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From:	Paul Fox [SMTP:pgf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

> >=20
> > Today's Triumph comes from a rich racing heritage.
> >=20
>
> here's a question i've been meaning to look into, but haven't yet:
>
> how much of triumph's "heritage" comes though in, or affects, the
> modern triumph line?  i.e. is there really anything more than a badge,
> and a logo with name recognition on the side of the tank?  clearly the
> design of the modern bikes is pretty far removed from the old bikes.=20
> did any of the original designers have anything at all to do with the
> later bikes?

To the best of my knowledge: none. Zero, zip, zilch, nada. John Bloor =
bought the company name, hired some rather good engineers, did a *lot* =
of research and starting making motorcycles.

And while we're on the subject, the first generation of Hinckley Triumph =
engines were *not* rebadged Kawasakis. JB did visit the Japanese =
factories to see what the state of the art in manufacturing was, but all =
the design and engineering was British. Not all in-house; I think that =
they used Cosworth for some of the engine work.

I'm sure that there's a lot more detail on this in the FAQ of the =
general Triumph list at, er, magpie.com?

Jim Gillespie
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