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A good read. Thanks for the link. It is interesting to note that he saw the coming demise of the British motorcycle industry from Japan.
When Edward Turner visited the motorcycle factories in Japan he was shocked at the production figures. They were producing more motorcycles in a day than the entire British motorcycle industry produced in a week. He knew there would be trouble for the British in a few short years.
When the CB750 came along it was all but too late for the British.
Turners designs for the Fury and Bandit were quite flawed as noted in the article. They needed a great deal of refinement and never made it beyond a handful of machines. They were fast, but kept blowing up.
The British were so far behind in technology and machinery that it was impossible to catch up, and we know what happened then.
When John Bloor bought the rights to the Triumph name and machinery he was aghast at the antiquated and worn out machinery that had been used and disposed of all of it and started fresh.
His incredibly risky investment certainly paid off.
When the CB750 came along it was all but too late for the British.
Turners designs for the Fury and Bandit were quite flawed as noted in the article. They needed a great deal of refinement and never made it beyond a handful of machines. They were fast, but kept blowing up.
The British were so far behind in technology and machinery that it was impossible to catch up, and we know what happened then.
When John Bloor bought the rights to the Triumph name and machinery he was aghast at the antiquated and worn out machinery that had been used and disposed of all of it and started fresh.
His incredibly risky investment certainly paid off.
Bloor has done a fantastic job.
That CB750 was a great bike at the time
It was a very good bike. I just never warmed to Honda. I owned several Yamahas, but never wanted a Honda.
I loved my Honda road bikes and my Yamaha off road. I always wanted a CB750 but ended up with a K1
I'm just the opposite. I warmed to Honda right away and am on my second one, but it didn't take me long to warm to Triumph
Honda make good bikes I would think about getting another if I had the money to play with
In 1970 I traded in a Triumph to get one, that's a very common story and game over for British bikes.
Well for many years.
It was a solid bike and you could really do cool stuff with it
I did something like this with my K1 and it was really a great bike to ride
I did something like this with my K1 and it was really a great bike to ride
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