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I think everyone needs to get this into perspective. Cruisers are not my cup of tea but there is a big market out there. I assume Triumph have done their market research and have produced a safe design to appeal to the masses. It does nothing for me and it looks like a generic jap cruiser design from the 80s. But anyway for a small company Triumph have come a long way. They have class leading bikes with the Speed Triple,ST,Tiger and 675 and the classic range is the bread and butter stuff. OK they could have been more adventurous but maybe they couldn't risk getting it wrong as much as one of the majors. Triumph is the only brand in the UK which is growing its market share so they must be doing something right. If they brought out a retro triple with 100bhp then I would want one but there must be a reason why they haven't. Don't forget that after the initial interest the Tbird was not a good seller,only gaining popularity in the secondhand market after production ceased which is perverse. My Tbird is the favourite of the 6 Hinckleys I've owned and will never be sold but I can also appreciate the other good bikes in the range (excepting cruisers which don't interest me but each to their own eh ? )
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