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125cc Triumph range in the pipeline?
Small capacity Triumph spied testing. Could Triumph be after a slice of the emerging markets?
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SCBonneville
07/01/2011 at 18:02

Triumph has a Thai assembly faility...???

Gee... I've never heard a thing about that from them... I wonder why???

Could it be that Triumph wants to keep the appearance of building all "Brit bikes"... when that is not totally true??? 

What will they do to crack the Indian tarif hex..? A factory there too, as Harley is building?

Expat Steve
08/01/2011 at 02:37
I hope it isn't a 125. A 40bhp 250 twin (with a restrictor to 33bhp) would be so much more relevant; and successful if they keep the price low. They could even join Moto3 if they tune it up. 
frank myer
08/01/2011 at 03:57
Lets hope it's not some re-badged Chinese or Indian piece of shite.
minirollsrule
08/01/2011 at 05:00

they have had a thai parts manurfacturing facility for years. they dont assemble whole bikes there. 

the bikes are designed by the british, steel is steel wherever its forged, cut and shaped. if they didnt make the parts in a cheaper place we wouldnt get the bikes for the competative prices we expect and they would be critisised for being expencive for something similar to the ja

evil ken evil
08/01/2011 at 12:00

minirollsrule

" steel is steel wherever its forged"

WRONG

steel is not just steel and there a varying qualities of steel and yes the quality is dependant on the country of origin and company of manufacture and the quality of raw materials used.

SCBonneville
08/01/2011 at 13:05

>they have had a thai parts manurfacturing facility for years. they dont assemble whole bikes there. <

Yes, they have had frame/tin ware/parts maufactruring in Thailand for years... 

But the "classic twins" production was moved there in 2007...

They have never "advertised" the move... They still are tight lipped about it...

It is the worst kept seceret in the industry... My "surprised response" was totally tonque in cheek...


George's Shed
08/01/2011 at 22:28

125 is the way to go, you crack that market and your made.

Best of luck Triumph (make mine a triple)

Timpster
10/01/2011 at 09:33

The classic range is made out there as SCbonneville has said and if you look at the quality of those after a year or two they are nowhere near as good as the models produced previously.

That backs up Evils comment ref steel quality, for sure a small bike made there would be ok just for the economics but i hope they don't eventually produce all their bikes there.

frank myer
10/01/2011 at 13:48
I owned a Thia built Bonneville and used it all year round in Canada. The bike never missed a beat or leaked a drop of oil, or rusted and the quality was as good, if not better than the first British built bikes.
G rowls
10/01/2011 at 16:02
A 40bhp bike with restrictor kit is a market dead end when the new test laws come in.
Maurizio Tanca
10/01/2011 at 16:23
It should be nice for the expansion of the brand, but aniway difficult to understand by the last two (or three?) generations of bikers, that maybe (surely?) don't know that Triumph once builted such small bikes, like the Cub, that anyway had a 200 cc displacement.
Regardin the Expat Steve comment: Moto 3 rules is only for one cylinder engines....
Jay Jones 2
11/01/2011 at 15:52
Lets hope that it (them?) is'nt a bit like the Tiger Cub,my first 'bike,'cos they ate big-ends and "mains" for breakfast!!
kawa7900
11/01/2011 at 16:56

Thats exactly what it will be , a chinese bike built in thailand with a triumph name plate . But with a stupid retail price for the privlege of owning one .

SO WATCH THAT SPACE .

fartypants
12/01/2011 at 00:16
Hopefully they'll keep the current build quality going. Of all the bikes my customers bring in to me (valeting and anti-corrosion treatments), Triumph are one of the best for good quality fit and finish, better then BMW and Honda have been for the last five years.
Kiwiburger
12/01/2011 at 08:13
A 125/250 modular design would be a smart move if they could do it profitably. Cheaper bikes usually equate to lower margins, so you need to sell a lot of them. Covering 125 and 250 would be good because 250s are still learner tackle in some countries. Good luck to 'em. My Street Triple has been great - quality and finish are easily on a par with the Japanese, and it's just such a hoot to ride. Plus it's a 'European' brand. (Don't worry about the Thai plant - Honda have factories in India and all over the world; many 'Jap' parts are now made in China; Ducati/Aprilia/MV etc bring in parst from the far East, etc., etc....)
Sparkyboz
13/01/2011 at 17:55

Triumph could build a small capacity machine that could nudge both sets of 'nese out of the picture. 125 to 350 cc models, cheaper than a jap bike and not built out of leftover scrap like a chinese bike. Didn't the original firm consider plastic framed mopeds built fast and cheap to stop them going under? But the idea was ignored by the then owners bleating on about branding.

Good idea, a range of smaller machines to bring in new riders to the marque.

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