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Gee whiz, my mistake. I thought thie section of the forum was "Other Bikes" and the subject was "curiosity... if not an America or Speedy, what...". That led me to believe we could talk about bikes OTHER THAN Triumph vertical twins.

But I see some people are hung up on the Triumph nameplate and so-called heritage.



Since you are obviously referring to my post, let's see...

This is what I said (which you have obviously omitted to mention):

"I quite liked the recent Indian Spirit and think the new Harley Cross-Bones looks quite cool."

I thought these are OTHER than Triumph bikes.

Of course I also said:

"I would never buy a Victory, as that, in my eyes, is just another Harley V-Twin wannabe, along the lines of the Japanese cruisers."

I stand by that.



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Sorry, but "heritage" goes out the window when you start building your so-called "English" bikes in Thailand.




I wasn't aware Triumph had closed their Hinkley factory (and dissolved their heritage ) ... seems you know something we don't.


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Indeed, I traded in "heritage" on improved power, handling, styling and reliability. And oh yeah, Made in the USA.


So as a newbie after 2 years of riding and on your second bike, you have found the love of your life ... good for you!


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But hey, maybe someday the 20XX 1500/1600/1700 Triumph Mystery Cruiser will fill the void in the Triumph lineup between the 865cc and 2.3L bikes. I wish youse guys well. Slainte.


It has been noted that you hang out in all the "Mystery Triumph Cruiser" threads around here.
Seems to have got you worried eh?

Sorry I got you started when I said I would go for a HD Cross-Bones or an Indian and NOT a Victory, I wasn't trying to trash your choice.

You on the other hand take every opportunity to bash our Triumph motorcycles, both ignoring and attempting to upset the 4000 odd proud owners/members on this site.

One wonders why you still hang out here (and I'm not saying you shouldn't)... just a thought.

Bedouin. Blessed are those eyes that have seen more roads than any man! (Homer).