There are a lot of bikes with more size, better drive lines and more power.
I bought my bike because it looks like a classic Triumph and was made in England true to its heritage. Triumph wrote the book on cool in the 60s. "Triumph" Made in England is cool.
Thaiumphs suck. They are not cool. They simply put a British worker out of work for the sake of profits. There will never be a Thiumph in my garages. They should not have the right to park next to a real Triumph "Made in England".
And another thing! For the Americans on this site. For many decades now, our greatest friend is Great Britain. Where we go they go etc. We have died for them and they have died for us. After 9/11 they played our anthem at Buckingham Palace. You may not know what kind of gesture that is. It ain't small, trust me. They brought me to tears with their support for us. We should not repay them by buying a bike that shipped jobs out of their country to a third world country for the sake of profit.
That Thailand plant means Brits not working. It means jobs and money shipped out of England for the sake of a bottom line. That is not cool. We need to not buy Thailand built bikes for the sake of the British worker. We need to also not buy them because they are not cool.
Well, now you know how I feel about outsourcing.
