Well Triumph has one thing going for it in this respect. They are DIFFERENT! That means alot. Now a days everyone wants to be Hardley. Hardley other than the name has become just another rice burner just like all the Hardley wannabes. I am afraid Triumph is heading the commercial route too. Becomming more main stream. In order to survive as a company it may be an important move. I have ridden Triumph my whole life because I was either the only guy with one or one of a select few on one. It has been great to be both different but accepted by any group.I can almost understand BIR in the wish to remain what they are....different. I think it a little narrow not to accept any "retro" Triumph but that is thier right. As for our bikes , they are not really retro. Show me any old Triumph that resembles our bikes. You won't find one.Our bikes are only retro as far as being a vertical air cooled twin with iron jugs it ends there.

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