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What twigged?Then it twigged .....
The reason they had hundreds of tyres on big racks.What twigged?
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Is there a punch line?The reason they had hundreds of tyres on big racks.
It's not a trick question. I was surprised to see hundreds of tyres, then I realised they make hundreds of bikes a week and they need huge stocks of tyres to fit on them all.....Is there a punch line?
Or were they all TT100s left over from the old factory.![]()
It's not a trick question. I was surprised to see hundreds of tyres, then I realised they make hundreds of bikes a week and they need huge stocks of tyres to fit on them all.....
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...... when they started again they had enough apparently to do it right and be as good as the Japs some might say better.![]()
I remember it when it was all flood relief..Less than a mile from my home..
Doing a tour of the Triumph Factory with a mate this morning (Christmas present), then around the local for a few beers ( and talk bollocks about bikes) then a very late lunch..........sound like a perfect day.
Dont quite follow your line about the early ones Ian. I was talking about the success of the new Triumph company. Its not very often we see a new UK start up being a success as quickly as this and continuing to do well. It just goes to show what can be done if enough funds are there in the first place.If you’re talking about the early ones then I think that their numbers would be few.
No denying though that Bloor has made a huge success of Triumph and that they do now produce bikes that are the equal, or better, than the competition in the markets that they’re competing in.
Ian
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It just goes to show what can be done if enough funds are there in the first place.
Unfortunately , no photography allowed in the factory proper.......so no photos!
Well worth visiting , we had a very knowledgable and funny guide who fielded all questions asked.
The factory wasn’t running because of the holiday shutdown but that allowed us to access areas closer to the production line than would usually be allowed. I think we will visit again when they’re actually producing.
They seem to be doing very well with the millionth bike expected to roll off the production line in the next year.
Highly recommended.
MCN are about as clued up as the BeanoI think it was only last year when the MCN said that all the best bikes in the world are now European.
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Yes, the Japanese produce some amazing bikes. All the major race series are dominated by Jap bikes.So you reckon they have it completely wrong?
....... and be as good as the Japs some might say better.![]()
If you’re talking about the early ones then I think that their numbers would be few.
Dont quite follow your line about the early ones Ian. I was talking about the success of the new Triumph company
........ and be as good as the Japs some might say better.![]()
A new era beckons now with the use of their 875(?) in Moto2 next year.
Ian
They are still being coy about selling that bike, 765cc, for the road but surely it is destined to be a run away success.
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The beer was excellent although a few too many were drank lol.More importantly what was the beer like![]()
Only problem is that that market (sports bikes) is shrinking. Would be good to see one though.
Ian
All the major race series are dominated by Jap bikes.
Maybe they meant the road bikes?
I meant the road bike based race series.Maybe they meant the road bikes?
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