25-04-12, 01:48 PM
dont get me wrong , I love the bikes. Its just I feel the big T are eroding a very strong price position, which must have been a big decider for many folk in looking at triumph in the first place.If price is constant , the extra choice alone will mean inevitably sales will fall.the street triple was such a fantastic bike for sub 6k...at its price now...well I reckon many buyers will fully check out the opposition, and be far more open to on the day deals etc.If you also look at the explorer, a bike which on paper would defo suit me..feck theres just so much choice now! GS/ crosstourer/ K1300R or S, let alone litre sportsbikes, duke 848 streetfighter. etc.
yet in 09 when I bought my speed triple, although I knew I really wanted one, with it being a grand less than a CB1000R or Z1000, it was so much easier a decision.They sold a fecking shedload of S3s that year ...but I literally have only seen 2 of the new bikes on the road since they were released last year...prices do rise but a grand in 2 yrs is ridiculous for a domestically produced machine...?
yet in 09 when I bought my speed triple, although I knew I really wanted one, with it being a grand less than a CB1000R or Z1000, it was so much easier a decision.They sold a fecking shedload of S3s that year ...but I literally have only seen 2 of the new bikes on the road since they were released last year...prices do rise but a grand in 2 yrs is ridiculous for a domestically produced machine...?