Triumphrat

tri955i · 08-28-2007, 01:34 PM

Hi Guys..........how do you kow if you have a Hinckley Triumph, or are they all Hinckleys.Why are they special ? I just assumed that all Triumph's were from England.

TechmanBD · 08-28-2007, 03:19 PM

Hinckley just means that is where the plant was. It had burned down.

This link gives you the History
http://www.triumph.co.uk/usa/1416.aspx

tri955i · 08-28-2007, 08:06 PM

Does this mean that all Triumphs are made or assembled inEngland, or like lots of other itmes in the world they are assemble4d in the country they are to be sold in. ?

bradtx · 08-28-2007, 09:42 PM

tri955i, They're completely assembled in England then run on a chassis dyno for a minute or so, crated and shipped.

Brad

Ricochet_Rabbit · 08-29-2007, 01:39 AM

If you have a "modern", John Bloor Triumph, it is a Hinckley. Older Triumphs, those built before the resurrection of the name, were built in Meriden. The name just refers to where it is built in England.

For what it's worth, they are not 100% British. Components come from all over the world; just like any other modern car or bike.

Nickwiz · 08-30-2007, 06:36 PM

Pre WW2 Triumphs were made in Coventry (thats a city in the midlands of England)
After the Luftwaffe destroyed Coventry and with it the Triumph factory, production moved to Meriden.
In the late 60's early 70's some models were made in Small heath Birmingham as by that time Triumph and BSA were one and the same company.
After BSA went bust production continued at Meriden until the 1980s. For a short time 750 bonnevilles were built in Devon, Then Bloor (a miilionaire property developer) bought the name and manufacturing rights to Triumph motorcycles. A new factory was constructed at Hinkley in Leicestershire (England) The first plant did suffer a fire but still operates and a big new factory was opened accross the road.

So yes modern Triumphs are nicknamed Hinkley's because they are made in Hinkley Leicestershire England.

That do you? Oh by the way get an atlas!