Prices for new Triumph bikes

The largest discount is on the world's largest production motorcycle, the Triumph Rocket III 2.3-liter three-cylinder roadster.

The bad news is that this is expected to affect the resale value. Triumph Australia has announced price cuts on select naked, cruiser and adventure vehicles for a limited time.

Peter Stevens Importers spokesman Mel Jarrett says they haven't had a price increase on Triumphs in the six years he's been with the Melbourne-based importer. “Models that we adjusted cost were the ones that suffered the most,” he says. "We had to do this in order to remain competitive in the market."

Triumph has been one of the few brands that has kept sales up during the economic downturn over the past few years. However, the market rose 3% in the first half of this year, while Triumph fell 3.8% to 3078. Jarrett said they weathered the downturn thanks to their "heritage, good product quality and low prices."

“We kept developing new models while others, like the Japanese, didn't, so the interest was there,” he says. In February, Triumph will introduce the 1200cc Trophy touring bike. see from the new Explorer and several cosmetic updates to the 2013 models. Rumor has it that they will introduce several single-cylinder adventure bikes next year.

Jarrett said he was taken aback by the low sales this year. “I can't explain why (sales dropped); maybe it's people's lack of confidence in the economy. Hard to tell." But sales of their sports bikes are still high, so discounts are not offered. “Mostly we don’t need it,” Jarrett says. "The Daytona 675 is selling pretty well and we ran out of Rs 675 until the update comes out."

The largest discount in the Triumph lineup is on the world's largest production motorcycle, the Rocket III 2.3-liter three-cylinder roadster. While the $4500 discount is only available for 2011 models, there is still a substantial $2000 discount for 2012 models. They also took $2000 off the Thunderbird ABS, while a slightly larger capacity Thunderbird Storm with ABS was cut off $1500.

Other cruisers that handle the chop are America and the Speedmaster, which cost $14,490 per trip. Triumph dominates the naked category, with four naked models in the top 10 sellers, but the classic Bonneville T100 Black is down $500 to $11,990-1150, while the modern Speed ​​Triple and Speed ​​Triple ABS are down $1300, and ABS "R" with Ohlins forks, Brembo brakes, Pirelli Supercorsa SP tires and PVR rims, is down $XNUMX.

Triumph has recently moved into the adventure bike class with the Tiger 800 last year and the 1200cc Explorer this year. While there are no price discounts on the latest model yet, Triumph announced free factory panniers for every Tiger Explorer with alloy wheels sold, saving about $1100.

This is ahead of the wire wheel option in March. No pricing details yet, but wire wheels can't be fitted to alloy wheels, Jarrett says. Meanwhile, the Tiger 800 is $900 cheaper and the ABS version is $1400 cheaper, while the XC models are $800 and $1300 cheaper for the ABS version.