You know what? I work in a big shop that sells Triumphs and could spend hours here giving you examples of why I think the company sucks. Even though the Rocket is an awesome motorcycle Triumph is not the be all, end all motorcycle manufacturer people around here seem to think they are.
I read with humor comments towards HD like BIG PIG V TWINS. Don't doubt for a second that Triumph doesn't have wet dreams of becoming as big and popular as Harley. The difference is HD earned their place in the world, Triumph is trying to buy their street cred with marketing and using Hollywood actors. I find their whole marketing approach comical. On a Triumph you are just so **** cool as long as you have a beard from the civil war and a haircut like your grandfather's.
Don't get me wrong I love my Rocket III, it's amazingly fast, handles well blah blah blah. I'll admit to anyone that it does not stir my soul like my Sportster does though. It's relatively inexpensive to make a Sportster put out the power at the rear wheel that Triumph claims at the crank for the new 1200cc Bonneville/Bobber. It might be hard to make a HD big Twin truly fast, not so the Sportster which the Bobber is aimed at. I would feel like a twat riding around on a factory bike called the Bobber to be honest. It's such a pose, just like their marketing
I don't look down at other riders on different brands just because my Rocket makes more power. People don't make their Harley's faster to compete with your Rocket. They do it to make a faster Harley.
I read with humor comments towards HD like BIG PIG V TWINS. Don't doubt for a second that Triumph doesn't have wet dreams of becoming as big and popular as Harley. The difference is HD earned their place in the world, Triumph is trying to buy their street cred with marketing and using Hollywood actors. I find their whole marketing approach comical. On a Triumph you are just so **** cool as long as you have a beard from the civil war and a haircut like your grandfather's.
Don't get me wrong I love my Rocket III, it's amazingly fast, handles well blah blah blah. I'll admit to anyone that it does not stir my soul like my Sportster does though. It's relatively inexpensive to make a Sportster put out the power at the rear wheel that Triumph claims at the crank for the new 1200cc Bonneville/Bobber. It might be hard to make a HD big Twin truly fast, not so the Sportster which the Bobber is aimed at. I would feel like a twat riding around on a factory bike called the Bobber to be honest. It's such a pose, just like their marketing
I don't look down at other riders on different brands just because my Rocket makes more power. People don't make their Harley's faster to compete with your Rocket. They do it to make a faster Harley.
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