Triumphrat

monkeybone · 10-15-2007

wonder if any of you can help?
am in the market for a black bonnie and heard the 2008 efi models are in the dealers in england already.
so i enquired at numerous dealers round sydney ( oz ) the all say yeah we have 2008 big tank models in stock but no efi? ( they have uped the tank capacity here ? )
does anybody know if triumph will export them to oz? and if so when ( i hope not next year ,bad marketing if you ask me )
if not am gonna have to get a grey import. ( warranty probs ).
please help guys...am bikeless

ntr1972 · 10-15-2007

Do you like the big tank design? I am still thinking it does not look as 'true' to the Bonneville design of the late 60's early 70's. The visual clues these bikes bring to the enthusiast are important. Interested to hear what other people think.

Moke · 10-15-2007

Monkeybone I think the reality is that as we get Thai built bikes we are not going to get them until at least next year as ADR does not require it. You know, the people who insisted that the original 916 was unsafe with the original lighting equipment and had to have a square headlight. The only rego authority in the WORLD who had a problem! So big tank but no techno items in the extra space inside it.

DALERF · 10-15-2007

We have them on the showroom floor over here in West Aust, yuk new colors, but they have fuel injection if that's what u want.

monkeybone · 10-16-2007

cheers for your replies guys.
it looks like am going to WA to get me a bike.
cant think way triumph would hold back efi in the rest of OZ.
poor marketing if you ask me....people will just hold off buying...like me

once again cheers guys1

Moke · 10-16-2007

Must admit that I was thinking that we, like the US were not being directly affected by Euro IV emission rules - glad to be proved wrong. It would be helpful though if Triumph Australia would get their site sorted out so that we can see Australian bikes for 2008, their specs and prices. The UK site and I believe others were sorted a good month ago.

monkeybone · 10-17-2007

called a few dealers in perth wa the other day...and were not getting efi models till next year, they have the big tank...to house the fuel pump but no efi....this is poor marketing by triumph.
they know its quite easy for use to look on uk websites and see they new models...and if they don,t relase them here people will hold off buying the bonnies till they do release them....me being one of them...or maybe i,ll just go by a ducati instead....i wish they would get their act together with the oz authorities