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> I just find it interesting that Triumph participates in all the shows in Europe but not the US....
Some likely reasons spring to mind:
* Those shows are practically in their back yard.
* They are a European company, not American, so that's where they have the most people available. (Triumph's entire North American staff--plus their main warehouse--take up scarcely half of one modest sized single-story office park building.)
* It takes a lot less time to "do" all those than to follow IMS around all over this country.
* The Berlin and Milan events are actual trade shows, as much for industry players and media types getting together, as for the benefit of laypersons who attend. The IMS is more of an exposition than a true trade show; not a bad thing, but not a necessity in the way Berlin is.
* They're still working to be taken seriously in the European market that's been dominated by upscale names like BMW, MV, Ducati, etc., for a long time.
* The US already takes up a bigger percentage of their export production than any other single country.
Really, it's not that big a deal. As the song says, "don't worry, be happy."
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