Local dealer had R and GT on his floor for the past month. Wrote several orders for GTs and said that as long as it was there, he would never sell the R.
Said that as soon as the GT left, he would have no trouble selling the R.
With a developing/lengthening waitlist on the GT, and fairly easy supply on the R, maybe Triumph misjudged the demand?
Or perhaps the price difference is too small??
Interesting.