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| | n2dwind | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | Posts | : | 405 | Location | : | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
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| Posted : 17 Apr 2019 - 18:30 Post title : Triumph staying competitive | | Hi,
Don't know if you guys have seen this article yet but anything about Triumphs is interesting.
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| | AZCactus | Taranis | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | Posts | : | 4,527 | Location | : | AZ |
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| Posted : 18 Apr 2019 - 01:00 Post title : Re: Triumph staying competitive (Re: n2dwind) | | I thought Triumph gave up on this venture (article published in May, 2018)....
Thnx for sharing!
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| | n2dwind | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | Posts | : | 405 | Location | : | Jupiter, Florida, United States |
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| Posted : 18 Apr 2019 - 13:05 Post title : Re: Triumph staying competitive (Re: AZCactus) | | Hi,
You're probably right, just noticed the date on the article = 5/4/2018. Don't know why Bike Bandit just sent me the electronic copy of their news letter and this was in it. Guess I'll have to watch dates going forward.
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| | MotorMac | Jupiter | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | Posts | : | 1,792 | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| Posted : 19 Apr 2019 - 18:51 Post title : Re: Triumph staying competitive (Re: n2dwind) | | I was there in 2016 when they made that run, it didn't end well. Bike apparently had a vicious high-speed wobble that prevented their real purpose of setting land speed record for motorcycles. Didn't get to see it, but was keeping up with hype at the time.
Last time I was at Bonneville, Triumph was a no-show (again). Instead, Royal Enfield (India) was shooting a commercial there from a helicopter. (Video: Link ) Trip was one disappointment after another, with Triumph on top of the list. Dunno if/when next attempt will be...
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| | AZCactus | Taranis | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | Posts | : | 4,527 | Location | : | AZ |
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| Posted : 19 Apr 2019 - 19:33 Post title : Re: Triumph staying competitive (Re: MotorMac) | | Also if I remember correctly the Streamliner was dropped. As for the wobble, it looks top heavy.
Anyway nice video, eventually a classic
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