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I'm curious... did Triumph have a strong presence at the show? They must have... Southern Ontario is a huge market.



You know what Keith, they didn't. GP bikes had a Triumph display which was the smallest of the group. There were no "official" Triumph reps there, just GP Bikes people (who were very friendly and courteous). They did have a 2011 Sprint GT and an 800XS but that was it as far as new models. They did have a good representation of the 2010 Bonneville models as well as the Speedy, America and Thunderbird. I was disappointed that the 2011 Speedys and Americas weren't there to look at and sit on. Wanted to see the new look up close. There were no Thunderbird Storms or any Rocket models on display. I was hoping to see/purchase some of the new accessiories for the new models but there was nothing available.

I'll post some pics of the Triumph and Victory models displayed.

They had a great BMW display including the new 1600 six cylinder Sport Touring model. What a beauty. Ducati and Victory were out in force as well as Harley, Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha.

In my opinion the Triumph section did draw some of the biggest crowds. People were amazed with the look of the Bonny and Cruisers. A number that I spoke to were disappointed in the chain drive. One couple I spoke to were each sitting on a Speedy and America and like the bikes especially the price but said they wouldn't buy them because they didn't want to change chains out every 10000 kms. The majority of people don't realize that you can go many 1000s of kilometers/miles on an Xring chain.