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[Manic_Mechanic]

V-Twinkie Cult

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.

 

[boogerdave]

Yep . . here it is

This is a link to the Triumph timeline. There are a bunch of sections you can go to with this only being the end of Meridan section.

. . ."Yes, Pianoman was right" . . .

Triumph Motorcycles Timeline: The Fight to Survive, 1973-1983

 

[Xchoppers]

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.

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?

 

[Manic_Mechanic]

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?

Everytime someone asks me why I don't have an American made V-Twinky, I give them the standard reply, "Cause I like to go fast".................

 

[tdragger]

I say that I'm not ready to slow down.

 

[dougl]

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.

I think all Tridents were 3 cylinders. In 1992 or 1993 I went into a "Triumph" dealership hoping to find something like my 1970-1973 models. They were all sport bikes - buzz boxes. So I bought a 1983 1000cc Sportster. I should have waited until 1995 for the Thunderbird but didn't think about Triumph again until 2003, when someone told me old style Bonnevilles were available. Unfortunately, there was no Triumph dealership in Reno until 2004 and I snapped one up - for 8 months until I got the Rocket.

 

[TxRIIIRider]

I know the Tridents were 3 cylinders. That sound is what turned me on to Triumph at a very young age.. But, Triumph had a prototype 1000cc 4 cylinder in 1975, but the production was deemed to expensive and it was shot down.