When I go outside to look
at the Street Scrambler
that’s what I see;
this massive 116 year
backstory of heritage, an
incredible dedication to
quality, and a bike that
brings star quality
Then in 198 the first engine rolled off
the line and in 1988 a purpose designed
40,000m2 factory was built in Hinckley,
Leicestershire. By 1994 they had appointed
motorcycle sales distributors in Germany,
France and the SA.
The clothing line, designed in-house,
was added to the line up of Triumph
merchandising in 1995.
By 2000 Triumph had broken even for the
first time, but then they suffered a brutal
setback on the Ides of March 15th 2002,
when the factory was destroyed by fire.
But, on a roll, they had everything back up
and running by September of the same
year. By 200 they had three factories,
including Thailand, with a production
capacity of 130,000 bikes a year. 85 of
bikes are sold outside of the K but in 201
9400 Triumphs were sold new in the K.
Something that Triumph were very pleased
with indeed. And the biggest seller... The
fantastic, throaty and nimble Triumph 6 5
Street Triple.
I’ve ridden everything in the recent Triumph
line up, and have had a fantastic time
doing so - the quality of build and design
aesthetics have once again put the Triumph
marque well at the top of the global
motorcycling industry.
So when I go outside to look at the Street
Scrambler that’s what I see this massive
116 year backstory of heritage, an incredible
dedication to quality, and a bike that
brings star quality, a bit of rebel, superb
engineering, glowing aesthetics, and a
maintenance sheet that is almost blank for
years. All this and an exceptional ride quality
that can be pushed to hell and back and
keep on delivering. I bought a Triumph T120
for exactly those very good reasons.
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