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If you check out the 'twins' forum there is an enormous and at times quite heated thread about the Thailand Bonnevilles.
Me? I`m not that keen on it but will probably still buy Triumph.
I think it would be a shame if they they started making the triples in India or Indonesia or wherever. Maybe Triumph should try and make a BETTER bike, not a CHEAPER bike. They should concentrate on being more of a 'Niche' marque like Ducati or MVagusta and just charge more for their bikes instead of trying to compete on price with the big four, that`s a battle they will NEVER win. For a long time we have been paying more here for our Triumphs than the equivalent Japanese models and Triumph is still the number one selling European brand. Even the budget Street Triple is more expensive than it`s competiton, ie the Z750 is a $1000 cheaper and it is a much better equipped bike, yet it hasn`t hurt Triumph`s sales figures, the local dealer has pre sold out all his incoming Street Triple stock until June! New ZX6R`s (not a bad bike) are being offered at $2000-$3000 less than the Daytona 675`s but the ZX`s are collecting cobwebs in the showrooms while the buyers are queing up for the 675.
If I was a 'Scrooge' and was worried about the purchase price I`d buy a Hyosung Comet.
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