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Manic_Mechanic said:

My take on this is that they are saying that they are the original V-Twinkie. I'm sorry, I meant to say the original V-Twin. Well in their case I think twinkie is more appropo!
I really think this is a slam against anyone who buys a better product made overseas. They're pissed that they have to lay off union labor because more and more Sons of Anarchy wannabees prefer speed over Cult Status. But that is just my opinion.

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Xchoppers said:

You are not alone in your opinion.
Not all Vtwin riders are sheep...
I have a Honda VTX 1800 and a Suzuki M109R.
I wouldn't trade either for a hardly.
Why go slow when you can ride fast?

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TxRIIIRider said:

Yes.. even though none were imported into the states, I believe a small number of Triumphs were built under contract each year between 1983 and 1991 just to keep the name alive. They were not experimental models, just a continuation of the 1983 model. I personally have not seen a Triumph built past 1983, but this is what I have read anyways.

Triumph did have a four cylinder "Trident".. (Quadrent?.. lol) about ready to go into production. They also had there own version of the 8 valve (4 valve per cylinder) Bonneville ready to go, but they went under before these could be brought into produciotn. Both of these were still push-rod models to the best of my knowledge and still would have been light years behind the venerable Honda CB750.

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