Why Triumph?

Well for me it's a combination of things.
1. I'm no longer interested in speed much more about style and I think the classic range of Triumphs hit my style button big-time. I saw the range a few years ago and that got my buying gland going, then I found a 1 yr old beauty.

2. Real work performance and economy.

3. Loads of bits available to modify/improve/personalise. My bike really is my bike, there isn't another in the world exactly like it.

Dave

 

A classic bike that starts first time!

You have I wide market to appeal to here! Look at the forum titles, cruisers, classics and street covering all riding styles and age groups.
Seriously, with triumph, from passing your test to mobility scooter you will find a model to take you through the whole metamorphosis

 

I was initially attracted to the modern Triumph brand simply because it was British, I felt a sense of pride in what John Bloor had achieved in a very short time with a brand new state of the art factory.

Personally I'm attracted to their latest innovations and models but I do think Triumph are increasingly selling on a retro image of what was best from the old Triumph era with versions of the Bonniville selling well.

Modern Triumph have also built a reputation for reliability on par with the Japanese and keen prices which was also a major attraction to the brand. I do think performance and out and out power of bikes is not a priority for Triumph and for some like me that is disappointing but I believe Triumph know what they are doing and will continue to build on their heritage, reliability and keen pricing formula.

 

Triumph - History and Legend (and rose tinted glasses experience )..good luck with yer reearch

 

For me it calmed me from seeing the world pass by like an oil painting left in the sun never taking notice of the view, pushing my limits on bikes that were the Ford XR3i's of the biking world. I'm not saying Triumph don't make a bike that can match I'm just saying that owning my Triumph is like my Dad taking a calm breath and saying "About bloody time son".
Its about oily rags, tea in tin cups and wherever you ride your flying the flag, its your part England you take with you on the furthest journey.
Peace.

 

a voice from the colonies. why triumph its a bit like asking why is a sunset beautiful .i am a 60 year old man i ride cos it gives me a adrenalin kick a feeling of youth a Triumph magnifies that feeling I also need the helmet time.there is the appeal of the the name,the wank factor and probably as important its NOT a HD. ive owned a 1995 thunderbird a 06 thruxton a 2010 tiger1050 and very briefly a 2014 commander( i am not a cruiser person) and now a 2014 speed tripleR. also prior to starting affair with Triumph several Japanese mainly Suzuki and one Hd lowrider(never again)i ride every day and smile every time I'm on this bike

 

It's an interesting question.

Having ridden for over 40 years and not owning a Triumph it was, for me, a mixture of wanting to support a British company, liking the dealer and Triumph having the right bike at the right price at the right time (a Tiger 1050 four years ago almost to the day)

I wasn't reliving my youth as I only owned mostly Hondas in the 70s when I started riding. I knew a few people with Bonnies but they were so unreliable I would never have considered owning one. It was not the best of times for the British motorcycle industry and I have no great feelings of nostalgia for the bikes of that period.

Folks talk of character but for me British bikes were unreliable, uncomfortable, terrible brakes and the handling didn't have the mystical properties many people seemed to have associated with them. That's not say I didn't like the bikes and I even had a Norton Dommie 99 for a few months in 1980 which I enjoyed when it wasn't running the battery flat or bits weren't falling off.

What was great about old British bikes is that they looked and sounded great. It was a pity the reality of owning one didn't match the myth (at least not in my experience!).

The modern Triumph is a different beast entirely. Bloor understood the market and was prepared to match the Japanese at their own game and gave us a British make we could be proud of.

I've owned bikes from most of the big manufacturers but none of them make the sort of bike I want to ride. Triumph have managed to combine a classic aesthetic with modern technology and I would guess I'm unlikely to ever own another bike other than Triumph and in fact pick up a Triumph Commander today

 

I've been riding bikes for about 25 yrs & they've mostly always been japanese & usually sporty , my last sportsbike was a GSXR1000 which I really loved & it was the ultimate high performance machine with perfect handling , seamless power delivery etc etc . But I suddenly decided there was more to riding than having the fastest bike that handled like it was on rails . I wanted something with character , a bike that meant something. My Triumph is a bike with character & sometimes when I'm riding it , on a nice sunny day , probably only doing 50 mph , it just brings a massive smile to my face , with its sound & attitude & that feeling that you just don't give a shit about anything other than riding along at your own pace doing your own thing . It gives me a sense of freedom that I never really got from a sportsbike

 

certainly would be interested

 

Damn forgot to put the Registered Rights Trademark on my post.... Jk good luck and also would like to see result ..chanks

 

I learnt to ride motorcycles 52 years ago. The bike I learnt on and took my test on was a Triumph 500 speed twin. I've always had at least one Triumph ever since.

 

Well for me the choice of Triumph was a combination of factors. I started riding in the 1970s and had a number of Jap and European bikes (even a CZ 250) most were knackered by the time I got hold of them - then I discovered Italian machinery. Owning a bike with ''character'' that handled, stopped and even started properly was a revelation. My father always had Triumph twins and these had the character and handling but not the stopping and starting virtues.

I eventually inherited my father's Triumph Tiger 110 (1960 model) enjoyed that but hated the fact that the thing would not stop. So when I came to look for a brand new bike, I had a short list of things required:
1. Classic looks as good as the Tiger 110 or say Guzzi T3
2. Reliable
3. Nice handling but not a race replica
4 That elusive ''character''
5.Comfort - hence not a race replica

It was the last point that made me decide to get a Bonnie Scrambler instead of a Moto Guzzi V7.

 

I really like the styling of the triumph, it's got a great history and looks and sounds great. I still got a kawasaki as my second bike, buts it going to my son. He wants the speed triple later- at 20 he can even see the attraction to these bikes.

 

For me it's because my Storm isn't a Harley and because it's the meanest looking & best performing option. And because it isn't a Harley.

 

Hi

My dad used to test ride for Norton and BSA,he had many British bikes and so its the name and the" as British as it can be" that I love.

I rebuilt his old BSD bantam after he died.

Style and the ride come a close second.
I have a Bonneville America and a street triple so I benefit from both styles and enjoy both bikes for different reasons.

I don't think I could buy a foreign bike no matter how good they may be.

Mark

 

My friend needed to sell his 955 Daytona & I'm not a fan of in line 4s, so, after riding twins for a long time, i went 1 cylinder more, so bought it. I fell in love with the engine, they are so tractable, but found myself going faster & faster, so after 3 years sold it on & bought the slower version. The Sprint is completely different to the daytona & I haven't really been able to get on with it. But 3 years on, I'm still riding it saying to myself "I'll get this sorted one day". I love the styling of Triumphs, they look different to any other machine on the road & they seem to do what it says on the tin

 

It dose what the japs do only with character and soul....