I really hate that they would move assembly out of the UK. It would still be the same British engineering and classic look that endears the name Triumph in all of us. If I looked at bikes all over again, I don't see another bike I would want over the Triumph. I really love the 05 TA I have and don't want to give up my wire wheels, tubes or no tubes. I guess it is just a little more special now.
It does seem like it would be smarter to build the bikes that are most popular over here in the U.S. That's why Honda builds the Gold Wings here. Triumph has to ship parts and assemblies to Thailand to be built and shipped to the U.S. You would think that the freight savings would offset the labor, but I guess our labor and UK labor are way higher.
