You know.. at first it was like a slap in the face... How could they do that?
Then I thought back to the first time I saw my bike.. or at least one like it. At the time I didn't know that much about Triumphs.. just a Brit bike that I, like a lot of people, thought had gone out of business. But I knew what I was looking at was a beautiful machine and at the time I didn't care where it was made.... it rolled right to the top of my want list.
After a test ride that cold day I was sold, sign me up.. I'm in. It was only then that I began to research the company and it's history and developed a sense of pride about my ownership.
Now my baby is very special to me.... in many different ways and she just go made more special with the moving of the assembly plant. But should the cards fall right and I had the chance, I'd get me one of those Tiwaneese Americas.. blue and white and put some real pipes on it.. some proper motorcycle wheels (spokes) and add it to my collection.
She may not be Great Britain born but a Triumph nonetheless and would ride her just as proudly...
