Triumph Motorcycles Factory Film pt1

Part 1 of 3. Original B/W film about the machining, assembly and use of Triumph Motorbikes

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• motorcycles
• motorbikes
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• British
• bike

[avril2]

Thanks for posting this series of fascinating films.

I does make me very annoyed that arrogant complacency ensured that all the old British manufacturers failed.

[basketcase3]

@avril2

Peaks and troughs, circles and cycles.....!!!!

We're coming back : )

[seangower]

Now thats not exactly what you'd call 'mass production', is it?

While us Brits were employing labour intensive methods such as the selective assembly of gears and trueing the frames by hand, the Japs were busy developing mass produced bikes that would take over the world.

Speaking as a forty-something Engineer that ended up having to move from his homeland, I mourn the passing of when Britain used to actually produce real products.

[basketcase3]

Yep : ( A so-called service industry nation now.... and very poor services at that !!!!!!!!!

[polskich]

this company was let down by its owners who trousered all the profits and put nothing in development to fight against the japanese

[basketcase3]

Yep, typical English upper/middle class miss-management...

[galenblake821]

Your video is popular on Ecuador

[neanderthalscrystal]

Labor of Love

[gyoza007]

The baffling thing is the British motorcycle industry never lacked great engineering ideas. Innovative ideas in frame and engine design. But, sadly, for a whole host of reasons it all went to hell in a handbasket. The Japanese strength was quality control. It too 20 years for British and US manufacturers to get their act together. By then some much had been lost that could never be regained.

[goinghomesomeday1]

I have just watched parts 1,2,3. Brilliant and not a torque wrench in sight. I drove a BSA Golden Flash in the late 1960's. I've never had a Triumph but would not mind having a good old Bonnie. Back in my motorcycling days petrol was 3/6d a gallon (£0.3.6) and Dunlop tubes were red and Brill Cream reigned! Aye, those were the days - an entire world incontinent motorcycles - but they were great.

[uraldneprvw]

@avril2 Yes, me too!

[number1Schumacherfan]

Briitsh motorcycles used to be the best in the world. Period. Now they are specialty manufacturers mostly. I was annoyed when looking at a friends triumph that many components were made in Japan. I am looking to get an R1200 GS BMW this fall.

[EdoCotequinho]

thats where my bike comes from.

thank you basketcase3.

[markjrobbins]

lol @ 8:02 - he hammers the carefully assembled conrod sideways when driving the pin through the piston!