read in MCN last week,triumph bringin out a 1700cc parallel twin.I think this could be a bit of a masterstroke for mr bloore if he plays his cards right.not to much info yet,well not in mag anyway,but will be water cooled,massive torque,but cranks offset 270 digrees,seemingly to give harlyesque firen order an sound.word is it will prob be belt drive,although i thaught they would be missing the boat if it wassent shaft.on second thoughts belt prob better for price an weight.it would be great crueser,tourer,poss sports tourer.depends how heavy,weight distribution,suspension etc.oh yes an price.any triumph addicts out there got any opinions,
cheers bt...

ok i am kinda drunk but why not just buy a tank??
sorryyyyyy for reply but as i say i am drunk.......

sorry to hear that maddy, hope all goes well with you.cheers bt...

Sounds an "Ace" bike (Good run if you avoid the motorways )

I liked my last Triumph (Black Sprint 900) It was fun!

May even be swayed from my American Pig Iron

Any pictures anywhere?

Here's my old Triumph. It kept me sane for a few years during my married days . Didn't get out & about as much as I'd have liked. I think it had the best headlights of any bike I've ever owned.
You didn't happen to buy it from Sandy Bloys last year did you, my old un was in the shop for a while.


Cheers

Catch you out and about one day.

yeh thats my bike.you seem to have looked after it.wife came up behind
me on computer an said craig thats just like yours.im thinken thats pure zen,cos it is my bike.anaway goes greate,still got the battleaxe tyres on it.020s.got it from bloys bout 7 months ago.always loved triumph.have heard these bikes were massivly over engineered.the battleaxe tyres do well in wet an dry.this bike will touch 140mph have had faster bikes but not mutch,an certainly not as mutch fun or torque.cheers bt...

There must have been a few folk looking after it since I had it. I sold it in 2002 in an atempt to get off bikes, for my ex wife.

I acted like a bear with a sore head (allegedly) for a few months before buying my next bike. A wee Bandit 600. Still miss the fun that Triumph gave though. Although I don't miss looking after the chain, that was a labour of love if you didn't want a new chain every six months. I tried a Scot Oiler but wasn't that impressed.

Catch you about. Let me know if you find any pictures of this new Triumph.


Cheers

harly taken over triumph!!! well maybe but i would have thaught john bloor,who has practicaly sole controll (few share holders,an no market capitalists barking at his heels)would only give up controll if he was gettin to old,or saw some advantage to his beloved mark.he was after all a wealthy man who brought his vision to fruition in spite of buisness annalists tellin him different.he took a big hit at first,when settin up 2 to
3 years he made no or little profit.it flowed out his back pockit.it was his
hobby,his passion.now triumphs are a world brand again.well i shall watch this space.any news nuggits please.cheers bt...

Looks interesting. I only saw it on the MCN web site, all the pictures seemed to be head on. I'd like to see that from the side.

bmw bringin out a 675 triple,based on their 1000 4.race contender??
using simmilar piston size and head config to save on re tooling an development costs,??? JOHN B, their snappin at you,r heels already.