WOW Dickie that was a great record of our day out together and so very well spoken with all your personal information and knowledge of the Triumph brand. Glad to know that you learnt so much about Triumph factory and bikes today. I did also and it was good to bring my own Tiger 🐅 955 i back to it's birthplace and ride together with fine company and nice roads. Our tour guide was great and VERY passionate about sharing the Triumph story with all of us. 😊😊😊
Really enjoyed the day Colin…Your the man with the knowledge… I actually thought you were taking a group around at one point 😆..Reckon you could get a job there no probs 😄..👍
I have enjoyed watching you guys enjoying the Triumph Factory Tour. I did the tour myself just fifteen months ago with two friends and we agreed that it was time well spent. We gave the whole tour a big thumbs up. Best wishes to Triumph with their future motorcycle models.
I bought a new Bonneville in '82 and it was a sad day when Meriden closed in '83 and production stopped. Then it was nothing short of heroic when after 8 years John Bloor started producing the new Triumph motorcycles. Well done to him, his son and everyone else involved in making them the success they are today. Cheers for a lovely video.
Good Morning Dickie , I'd just like to thank you so much for taking us with you on your tour of the triumph factory , it was awesome tbh , take care & ride safe
What you saw was basically the visitor centre… I wasn’t allowed to film in the actual factory which was a shame Steve…Small volume production but very interesting to look around.. Make a lot of the crankshafts there plus paint shops and a production line of the adventure bikes..Think Peter told me they do about 8000 a year from the Hinckley factory..👍
Really interesting video Dickie. Great to see how one man's vision (and money) kept the name alive. My old1969 Triumph 500 Tiger (T100 ) is long gone, but there must be a model of it somewhere amongst all those lovely preserved bikes on display. 👍
They’re all lovely chaps I can assure you …Colin is a walking encyclopaedia on motorcycles.. I’m sure a few people thought he worked as a guide for Triumph 😄
The original factory 1 which I visited in 1996 was very very busy…Apparently that one burnt down for whatever reason.. Factory 3 which we looked at seemed a bit smaller but then I guess production methods have been condensed and come a long way in 28 years… Glad you enjoyed it .. Even my wobbly camera on the Suzuki 😄👍
Who needs knee sliders when the boots will do the same job, just make sure they've got a strip of steel on the side. I reckon John Bloor must have wanted to do things right if he waited 8 years to get the bikes right before going to market. Old fashioned mentality comes to mind! Steve McQueens bike had the "High lift" saddle:) I looks like Lord David knows his Pistons, all 3 of em, and as big as your palms :) Nice tour Dickie, you was in your element. Justs needs a few Bluebells and a long barrow thrown in and this would have been a perfect video:)
The whole project and his investment hung on producing a bulletproof reliable product to replace the old Edward Turner designed engines which were by the early eighties very old…Bluebells should be planted everywhere Sandy.. To Herald in Springtime…😄👍
@@user-rf9me7xm1w Seem to remember hearing of a few gearbox issues on the big twins...Stuart Fillingham was none too happy with it all apparently...Plus if you wind the clock right back i seem to remember a few issues with the first alloy frames they made...Headstocks maybe 🤔....The original T300's were pretty much bullet proof though...And HEAVY..😄 ATB
Yes indeed, the gearbox problems were played down by Triumph to avoid a recall. There was a recall in an attempt address the tight wiring loom problem, but this made it worse. I also endured other problems and finally traded it in for a Yamaha.
One thing that surprised me when I visited the factory is the nature of the assembly line. i expected bikes on a continuously moving assembly line with individual station for a worker to add one widget on but it is much more artisan than that. The technology is very high end and impressive and the bikes are built package by package, being wheeled about to receive the next. There is certainly the impression that each worker builds his own little bit that he takes ownership of and then passes that onto the next workstation. If you are into bikes (whatever make) or engineering then this factory visit is a must see venue. IIRC the visits are only at a w/e so as not to disrupt the factory.
@@clivewilliams3661 Agreed Clive…Assembly line seemed a little odd to me though…Maybe you’d have to travel to Thailand to see production in full swing….I got the feeling it was a mini ‘Save face’ production line considering Triumphs whole advertising ethos is of Great Britain and 🇬🇧…Maybe I’m being too cynical 😄…Nevertheless a great place to visit and a fantastic day out 👍ATB
@@DickieMintCycles I'm sure that Hinckley does produce bikes as all the advanced technology production facilities were there producing engines and the like and when I was there there was a stock of various bikes ready for shipping. The point is that you don't spend £Ms developing a brand new factory to ship everything abroad. Its worth noting that the original Triumph factory in Hinckley is still used as well as the new facility.
@@clivewilliams3661 I was told the original factory which I visited in the very early days had burnt down? …Anyway, as you say , it’s a great place to visit and I thoroughly enjoyed my day there… 👍ATB
@@DickieMintCycles The original factory on Jacknell Road still survives and it appears to be now occupied by Holovis although the last time I was there Triumph were using it as a parts distribution centre. I enjoyed my day out at the Triumph factory and it is a great place to visit. The factory tour is £30 IIRC but the exhibition is free and worth a trip on its own.
What a coincidence, I was at the factory a week ago. I looked round the musium but didn't do the factory tour, will have to do that another day, but like you did, I went to the cotswolds, to koti Autotalli cafe another great cafe in Chipping Campden. I found the ride between the 2 places great, just after seeing a warning sign for deer crossing one ran in front of me kept bike shiny side up luckily. At the triumph factory a car club turned up with triumph tr6 and stags. Enjoyed your take on a great place to visit👍
The Visitor Experience is local to us and we're often there just for a coffee. Pete the Triumph guy is a lovely chap and we've featured him on our channel.
just seen your channel ive seen you on sandys channel, im from swindon myself ,so i recognise martin.and im sure i no colin from pinkertons mcc swindon .anyway great video new sub🙏
Thanks for the sub👍.. When you get to my age there’s not many people you don’t know within the bike scene around here and all great people may I add…Have known the Pinkie’s crew from the very start at Franks place…Colin’s always been more VMCC oriented..Thanks for watching my stuff and take care 👍
Isaw a video of Triumph sell production machinery.I have had my Triumph Tr-6 with a hard tail and magneto for 40 years. Less problems with her than people who have new ones.
Thing with the old stuff is that they’re fixable…. New stuff you just get your wallet out .. TR6 that’ll be the single carb then?… Know what your saying..Had a 1200 shovelhead for over 10 years without a peep from it.. AMF..Motor had been rebuilt at some point by someone who knew what they were doing..Dropped the oil every 2k and set the points now and again.. That was it.. A total delight..👍ATB
Hi Dickie, I enjoy your vlogs but may I make a comment on your opening few minutes with you riding along on the Suzuki? I'm not sure where you mount your camera but watching it makes me suffer from motion sickness as there is a lot of movement up and down and side to side which in my humble opinion spoils the viewing 😢 it's happened a few times I end up fast forwarding it till you get off. Keep up the otherwise good work 👍
😄… I was thinking the same Chris… It was all over the place..Thing is I’m not sure what’s going on.. Haven’t had it that bad before…I’ll sort it.. May need to swap helmets…Thanks for bearing with it.. 👍ATB
WOW Dickie that was a great record of our day out together and so very well spoken with all your personal information and knowledge of the Triumph brand. Glad to know that you learnt so much about Triumph factory and bikes today.
I did also and it was good to bring my own Tiger 🐅 955 i back to it's birthplace and ride together with fine company and nice roads.
Our tour guide was great and VERY passionate about sharing the Triumph story with all of us. 😊😊😊
Really enjoyed the day Colin…Your the man with the knowledge… I actually thought you were taking a group around at one point 😆..Reckon you could get a job there no probs 😄..👍
I have enjoyed watching you guys enjoying the Triumph Factory Tour. I did the tour myself just fifteen months ago with two friends and we agreed that it was time well spent. We gave the whole tour a big thumbs up. Best wishes to Triumph with their future motorcycle models.
That was nice thankyou for taking us along, what a great day out, cheers!
Thanks Simon 🙂👍
I bought a new Bonneville in '82 and it was a sad day when Meriden closed in '83 and production stopped. Then it was nothing short of heroic when after 8 years John Bloor started producing the new Triumph motorcycles. Well done to him, his son and everyone else involved in making them the success they are today. Cheers for a lovely video.
Thank you… Those bikes are quality..Definitely worth a visit to the factory 👍
I am not a motorcyclist but I really enjoyed the video. Thank you!
Your welcome 🙂👍
Love the Triumph Visitor Centre , we live 3 miles away . Pete is very good at what he does . nice video .
Nice chap.. My son recognised him from other fields of work…Thanks for watching 🙂👍
Brilliant that Dickie, extremely interesting, much appreciated and thank you. 🍻👍👍👍
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Good Morning Dickie , I'd just like to thank you so much for taking us with you on your tour of the triumph factory , it was awesome tbh , take care & ride safe
What you saw was basically the visitor centre… I wasn’t allowed to film in the actual factory which was a shame Steve…Small volume production but very interesting to look around.. Make a lot of the crankshafts there plus paint shops and a production line of the adventure bikes..Think Peter told me they do about 8000 a year from the Hinckley factory..👍
Really interesting video Dickie. Great to see how one man's vision (and money) kept the name alive. My old1969 Triumph 500 Tiger (T100 ) is long gone, but there must be a model of it somewhere amongst all those lovely preserved bikes on display. 👍
The money is the main ingredient.. Plus the right people working for you.. Tis a great success story John..👍
David...you love yourself....Colin is a charming character.
They’re all lovely chaps I can assure you …Colin is a walking encyclopaedia on motorcycles.. I’m sure a few people thought he worked as a guide for Triumph 😄
Brilliant enjoyed the Tour.
Great video, Dickie 👍🏼. Great tour mate.
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Wow what a day out . Fanastic stream mate .Thanks for a great stream . 👍👍👍
Thank you for watching it 👍
Enjoyed that.. I work near by the factory always see triumphs with the red plates out and about
Probably worth you going and have a look round then.. Plus a bacon roll 😄👍
Very interesting I really enjoyed your video Dickie
Thanks Chris 🙂👍
I went many years ago and it was excellent then, looks like its moved along loads. thanks for sharing
The original factory 1 which I visited in 1996 was very very busy…Apparently that one burnt down for whatever reason.. Factory 3 which we looked at seemed a bit smaller but then I guess production methods have been condensed and come a long way in 28 years… Glad you enjoyed it .. Even my wobbly camera on the Suzuki 😄👍
Thank you for sharing your video! Wish that I could have seen inside the factory. Cheers!
Wouldn’t let me film the factory Dan… That was the really interesting bit 🙂👍
Who needs knee sliders when the boots will do the same job, just make sure they've got a strip of steel on the side.
I reckon John Bloor must have wanted to do things right if he waited 8 years to get the bikes right before going to market. Old fashioned mentality comes to mind!
Steve McQueens bike had the "High lift" saddle:)
I looks like Lord David knows his Pistons, all 3 of em, and as big as your palms :)
Nice tour Dickie, you was in your element. Justs needs a few Bluebells and a long barrow thrown in and this would have been a perfect video:)
The whole project and his investment hung on producing a bulletproof reliable product to replace the old Edward Turner designed engines which were by the early eighties very old…Bluebells should be planted everywhere Sandy.. To Herald in Springtime…😄👍
Bloor learnt a lesson from Hesketh. Don't come to market with an undeveloped bike full of problems.
It’s a pity those eight years weren’t spent perfecting the wiring loom and the faulty gear selector shafts on the Street Twin !
@@user-rf9me7xm1w Seem to remember hearing of a few gearbox issues on the big twins...Stuart Fillingham was none too happy with it all apparently...Plus if you wind the clock right back i seem to remember a few issues with the first alloy frames they made...Headstocks maybe 🤔....The original T300's were pretty much bullet proof though...And HEAVY..😄 ATB
Yes indeed, the gearbox problems were played down by Triumph to avoid a recall. There was a recall in an attempt address the tight wiring loom problem, but this made it worse. I also endured other problems and finally traded it in for a Yamaha.
One thing that surprised me when I visited the factory is the nature of the assembly line. i expected bikes on a continuously moving assembly line with individual station for a worker to add one widget on but it is much more artisan than that. The technology is very high end and impressive and the bikes are built package by package, being wheeled about to receive the next. There is certainly the impression that each worker builds his own little bit that he takes ownership of and then passes that onto the next workstation.
If you are into bikes (whatever make) or engineering then this factory visit is a must see venue. IIRC the visits are only at a w/e so as not to disrupt the factory.
@@clivewilliams3661 Agreed Clive…Assembly line seemed a little odd to me though…Maybe you’d have to travel to Thailand to see production in full swing….I got the feeling it was a mini ‘Save face’ production line considering Triumphs whole advertising ethos is of Great Britain and 🇬🇧…Maybe I’m being too cynical 😄…Nevertheless a great place to visit and a fantastic day out 👍ATB
@@DickieMintCycles I'm sure that Hinckley does produce bikes as all the advanced technology production facilities were there producing engines and the like and when I was there there was a stock of various bikes ready for shipping. The point is that you don't spend £Ms developing a brand new factory to ship everything abroad. Its worth noting that the original Triumph factory in Hinckley is still used as well as the new facility.
@@clivewilliams3661 I was told the original factory which I visited in the very early days had burnt down? …Anyway, as you say , it’s a great place to visit and I thoroughly enjoyed my day there… 👍ATB
@@DickieMintCycles The original factory on Jacknell Road still survives and it appears to be now occupied by Holovis although the last time I was there Triumph were using it as a parts distribution centre.
I enjoyed my day out at the Triumph factory and it is a great place to visit. The factory tour is £30 IIRC but the exhibition is free and worth a trip on its own.
What a coincidence, I was at the factory a week ago. I looked round the musium but didn't do the factory tour, will have to do that another day, but like you did, I went to the cotswolds, to koti Autotalli cafe another great cafe in Chipping Campden. I found the ride between the 2 places great, just after seeing a warning sign for deer crossing one ran in front of me kept bike shiny side up luckily. At the triumph factory a car club turned up with triumph tr6 and stags. Enjoyed your take on a great place to visit👍
Thanks.. Watch out for them Deersie’s 😄👍
Brilliant mate. Will visit soon. ATVB
You won’t be disappointed 👍ATB
where were the factory shots of them making the bikes would have loved to have seen the gold pinstriping done and the engines being assembled
Wouldn’t let me film the factory Richard.. That was the most interesting bit for me…👍
The Visitor Experience is local to us and we're often there just for a coffee. Pete the Triumph guy is a lovely chap and we've featured him on our channel.
Thanks for watching…I really enjoyed our visit..Pete is indeed a very nice chap..I’ll have a look at your channel…👍ATB
just seen your channel ive seen you on sandys channel, im from swindon myself ,so i recognise martin.and im sure i no colin from pinkertons mcc swindon .anyway great video new sub🙏
Thanks for the sub👍.. When you get to my age there’s not many people you don’t know within the bike scene around here and all great people may I add…Have known the Pinkie’s crew from the very start at Franks place…Colin’s always been more VMCC oriented..Thanks for watching my stuff and take care 👍
Isaw a video of Triumph sell production machinery.I have had my Triumph Tr-6 with a hard tail and magneto for 40 years. Less problems with her than people who have new ones.
Thing with the old stuff is that they’re fixable…. New stuff you just get your wallet out .. TR6 that’ll be the single carb then?… Know what your saying..Had a 1200 shovelhead for over 10 years without a peep from it.. AMF..Motor had been rebuilt at some point by someone who knew what they were doing..Dropped the oil every 2k and set the points now and again.. That was it.. A total delight..👍ATB
Need to re park that bike 😂aim for in between the lines!
@@PNH63 That’s Martin.. He’s got funny eyes..Anyway we’re Team Suzuki so we’ll park where we want 😄👍
Dickie , you have a kind way of taking the p***. Nicely day great video
Thanks Paul… Glad you enjoyed it 👍
Hi Dickie, I enjoy your vlogs but may I make a comment on your opening few minutes with you riding along on the Suzuki? I'm not sure where you mount your camera but watching it makes me suffer from motion sickness as there is a lot of movement up and down and side to side which in my humble opinion spoils the viewing 😢 it's happened a few times I end up fast forwarding it till you get off.
Keep up the otherwise good work 👍
😄… I was thinking the same Chris… It was all over the place..Thing is I’m not sure what’s going on.. Haven’t had it that bad before…I’ll sort it.. May need to swap helmets…Thanks for bearing with it.. 👍ATB