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Originally Posted by adrian74
Im not sure about how well they are doing in Germany but I do know that the Germans are really fond of the Triumph brand and the Sprint ST has won some fairly big awards over there.
Its interesting that France has 5 times more bikes on the road than the UK as I have heard Triumph claim that they sell 5 times more bikes in France than in the UK, which If true I think is pretty impressive.
Triumph have recently told their dealers to make extra showroom space and have also upped their sales targets as they believe the new bikes are going to be big sellers.
Heres hoping it all works out for them.
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I got the France info from something Alan Cathcart wrote a year or so back. He knows the industry fairly well. It was either 5 times more bikes or 8 times (can't recall). I was shocked by this figure, always assuming the UK had more bikes on the road. Not even close.
Since I've toured France twice (6 weeks each time) on my former Tiger, I had my French friend make a list of all Triumph dealers in France. You wouldn't believe it. Must have been 50 of them. (this in '03) I was shocked. I saw exactly two Triumphs in my travels there. (outside of dealers showrooms) Visiting bike meets, shows and ride outs. I visited a few dealers just for fun. One Yam/Triumph dealer let me ride the then brand new FJR1300. I tried to refuse ... he insisted. Good bike! While I was out they mounted a new rear tire for me. France is great ... just don't try to do anything on a Catholic holiday. Shut Shut Shut. (only the Donar Kebabs are open  )
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