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Old 10-17-2007   #10 (permalink)
Nickwiz
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Originally Posted by welshrob View Post
Thanks Nick, for clarifying things. I`ve had a few Triumph cars in the past, Toledo, 2000, 1500 and Herald and the Globe logo is quite prominent in Triumph car club circles.

I think thats why the globe logo only found its way onto bikes for a few years. To distinguish the bike company from the car company Triumph Motorcycles adopted the more familiar logo we know. I like the globe though. Its neat.
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