Triumph to be launched on November 28

It seems the prayers of many Triumph aficionados across the country has been finally heard as the company released a press release confirming that it would be entering the Indian two-wheeler market on November 28, 2013. The British motorcycle manufacturer had generated a lot of curiosity among the performance deprived bikers in the country with its mouth watering pricing back at the 2012 Auto Expo in January when it first showcased its bikes for the Indian market.

But it had to delay its foray into our motorcycle spectrum since it wanted to enter via the CKD route and for that it had to set up a production facility at Narsapura, in the outskirts of Bangalore. But since the prices were announced, there was frenzy among its fans as everybody expected that the bikes would hit showrooms by end of 2012 but due to various bottlenecks its entry got deferred to 2013. It sis still not clear which all models from its stable would make its way to our market but it is almost certain that the iconic Bonneville, Street /Speed Triple, Daytona 675, adventure bike Tiger 800 XC and the flagship Rocket III would make its way to our shores.

Also at the launch, details regarding the dealer and service network would be divulged. Given the rise in Dollar rates and other factors it seems that Triumph would not be able to stick to the original pricing, which it had announced at the 2012 Auto Expo. Still, if it is able to implement the CKD route, the pricing of its bikes would be significantly cheaper than most of the performance and superbikes on sale in the country which come via the CBU route. Also, recently spy shots of a Triumph Street Triple with a single cylinder 250cc engine was also spotted testing in Spain raising suspicion that Triumph is developing a India-specific model which could also be exported to other Asian markets like the KTM Duke 390 and the up-coming Harley-Davidson 500cc bike.  So all you Triumph enthusiasts mark the calendar and get your cheque books ready to welcome your dream bike soon!