After reading all these posts, I still have to say that I bought a British bike because it was British. It had heritage, looks, reliability and performance. I could have bought any bike I wanted. Cost was not an issue. I will pay a premium for what I want. I bought the Triumph because it was my first choice, and I intend to keep it. Tommy made a good point earlier: why did they not just make the sports bikes in the Far East where most other sport bikes come from, and build the British Classics (and Cruisers) where people expect them to be built? I think this will cause Triumph a lot of lost sales on them. I for one would not buy a Triumph made in the Far East. If I wanted to buy another bike now, the choice would probably be of a bike with an American or German heritage. However, with the political scene the way it is, that choice would probably be reduced to an American bike, as the Germans have not supported us like the British always have.
