Ride With Tank

Triumph put out a press release on December 4 that said their sales increased 10% last year.  They sold 41,125 bikes last year.  You have to remember that this is fiscal year so their year ended on June 30, 2007.

I think this is great news.  I think Triumph could eventually be one of the biggest manufacturers.  The only thing that keeps me from buying a Triumph is their dealer network.  I like having dealers nearly anywhere I go in case of mechanical troubles.  If the sales keep increasing we should see more dealers also.

Triumph really covers all the bases when it comes to motorcycles.  They have the Tiger which is similar to my Vstrom.  The Speed Triple and Street Triple are some of the coolest naked sport bikes out there.  The Sprint ST is an excellent sport touring bike.   The Bonnevilles are great cruisers, and the Daytona is one of the best sport bikes out there.  Lets not forget the monster engine Rocket III.  They now have a touring version of the Rocket III and I think it looks really interesting.  I would love to see them come out with a luxury touring version to compete directly with the Gold Wing.  They even have the retro market covered with the Scrambler and the Thruxton.

With what I think is the strongest lineup of any manufacturer I can’t see how sales can continue to do anything but increase.