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I'm afraid I have to agree on the negative side of this bike. It just doesn't say Triumph to me. Looks like a mix of Honda VTX / Suzuki Vulcan. Although the engine does stand out from the crowd.
It's a very neat and modern looking package. Like the belt drive, and I'm sure that engine will thump with some aftermarket pipes.
I would love to ride one up to my buds with their metric cruizers and give them a run for their money. I get tired of the ignorant ones that giggle at my Bonnie and call it a sewing machine (I've offered pink slip runs thru the twisties, but no takers).
I hope it works for Triumph, but I don't think they will sway first timers away from the US and Jap cruizers. And I don't think Triumph loyalists will be pulled to it, though we would love to test ride it, I don't think we'll be putting them in the garage.
My 2 cents is that Triumph should stick to the unique, typically British triples and twins. Put there money into bikes like a smaller Tiger, maybe a 300 lb. 500 single, or a new Trident triple.
We love Triumph for their uniqueness and heritage, the same way the Harley guys love their machines. Harley tried "new" designs (V-Rod) and they all failed, what sells is the Harley mystique and that's what will work for Triumph.
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"Another Trumpet Rat enslaved to a Bonnie"
07 B/B, AI gone, Bafflectomy, K&N air, Bellmouth,40/115, 1 shim, Naps, Mair Windscreen, GTS-60 Saddlebags, +1 risers
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