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07-30-2008, 10:05 AM
|  | Living Legend | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 20150 Mc Carty Rd. Deerfield, Michigan 49238
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| | | Jamie:
You must keep in mind that the 'New' Triumph Motorcycles Limited, Headquartered on Jacknell Road, Hinkley, Leicestershire, England, is in no way related to the Original Triumph Motorcycles, Limited, Meriden England, other than in name and trademark........a bought and paid for one at that.
Besides, the Bonneville is built in Taiwan, near the Kawasaki plant, under license and overseen by the 'New' Triumph Limited.
While purists may consider the miss-mosh of color combinations sacrilegious (I do as well), one must keep in mind that because this is a different company with a different philosophy, the slate is completely clean. While the bikes may resemble their predecessors from the Meriden Facility, they do so in outward appearance only. That appearance is a marketing ploy aimed directly at the nostalgic consumer and a very shrewd business philosophy at that. John Bloor and his company have used the Bonneville as the stepping stone to diversify into other models, a very successful business move on Triumph's part.
Interestingly, If HD followed Triumph's philosophy and designed and built a modern, emission compliant power plant that mimicked the venerable V-Twin and installed that power plant in bodywork that closely resembled even late model HD's, they (HD) would sell all they could build.
It's is a very intriguing concept both for Triumph and HD.
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08-01-2008, 12:50 AM
|  | Living Legend | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Heart of Dixie
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Originally Posted by TxRIIIRider  It's not nearly as bad as that baby blue one they came out with in , 02 I believe? That color wasn't around long. | And what blue is it you have on your Rocket if not baby blue. I had a VW 411 wagon in the early 80s that I painted the same blue. Without the flames. It produced it's own flames 
Grafted from the local dealer's site: "Triumph’s Bonneville range has also been given a serious makeover. The iconic model celebrates its 50th anniversary in 2009, and Triumph is marking the occasion with a limited edition model. Just 650 Bonneville T100 50th Anniversary models will be produced in a unique orange and blue color scheme that echoes the 1959 original. Based on the standard T100, the Anniversary model features a host of detail changes and comes with a numbered handlebar-mounted plaque and a certificate of authenticity signed by John Bloor, the owner of Triumph Motorcycles Ltd." |
08-01-2008, 09:54 AM
|  | Nitrous | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: La Vernia, TX
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| | Hey.. Mines "Petty Blue" as in Richard Petty... Sounds tougher than Baby Blue anyways... That Bonnie was more of a Powder Blue.. lol  |
08-02-2008, 08:35 AM
|  | Super Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO USA
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| | A little more info... Quote:
For Triumph dealers, the Thunderbird 1600 provides a saleable alternative to a Harley. "Take a mix between a Rocket (III) and Speedmaster and that's what you get," said Dave Rosen, general manager of Gengras Triumph in East Hartford, who sat on one at Triumph's dealer show in England last month. What Rosen finds disappointing is the fact that the Thunderbird 1600 won't be in showrooms until July 2009. "They're going to beat on the bike for another year," he said, the purpose being to make sure all bugs are worked out.
All of Triumphs lines (including the Bonneville models) will be fuel-injected for 2009, with Triumph planning a limited edition 50th anniversary version of the Bonneville. A total of 650 will be produced but only 150 will be sent to the U.S.
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08-13-2008, 01:08 PM
| | Supercharged | | Join Date: May 2006
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Originally Posted by Sidecar Flip Jamie:
You must keep in mind that the 'New' Triumph Motorcycles Limited, Headquartered on Jacknell Road, Hinkley, Leicestershire, England, is in no way related to the Original Triumph Motorcycles, Limited, Meriden England, other than in name and trademark........a bought and paid for one at that. | I had two Meriden Triumphs, including a 1970 TR6R, and also a 2004 Bonnie, which was an infinitely better bike than the original. With the TOR's, it sounded very close to the original. | | |
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