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Not so. The bikes themselves are still assembled in England, but do contain a fair number of Asian parts.....
...There's still as much "Englishness" in a Triumph as there is "Americanness" in a Harley these days. Possibly there's a Trumpet assembly line in Asia, but hey - there's a Harley assembly line in India...
...There's still as much "Englishness" in a Triumph as there is "Americanness" in a Harley these days. Possibly there's a Trumpet assembly line in Asia, but hey - there's a Harley assembly line in India...
Just checking it appears Triumph manufactures and casts components as well as assemble complete motorcycles there in Thailand. As does Kawasaki and Honda.
Triumph may be a stolidly British brand, but it’s a global company. While Hinkley remains the base of operations, Triumph has constructed three manufacturing facilities in the Chonburi Province of Thailand. The first factory produces chassis components like frames and swingarms, as well as fuel tanks. The second fabricates plastic parts and bodywork via injection molds. It also houses an assembly line, with Triumph moving maturing model lines overseas for final assembly (currently its Thai factory assembles the 865 Twins, as well as the 675 and 1050 Triples). The third Thai facility casts most of the engine parts, including cases, cylinder heads, crankshafts and camshafts. All told more than 50% of a completed motorcycle is fabricated completely in house. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/689/11...torcycles.aspx
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You can read on this forum about new bikes having problems as well, cam chain tensioners tranny bearing failures on selected models and years seems to stand out the most.
Bottom line though, without the AMF years you might not/ probably would not be riding the HD brand today.
75 FXE I just brought out of a long sleep...
Old iron, properly maintained, is just as rideable as any new iron, just takes more routine maintenance.[/QUOTE]
Nice Glide, I have been wanting one of the AMF rainbow bikes for some time, there are a couple of them on Ebay that Im watching. They are hard to find in the original shape yours is in. Hve you had that bike long?
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That's a hell of a way to find out if HD has brought up their qc.
I was taught to research before making a purchase.
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Guess I will take exception to the statement. There were some issues with brakes on 75 models but the issue was resolved halfway throiugh the production year. Some of the biggest issues were related around workers deliberately sabotaging bikes (motor and tranny related) so that the bikes would fail. So that is people related and not parts related as is usually implied when referring to the term "quality control".
You can read on this forum about new bikes having problems as well, cam chain tensioners tranny bearing failures on selected models and years seems to stand out the most.
Bottom line though, without the AMF years you might not/ probably would not be riding the HD brand today.
75 FXE I just brought out of a long sleep...
Old iron, properly maintained, is just as rideable as any new iron, just takes more routine maintenance.
You can read on this forum about new bikes having problems as well, cam chain tensioners tranny bearing failures on selected models and years seems to stand out the most.
Bottom line though, without the AMF years you might not/ probably would not be riding the HD brand today.
75 FXE I just brought out of a long sleep...
Old iron, properly maintained, is just as rideable as any new iron, just takes more routine maintenance.
Not meaning to jack the thread but in response...just since this summer. Original owner had done some mods but kept the original parts. Took about 25 minutes to get it running after 30+ years of sitting. Brought it home, replaced gaskets and seals everywhere, 10 over on the top end, rebuilt front/rear brake cylinders. Started it up again last week. Fired right up. Just chasing down some electrical issues. Should be a good low miles runner.
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