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On 2006-05-22 08:11, dazco wrote:
They do this with guitars. fenders lower reissue like for example has gone to mexico. And amazingly they are great. I have one i swear id better than the USA reissues. But others they've sent to various countries ahve been disasterous, tho only the abvsloutle low end stuff. But for the most part the results have been great.
However, do this to my friggin Triumph and i may not buy another one !!! Part of what i love about them is the british heritage, and i barley got over the shock of finding some parts were sources from Japan. But i lived with the electrics because Lucas.....well, you know. Now this ! This is just one step closer to making triumph a asian bike no different than a honda or yamaha except in design.It would make the kawasaki clone as much a triumph. Don't do it triumph ! 
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I feel the same way. A large part of my buying decision was based on the legendary British Triumph heritage. I was told by the sales rep Triumph were designed, engineered and assembled in the UK. If they were not made in a british factory, I would NOT have bought the bike. I inquired further about where the parts are made and was told they are sourced from the UK and around the world. In todays competitive global economy, I could live with that.
But this Thailand plant has me thinking about what makes Triumph a british bike? e.g., location of Headquarters/mgt, the population/race that makes the parts, the population/race that puts the parts together. What about location? Is a british owned, british managed plant in asia the same as buying parts to Triumph specs from an asian supplier?
Also, assembly could eventually mean putting decals, grips, pegs and wheels on a bike that is 99% completed before it arrives for "assembly".
I'll stop now, my head hurts.
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