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The Speed Triple is built and assembled in the U.K. After 2005, the Speedmasters, Americas, Bonnevilles and other 865cc parallel twin bikes are built in the U.K, but are assembled in Thailand. But, they are still genuine Brit bikes. Brit designed, engineered and Brit quality standards at all the plants.



All triples are still completely manufacture in Britain, as is the Thunderbird. As of 2005 all twins built for other than UK and EU were built in Thailand. I believe as of 2007 with the opening of a second Thailand plant all twins are produced in Thailand. According to some quality actually improved. I believe the same thing happened when all the chroming was moved there in 04.

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