Received this from Tampa dealer and link to Daily Herald ( UK)

The progressive insurance ads has helped the Rocket more than triumph has helped it.
 
Problem is, all the pissing and moaning by owners of a small brand will scare non-owners and potential owners away. So not only will those of us who are pissed be protesting their choice with outback money, so will others who we know.

Good luck Triumph, you’re going to need it if things don’t change quickly.
 

Dude what happened to this?? Thought you were placing a deposit in July?

REAL New Model news
 
Well, I got it from my nephew...he will ride with me on whatever I am riding....but for his own ride, he would prefer smaller bikes. I wondered is this because that might be all he could afford in the foreseeable future? And should his means improve would he pick a large bike? He did not have an answer, meaning he'd never thought in those terms. He did realize that whatever he would buy it would be everything he needed consistent with his purchasing power, and that more money might well mean more bike...but at his age he only knows for sure what he could want now. He loves Sportsters and I am building him one, he does like the Indian Scouts as well, and he might well appreciate a Bonneville of some kind. It's going to be a long while before his generation has the means to think about big bikes....I don't what is going to happen in the meantime....I am going to age out sooner rather than later.
 

Chris,
I truly hope you do not really believe commuters on motors are the "real bike riders"???
In fact, most commuters on motors are doing so to save money & time; similar in fashion to the car tire aficionados.
The true bikers are those who choose to spend their personal leisure time astride a motor riding through and sensing our great countryside!
 
If I may add on to this, also without a windshield, bags or a watch.
 
I commute on Burgman 650 scooter (larger than most Triumph bikes these days) and I know many real bikers commuting on scooters, even on 125cc Just in my (european) office we are 4 commuters of which 3 are real bikers.

I do not have to commute to save money.. none of them has to actually. I like to ride and I save lot of time. I have used scoot as replacement to my car in the season (April-Oct) for about last 15 years. I probably did slightly more milege on my scooters than on my bikes in the last decade. On the other side, I WOULD NEVER COMMUTE ON SCOOTER / MOTORBIKE IN U.S. - PROBABLY NOT EVEN IN CALIFORNIA.
 
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