Triumph Shelves 250 Single

[Rocky]

Triumph shelves 250s - Motorcycle news: New bikes - Visordown

The market is now being flooded with small capacity bikes from the "big guys" so it was a smart move to put the brakes on this project.
I think Triumph should stick to what it's doing now with the successful bigger bikes.

 

[DaveM]

I still tend to wonder if they could have not made a huge hit in this market but I suppose they do know what they doing.

 

[Qship]

400 cc seems to be a forgotten market lately. Maybe they should beat the others to that.

 

[DaveM]

Funny you should mention the 400cc as I was just looking at a few photos of one from way back. They sure were popular back then and I did wonder why they actually stopped making them. A 400cc Triumph would really be cool

 

[Qship]

The other brands will be there soon enough. Look at the trend, the displacements in those "starter" bikes are already creeping into the 300cc catagory.

 

[DaveM]

That is very true and back in the day the 400 was a great starter bike

 

[Rocky]

Back in the early 90's I had a 1983 Suzuki 400 twin for a year or so (took it on a trade) and it was an amazing bike for its size.
It had a gas gauge; six speeds and the best seat I've ever sat on.
I loved riding it, but I fixed it up and sold it for a few bucks to get my money back.

 

[Gary]

I can't think of any bike that I lusted for in my entire lifetime more than a Triumph Tiger Cub. I still do. I would like to see it exactly like it was in say 1962, but with cast wheels with tubeless tires, electric start, fuel injection and disc brakes. I'll send in my payment in full right now Triumph!

I applaud Suzuki for in traducing the SR400 retro styled bike, but wire spokes, tubes and kick starting only ruined it for me.

 

[CarlS]

I think Triumph waited a little too long to get into the small displacement game.

 

[sikatri]

Well, it took awhile, but Triumph did get into the 400 market. It took 10 years from the last comment on this thread. Found that interesting.

 

[sikatri]

Note there’s also a 250 now as noted in another thread as well.

 

[brooke]

The sales potential in the Asian market is gigantic , many would love to move up in size a bit and a Triumph decal on the tank certainly would demand a premium . Sell enough small ones and they’ll be able to afford a Moto GP program . Then the big slide might begin ….

 

[sikatri]

The sales potential in the Asian market is gigantic , many would love to move up in size a bit and a Triumph decal on the tank certainly would demand a premium . Sell enough small ones and they’ll be able to afford a Moto GP program . Then the big slide might begin ….

The East is definitely where there’s huge growth potential and the end users are mostly it seems used to the lower displacement vehicles from mopeds to smaller engine motorcycles. It might be a strategic shift in Triumph’s marketing long term plans. Their main manufacturing is there too.

 

[atomsplitter]

The East is definitely where there’s huge growth potential and the end users are mostly it seems used to the lower displacement vehicles from mopeds to smaller engine motorcycles. It might be a strategic shift in Triumph’s marketing long term plans. Their main manufacturing is there too.

Are you hinting that Triumph would be so crass as to go where the money is? Shocking!!!!

 

[Vector]

The entire planet is about $$$. $$$ has replaced GOD for most people.

 

[sikatri]

Are you hinting that Triumph would be so crass as to go where the money is? Shocking!!!!

Well…you give the market what it wants and go where the customers are. In hindsight, it looks as if Triumph and other motorcycle manufacturers anticipated this. Not surprised since European nations have been making requirements for motorcycles harder to reach on emissions and other fronts. Not making an accusation simply going off of what I’ve read. So I suppose yes, you go to the market that is viable and look at what the customers there want or really can afford. I ran into a conversation where a person from an Asian country mistakenly referred to a 250 type motorcycle as a “super bike”. Well the styling fit, but not the performance. What I got from the conversation was that most vehicles in their country were mopeds and motorcycles under 250cc. So Triumph getting its manufacturing to accommodate smaller engine motorcycles makes sense.

 

[brooke]

When I was a kid , along time ago , the first motorcycle we wished for was a step thru 50 , then aa S 90 , then a 160 , then a 305 Hawk , but not a 450 that was just too scary .

 

[sikatri]

When I was a kid , along time ago , the first motorcycle we wished for was a step thru 50 , then aa S 90 , then a 160 , then a 305 Hawk , but not a 450 that was just too scary .

And I bet they were all fun!

 

[Vector]

True, now a 400 is considered at beginner bike.

 

[CarlS]

True, now a 400 is considered at beginner bike.

I remember when my 250 cc Yamaha YDS3 was a hot larger bike.