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What really puzzles me is why Triumph persist with the hideos indicators, instrument binacle and mirrors that have zero style and quality written all over them.



Interesting that what you perceive as being "zero style" is what I would argue as being "stylish." Why? Because "style," as opposed to "fashion," is timeless. The circular design of the instrumentation, mirrors, lights etc. are clearly part of a stylistic theme of "roundedness," a use of curves rather than angles to give the bike a softer look. Furthermore, the use of curves also gives the bike its somewhat retro appeal, which makes it both new and classic at the same time.

More unstylish would be to replace the "lollipops" with some angular rectangular mirrors that may be "fashionable" (i.e. other folks seem to be buying them and they are popular) but which breaks the overall look of the bike.

It may be that the TBA appears "unfashionable" but I strongly support the idea that it is "stylish." The test will be in 30 years time when folks are still coming up to aged TBA owners and saying "Man, that's a great looking bike."



Siggy

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