Seriously? Do you fellas realise the amount of R&D money that has to go into a competitive litre class sportsbike? Do you also realise that Triumph are not a big company? The volume of bikes that Triumph produce is a tiny fraction of the Japanese and they don't have the backing of a corporation like BMW or Piaggio.
That they can produce the 675 to compete with the 600 class is a real achievment.
Fact is, sportsbike sales are dropping off and like it or not, people are buying adventure bikes in bigger numbers. What kind of business goes on producing ultra expensive to develop bikes that most people don't buy? Oh yeah Ducati, who must have gone bust more times in recent history than any other bike builder.
If Triumph can sell 10,000 adventure bikes next year then I'll be chuffed for them, might put some money in the coffers to spend on some new developments and keep a few people in a job, unlike Honda and Yamaha who have been shutting fatories and design centres left right and centre.
If we see them in WSBK next year I'll buy everyone in this thread a pint.
Posted: 23/09/2010 at 12:25
