Triumphrat

Beemie · 08-31-2009, 10:21 PM

Anyone have the sales numbers?

Looking for a clue on where they may be headed next based on what sells.

Tbirdnz · 09-01-2009, 01:17 AM

Triumph don't release sales figures but we do know they sold 49,000 bikes last year which will soon put them as Europe's # 1 bike manufacturer over BMW.

I think the Bonneville is still their top selling bike, I've read somewhere 80% of their production of this model goes to the US.

Here's newspaper link which was recently posted on the Biker Hang-Out Forum:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/mosl...ool-again.html

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Beemie · 09-01-2009, 03:43 PM

Bonneville would be a good indicator that a new standard type bike would make sense.

Enough already with the cruisers Triumph.
Let's have some bikes for riders.

Tbirdnz · 09-01-2009, 06:11 PM

Their whole range sells well, which specific type were you looking at ?

The Street Triple is also a good seller.

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Beemie · 09-01-2009, 08:23 PM

TBirdnz,
Looking for a modernized replacement for a classic Thunderbird.
Having all background on standard type bikes, and the aging back that does not ride in a curved stance, no cruiser is ever going to fit the bill.
I like to hit the curves at speed without having to prethink the whole thing.

So Triumph needs to backtrack and get a bigger standard than the Bonneville out there. It doesn't really matter how many cylinders to us at this point.

slowgator · 09-01-2009, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Tbirdnz

I think the Bonneville is still their top selling bike,

Tbrd: According to the article you posted, it's the Street Triple:

It shares its engine with the Street Triple, Triumph's best-seller

Thanks for posting, definitely worth a read if you're interested in Triumph history.

Tbirdnz · 09-02-2009, 12:53 AM

Thanks SG, probably the current best seller, should have chosen my words better, more Bonnevilles around and last article I read prior to this one was more were sold in the US than any other model.

I think Beemie that your lament is shared by all Thunderbird triple riders, we wanted a similar replacement of say around 1200cc, but I wouldn't want a bigger twin, definitely it has to be the triple, more all-round grunt, that's what sorts out the Thunderbirds from the Bonnies. At the very least I would have been happy if the Thunderbird 900 still was being made, not many of us are letting these bikes go, you can't replace them.

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triumphite · 09-02-2009, 08:30 PM

I always thought the Speed Triple was their marquie bike?

Beemie · 09-02-2009, 11:11 PM

Thanks for the information guys.
So atleast the seller is not a cruiser.
There is hope!

PaulF · 09-02-2009, 11:30 PM

According to a previous thread citing the Dealernews and Daily Mail Reporter, the Daytona was the best selling model in 06-08. Sounds like the Street Triple is gaining momentum this year. Midsize is the volume market ...