It would be easy to agree with you, but I can't. The reason I cannot agree with you is that it is clear from your video that Triumph's main manufacturing facility is now no longer in the UK but this one in Thailand. Now if BMW, Renault, and Toyota shifted all of their main manufacturing away from their country of origin to another country then you might have a point. There's another issue here though, Triumph is manufacturing most, if not all, of their heritage models at this facility with what I think are excessive appeals to their old Brit Bike origins, ergo union jack touches that didn't even exist on the original British made ones! SO whilst they may not be "fake" British Bikes to you, they do look like "faux" British Bikes to me. The truth is that Apple and all of the other companies you mention would never have got off the ground if it hadn't of been for the engineering and manufacturing talent of the country that enabled them to grow. Global expansion is both impressive and noble but when it morphs purely into arbitrage then the benefits are, in my mind, dubious.

And even the share holder of the company mostly not just that nation ppl!.... Most company are international!...😝

@@CapitanTavish Are the Ducati scramblers made in Thailand now..

It’s fake British because Triumph’s majority model range, the Bonneville trades on its British heritage. Same as Moto Guzzi trades on being Italian. But at the end if the day, if it doesn’t matter to the customers who are buying more Triumphs than ever then we must commend Triumph for its move to Thailand.

@@CapitanTavish www.pattayamail.com/business/ducati-opens-first-overseas-plant-in-thailand-43365

Couldn't agree more ... Great bikes - Wonderful rides ... Who gives a s _ _ t where they are made in ... especially as they are running flawless ... ;)

That Thruxton is an outstanding bike. I looked at one yesterday

Yet the bikes although good aren't exactly cheap

Triumph cynically sells the "British Bike Heritage", then makes the bikes in Asia. Pocket the outsized profits, and undermine British workers at the same time. All of the companies that are engaged in this practice, and there are many, are engaged in economic treason. I wouldn't pay them 2 cents for one of their bikes, just on the principle alone.

What is the point?

the workers look as if they care .

Why?

@@maxbritain1380 he put his money into the venture back then .

My wife is Thai, and half of every year I live in Thailand, so I know a few things about life here. Workers in Asia are not paid the same as the ones in Europe or USA. In most of the Asian countries (including Thailand) salaries are much lower, but of course not as low as in China for example. I guess this is the first thing that companies take into consideration before they decide where to build a factory. And I don't really see why this is a bad thing. When a worker in -let's say- Triumph factory is paid with the average worker's salary in Thailand, why he should be unhappy with it. In my country (Greece) that we have no heavy industry at all, it would be a blessing if some companies wanted to establish factories and give jobs to some thousands of people, but they don't do it, cause average salary is a lot higher than average Asian, and that's the main reason they choose Asian countries. Now back to Triumph Thailand workers, some of them (very few) are proud owners of Triumphs, but most of them are riding Japanese scooters, from brands that also have factories in Thailand, as most Thai people do (every family has 2-3-4 of these) and mainly because Triumph does not produce small motorcycles at all.

Looks like a great place to work.

For Scramblers

... probably ... you can check your Customs documents ...

Ge Ko what we will come to know by checking customs document?? I'm genuinely asking cos I'm going to buy triumph T100, but I am doubtful that of it is made in England or Thailand. Assembling the British parts us no problem though

The customs documents will "show" you that the motorcycle is imported to your country: from "Thailand", or "UK", or ... etc etc Also about the parts ... even if the motorcycle is assembled in UK (very rare), some parts may be made in countries all over the world. For example Triumph's policy is to choose some of the best quality parts no matter where they were made in. My Bonnie has front fork suspancion from Showa (Japanese), brakes from Brembo (Italian) a.o. Its Triumph's choice to use parts with the best VFM. (Showa front fork may not have the quality of Ohlins, but still has better quality than many other brands. Not to mention that Triumph in recent Thruxton models is using all these brands - Ohlins, Brembo, Pirelli tyres and more)

Ge Ko yes that's fine to use the best parts but the main concern is boot engine and where is that made either in Thailand or Britain

Look @ the VIN first digit, M = Thailand S = England 9 = Brazil

Depends on which 3 cylinders... Street Triple = Thaïland Speed Triple = England You can see some Street Triples in the video.

Street Triples at 8:15 ans 9:19

Royal Enfield are coming on leaps and bounds . well done to them .

There is a consumer report on reliability on the net that you may find interesting.

www.pattayamail.com/business/ducati-opens-first-overseas-plant-in-thailand-43365

sad to hear but ducati harley davidson triumph ect. most of them build here in Thailand

@Smile Receive: My answer below, to ""sean kirby"" goes for you too ;)

@@smilereceive It's NOT a Thai product ... they ONLY ASSEMBLE parts here ... I live in Europe (Greece) and had an accident with my Bonnie ...I come to Thailand for a few months every year and last year (being a smart ass) I had the brilliant idea of buying some spare parts I needed, directly from the local factory ... the guy in Triumph looked at me - with a huge surprise in his face - and said to me: "seriously dude, you live in Europe and want to buy spare parts from here? ... we import everything and just assemble them here ... I suggest you buy whatever you want directly from Europe ... it will save you a lot of money ..." ... I doubted him and insisted on having the prices, and ended up confirming that prices were almost double than the ones I had been offered in Greece ... ;)

Lol....britain have too high cost...very rare machines was made in england.... ....even just a bicycle!...(just walk dude!....lol)many part made in other countries!.... And even if its made in England.....the ppl made its mostly...indian or arab that live in england....lol (And i bet most of em name Mohammed!....😝)

@@kewintaylor7056 1st of all if it was so expensive to make in the UK then why do they still make some models, and of course Triumph is a British brand so why should they be made elsewhere. 2nd no manufacturer can claim to make a product from 100% home grown materials, 3RD no most of the the workers are not going to be of Asian or Arab origin you fucking idiot.

@HarleyFirestorm My wife is Thai and I visited this factory to buy some spare parts for my Bonnie, as I thought I would find them cheaper there. They all laughed at me and asked me if I'm crazy. "You live in Europe and you want to buy parts from here ? Here we just ASSEMBLE the motorcycles. All parts are imported from Europe and are a lot more expensive here" Everybody knows that ALL Brands of cars and motorcycles have factories in countries where they can find cheaper employees. BMW in Turkey, Poland, Ukraine a.o., Honda in Malaysia and Indonesia, VW in Brazil, India, China, Slovakia a.o. etc etc etc. So ? Why you bother especially with Triumph ? And please ... do not use vulgar and inappropriate words. All such comments will be banned

@@11geko11 Well I haven't used vulgar words against you or your wife being Thai is of no bearing to me and I quite struggle to find the reason you would bring this up. Triumph is a British brand, I couldn't care less where other brands produce their motorcycles, however when I bought my Harley Davidson I would NOT buy one NOT made in America, Triumph save money by opening plants elsewhere and you know what its their business so they can do what they like, but its also my right to say Triumph are not a British brand anymore as they produce off shore and part of the reason I would buy a Triumph would be because its British, so its my right to with hold my hard earned money and not spend it on a Triumph that doesn't put my money in the pockets of British workers.

@@HarleyFirestorm .... really. get over it dude! Harley is opening a plant there to be able to compete and stay alive. Now if they would only start making bikes that would appeal to the next generation rather than old white guys, that would help even more.

i owned a 1968 t120 Bonneville back in the day . no comparison . it vibrated ,leaked oil .used oil . engineering has come on a long way since then . your looking through rose tinted goggles .

i agree with you my R3R 2014 was made in Hinkley however production to Thailand was necessary to cut costs and make the bikes more affordable plus reach Southeast asia markets. I am told the QC- quality control at that thailand location is 2nd to none and even better than hinkley

Your Speed Triple 955 wasn't made in Thailand. It was made in Hinckley, Leicestershire. The twin-cylinder models are made in Thailand.