And you thought this thread was gonna die.
Had to know so i went and checked the vin on my 06.
I have what may become the coveted "J" so at least I can say
when asked. Yes this bike was at least assembled in England.
All be it the parts come from everywhere. So I wont go taking the Union Flag stickers off.
Heres somthing else that I dont think anyones brought up.
Lets say there's a guy at one of the Thai plants making 7 bucks a day, knowing that there are workers in England doing the same job for a whole lot more,he knows hes building a machine that is probly going to be shipped to the US, and that its a machine that he himself would never be able to afford to buy. Ya think this guy might be just a little bit
bitter?. Lets say he accedently drops a small screw in a crankcase, a real accedent not on purpose, but just how hard you think that guy is gonna look for that screw?
Historicly thats been the problem with slave labor.
Second thought is. Ok Triumph is doing this to expand production to meet a growing demand. Thats cool.
What if there is a future slump? And Triumph decides it needs to make cuts. Do you make the cutbacks where you are
paying someone 3 bags of rice aday? Or do you make it where
you are paying a real wage in Pounds?
