Triumph Bobber Has Arrived

[IMFASTTOO]

That works for me...

WOW is that her I cant wait for my beating LOL

 

[EasTexRIII]

WOW is that her I cant wait for my beating LOL

She said she will check with her 6'3 - 325lb husband

 

[TriumPhil]

WOW is that her I cant wait for my beating LOL

Careful what you wish for, IMCRASSTOO!

 

[OldNorthState]

I liked the add. One thing I like about my bike is the exhilaration of feeling young for a little while. We all know what a real biker reunion looks like but I think the add nailed how it makes us feel. I want to be cool like those young people not all creaky like I feel most of the time. I like the look of the bike but I'm too big for it. My rocket fits me.

...with you on this. I've had several of my riding buddies who are longtime H-D riders (I've owned 'em, too) to tell me they really liked the Bobber - one actually sent me the ad (though I'd already seen it). I do think Trumpet needs to kick up their advertising in the US quite a few notches to appeal to older (not "old", but older than this group they're targeting and should KEEP targeting, to appeal to all age segments) more hardcore male cruising riders. And maybe start tweaking the R3R's and R3T's to begin grabbing some of the "I'm a badass hardcore biker who rides even BIGGER badass bikes than H-D's!", etc., even if not stated in that fashion. I think Trumpet has a real "sleeper" (whether they ever figure it out or not) in this basis from which to increase their market share if they'll do these and other things... after all, TRIUMPHS WERE A VERY SIGNIFICANT PART OF THE EARLIEST AMERICAN RENEGADE "BADBOY" and MC scene, though they've let folks forget all that (I rode in that scene, late '60's, and "Trumpets" and "Beesers" (BSA) were still seen in the mix, and not berated at all). The big market for H-D is still basically "men who want to identify with masculinity" through emotional association with independents, renegades and clubbers - iconic images of men's men - whether we admit it or not. Not a "right or wrong" issue here... it's all subjective. But personally, I'll take the "man's man" image over some pansified nouveau girlie-man image any day. We're American Men, for god's sake - act and look like it. Triumph, grow a pair and hire some serious marketing talent to sell these machines (Bobbers, R3's, etc.) and ditch some of the dumb Nancy-boy images and music you're mistakenly thinking is "cool". By American Men's standards, it's pansified.

 

[EasTexRIII]

That works for me...

 

[TriumPhil]

"How young is too young? How fast is too fast?
Your gonna' find out mister, when you meet that Texas Twister!"

 

[sonny]

You Texan's are pretty big and bad but you all have to remember that if OKLAHOMA did not SUCK you all would have fallen into the ocean a long time ago.

 

[OldNorthState]

The Guzzi looks like a blacked out standard motorcycle with a "bobber" label!

My thoughts, exactly. I've owned a classic Guzzi years ago and loved it, but this one shown is a lame (and probably short-lived) attempt at garnering up a few mkt segment sales.

 

[EasTexRIII]

Not takin sides

 

[albertaduke]

Hipster cult is merciless, so bobbers are also infected! Especially old Triumphs and Sportsters.. done

Technically the bike is nicely executed, but it has no soul. In its core, this is all anti-bobber. Clean, perfect, emission friendly. IT EVEN LOOKS TO BE COMFORTABLE! I would not be surprised, if the seat had special coating against indigo stains..

Consider you meet a gang of C+ coders on their weekend trip, all of them riding these Bobbers, wearing their tight jeans and flannels and wearing the silly bubble Bell helmets (carbon version, of course).. What´s next? Electric bikes with selectable sound output? I opt for F4U Corsair then..

Bobber with all the electronics, torque control, riding modes..? Be serious. Not for me. (But I am not the target group either - I remember before wi-fi, people talking to each other when in restaurant)

F4U... now here is one sweet machine would love to take one up for a ride on a clear day