of that design team were under the age of 30. So it easy to understand the modern thinking in the Triumph Range today. New look, new engines. For example the new 675 Daytona is a full on sports bike, it will be interesting to see how it competes against the Jappers in the 600 field. We can not deny also, that as you have also commented, that some parts, as for, instruments,fuel injection,carburators and suspension components are manufactured to a specification outside the UK. Sent back and assembled in the Hinkley factory in London. Watch the Triumph range in the next few years for more interesting new models.

[Bonez]

Metric - the Buell has both.

Sounds a bit like some of the bloody aircraft I've worked on..................

[Big Dave]

I do beg to differ on this point Dave.

Well - yer wrong then.

[Ixion]

Now available from motomail.
Along with MVAgusta and Vespas.

Yep, saw that when I went in to buy a mirror yesterday. Lotsa Vespae , an MV Agusta, and a Cagiva in the window. Not much available in the way of accessories though!

[Bonez]

Well - yer wrong then.

Been keeping track of new Triumph since it's inception. Still have old articles when it was first setup stashed somewhere and all the hoops John had to go through. The first bikes from Hinkley were deemed GPZ900 clones at the time by most of the m/c community.............

[Motu]

Thus the third incarnation of the hinckley logo we see now.

really well done.

Let's see them,1,2,3...and how they have evolved....

[Big Dave]

Yep, saw that when I went in to buy a mirror yesterday. Lotsa Vespae , an MV Agusta, and a Cagiva in the window. Not much available in the way of accessories though!

Just starting up - it will build. The scooters will be good for them.

Hippie the Vespa salesman - :spudbn: