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I don't remember if it was on this forum or another but this fellow spent 4 or 5 months trying to get his bike that he had sent over registered in the Philippines, might, if you don't know, want to check what hoops you might have to jump thru.

jstark47 wrote:That is kind of odd, considering Triumph moved assembly of that model to their Thai factory.

No kidding? I was surprised to see a Triumph dealership in Bangkok actually. In most Asian countries (except for Japan and possibly Singapore), big displacement bikes are almost always gray market imports. Hmm, looks like they can't exactly be called Hinckley Triumphs then.

paul246 wrote:Just a bit outside the box perhaps, but if you look at the rider, in this case a female rider, you can see that this machine qualifies as a standard. No longer in production, but lots of choice used units available. Ride one of these and you will see why they have an enthusiastic group of owners.

Not to de-rail the thread, but how can you tell that's a female rider?

She is one of the evaluators from the team of Motorcyclecruiser.com magazine. I wanted to point out the fact that females, and there quite a few now, ride Valkyries with no problem. This big bike's easy handling is part of its allure.

paul246 wrote:She is one of the evaluators from the team of Motorcyclecruiser.com magazine. I wanted to point out the fact that females, and there quite a few now, ride Valkyries with no problem. This big bike's easy handling is part of its allure.

Ah now I understand you know the source of the photo.

I thought you just picked it off the internet somewhere and somehow just "knew".

Grey Thumper wrote:

jstark47 wrote:That is kind of odd, considering Triumph moved assembly of that model to their Thai factory.

No kidding? I was surprised to see a Triumph dealership in Bangkok actually. In most Asian countries (except for Japan and possibly Singapore), big displacement bikes are almost always gray market imports. Hmm, looks like they can't exactly be called Hinckley Triumphs then.

Well, the company is still headquartered at Hinckley, and the other assembly plant is at Hinckley. I think they started the Thai plant a few years ago to make parts, and expanded it to assembly last year. The Bonneville was the apparently the model they chose to move to Thailand, others are still done at Hinckley. I read somewhere they can't expand the Hinckley facility any further, and needed to do something to keep up with growing demand.

I also prefer standards and lust for some of the retros available overseas, especially Japan where they are really big. I wish I had purchased the W650 that you mentioned when they were for sale here, I'm always looking for a nice used one but they're hard to find. Of my retros, well the CB750 is not really a retro, I prefer the Honda, Ducati, and Triumph in that order but enjoy them all. My next bike would be a Sportster but again it's not really a retro standard is it, the same bike has been built since the 50s.

i want this bike so bad:

I really like the Scrambler, that's also on my list if I can ever convince my wife to park outside to make room for a few more bikes.

feliz wrote:I really like the Scrambler, that's also on my list if I can ever convince my wife to park outside to make room for a few more bikes.

If she won't you COULD always sell me the Duck. I love that bike.... Is that stock paint on the Bonny with an aftermarket tail-locker on the back?

I've said it before but you have great taste in bikes.