Triumphrat

Slowgo · 10-25-2005, 12:01 PM

I would hate to sound stupid but what is a Hinckley Triumph. I see this referred to with the RAT membership. :???:

Thunder_Forever · 10-25-2005, 12:09 PM

Hinkley is where the engine is made.

4plus4morgan · 10-25-2005, 12:18 PM

And where most of the bike is made as well as being put together, I have just come back from the factory visit. People refer to Hinckley to tell the difference between the new and the old factory bikes i.e. Meriden

Slowgo · 10-25-2005, 12:56 PM

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On 2005-10-25 10:18, 4plus4morgan wrote:
And where most of the bike is made as well as being put together, I have just come back from the factory visit. People refer to Hinckley to tell the difference between the new and the old factory bikes i.e. Meriden

So how do I know if I have one :???:

Bob · 10-25-2005, 01:04 PM

If you bought it new, it's a Hinkley.

Slowgo · 10-25-2005, 01:11 PM

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On 2005-10-25 11:04, Bob wrote:
If you bought it new, it's a Hinkley.

Yip did that, I thought it might go according to engine number or something. I would like to become a member of RAT so would they need any proof that you know of.

PAAS · 10-25-2005, 01:17 PM

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On 2005-10-25 10:56, Slowgo wrote:

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On 2005-10-25 10:18, 4plus4morgan wrote:
And where most of the bike is made as well as being put together, I have just come back from the factory visit. People refer to Hinckley to tell the difference between the new and the old factory bikes i.e. Meriden

So how do I know if I have one :???:

They stopped making Triumphs at Meriden over 20 years so unless you've bought some really old stock yours was built in Hinckley! Have a look here if you want to know the history.

Beau · 10-25-2005, 02:09 PM

It also was a bit of a derogatory slur from the older original Meriden Triumph owners infering that the new John Bloor Hinckley set up were not "real" Triumphs at all.
I don't think that is the case now as new or old Triumph is Triumph and gets respect from all quarters.

Diego · 10-25-2005, 02:13 PM

> They stopped making Triumphs at Meriden over 20 years (ago)

And if your Bonnie is a 650, they stopped making it over 30 years ago, so it's a Meriden model. Anything neweer than 1991, like your Speedmaster, was made in Hinckley.

If you had a Triumph from the early part of WWII or before, it would have been made in Coventry.

Another good site for Triumph history is here.

oldsport · 10-25-2005, 03:53 PM

>>>Am I stupid or what

I'd pick "or what". After all, you have several Triumphs.

remember, "Stupid is as stupid does" - Forrest Gumps mama.