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- From: zebee@wattle.itd.adelaide.edu.au (Zebee Johnstone)
- Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles.harley
- Subject: Re: Triumph over Mediocrity
- Date: 26 Jan 93 00:38:28 GMT
- Organization: The University of Adelaide
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- blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers) writes:
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- >A persistant rumor has it that the new Triumph licensed the engine
- >design from Kawasaki (or substitute your favorite brand here). I rather
- >doubt it myself, because it doesn't look all that much like the Ninja
- >engine.
-
- The short answer is no. The design is vaguely similar because there are
- only so many ways to do something.
-
- But the design is Triumph all the way.
-
- They've been on the Australian market for a while now, and are
- considered to be a fine bike by all people. They are a tad expensive,
- and seem to appeal to those who want a big blaster but want something
- with a bit of class and aren't into trading up every couple of years.
-
- The triples sound really nice, and the engine characteristics are said
- to be very good too. HAven't ridden one myself yet, because I suffer
- from Duck's Disease (see below).
-
-
- >>They will be triples. No fours. They are be fast. Damned
- >>fast. If you like, there are several pictures of the new
- >>bikes on the net (in my server.)
-
- >Actually both. There are currently 750 & 900 triples and 1000 & 1200
- >fours for sale in the UK. "Motorcyclist" says that Triumph will begin
- >importing to the US in 1994.
-
- I've read that the fours will be discontinued except for the big 1200.
- People preferred the triples for most things.
-
- I'm more than a little interested in the '93 range - apparently they
- have lowered the seat height, and the size of the damn things was one of
- my main gripes.
-
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