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I'm afraid Triumph ran into trouble( like the rest of our UK makes) through years of investors taking the profits rather than investing in new machinery.
When the Japanese started selling larger capacity machines they just could not compete in terms of performance and reliability.
Sad but true...I watched it happen.....and wept.




Me too.I was in Australia watching it all go down the drain.BSA,Norton Triumph
I reckon they could have sold a heap more Hurricanes too on the looks alone.I wanted one badly,but the reliability and poor range with that small tank may have held them back.


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