Talkback: Triumph to increase production ten-fold

yes but they'll be shit, another company farms out to a dollar a day muppets in the east! money money money.

The reason i'd not buy another Triumph, i've had 6 Hinkley Triumphs and one of the reasons was being patriotic and the finish was excellent, however having seen the poor finish on the later classic models i'd not buy another.

Unfortunately timpster they don't give a shit about you or people who share your opinion. The way of the world..... it sucks.

Quit the moaning! Doen't anybody remember British Leyland or 'old' triumph... both representative of the decline of British automotive industry. Low quality and unreliable.

How many of you are flocking out to buy bikes 'built British', with the parts cost and labour costs of European rates? Not exactly rushing out to buy new Norton's are you? Why... it is less bike for more money. We want technology AND price.

East doesn't always mean bad quality. Many of the worlds top brands use parts sourced from the east. Even premium supercars buy parts out of Asia. With proper quality controls, there is no reason for the part to be technically different.... only cheaper.

(could be because there is no dole system to be paid for, for all the people that 'wont work for that money' and lose their jobs to countries that want to EARN their money)... but that is a different subject.

The Indian bikes would be built to a quality/cost that is suitable for that market. The European/US bikes to a different standard and cost. There is nothing wrong with making a profit off the risk, investment and products that fill a need in the market.

Sales are what drives the business. Bigger sales means there is more money to put back into developing the next generation of bikes.

A 'win' for everybody involved.

I keep hearing how good Triumph's build quality is, well I had a Thunderbird Sport and I watched it almost rusting away in front of my eyes. Didn't sell it, just drove it to a dealer and did a straight swap for another bike. Even though I probably lost out on deal I was just glad to be rid of it, so the Indians are unlikely to make a worse job of it.

Yet my 2004 Speed Triple is fantastic finish wise ..... seems to have gone downhill in the last 5 or 6 years.
Siome of the Bonnies i see look to have suffered appallingly with crazed laquer on the engines, poor chrome, alloy etc.

I love my Triumph and hope they do well in the World economy

People always use the expression "fold" incorrectly. Each "fold" is doubling the number, so a 1 fold increase, means twice as much. A 2 fold increase means 4 times as much, a 3 fold, 8 times, a 4 fold, 16 times and so on...

a ten-fold increase would mean multiplying the existing output by 1024, so their new production figure would go from 50,000 to over 50,000,000. Now, that would make some headlines.

Sorry, just a gripe of mine. (Folding a piece of paper. with each fold, you double the thickness, or number of sheets).

If they don't they will either go bust or get bought out. Simply. it mis a great idea. Indian Enfield retribution. It won't affect the other bikes in the rage at all and will help generate a strong company able to produce even better bikes for the future.
They could of course continue to produce bikes for the aging population in Europe and then go bust when their line of mobility scooters fails to meet sales expectations.

the geezers with drawing boards and spanners at Hinckley never really accounted for the uk's salty winter roads in their recent bikes, my triumph scrambler melted before my eyes. After two years it was a pile of white aluminium oxide. I don’t think the Indians are known for using salt on their roads so making them winter/salt durable still wont be on the list of priorities.

Question - if I buy a pair of shoes that fall apart when I walk in them, or a garden chair that collapses when I sit in it, or a kids paddling pool that wont hold water, the sale of goods act protects me as it says the item must be fit for purpose. I have no problem taking them back for a refund, in fact all three happened recently and I walked out of the shop each time with an apology and a cash refund. So why cant i take my English built triumph back after a winter has ravaged it and get a refund cos its not fit for purpose? any answers welcome?

bad news for the brand!
triumph is being aggressive in the usa and desperately trying to land new dealers who are selling japanese machines.
we have parts problems on this side of the atlantic