Triumph on SPEED channel show

[pushr0d]

Anyone else notice there were no females in the show?

[caddydaddy]

Anyone else notice there were no females in the show?

Naw, I was too busy looking at the BIKES!

[Pitts2112]

I just caught it as a rerun last night and thought it was pretty well done.  I was really interested to see the technology and the process for building bikes.  I was surprised to see that all of the assembly is still done by real humans, and how quickly the whole thing comes together.

As for peoples' comments about only showing one bike, that makes perfect sense, not only for Triumph, but also for at least 50% of the show's viewers who don't know a great deal about Triumph's lineup.  The Thunderbird is Triumph's newest bike, so it makes sense for them to showcase it.  From the point of the intent of the show, it makes sense to follow one type through the whole process to maintain continuity.  After all, they were trying to show the manufacturing process, not the full range of bikes available.  Imagine how confusing it would have been if they kept jumping from one model to the next rather than simply following one model and showing the whole seamless process from beginning to end?

I was deeply impressed that the striping is still all done by hand.  I'd have thought that was a dying art and was amazed that a human hand can get that kind of accuracy and consistency.  

Very well done, I thought.  I thoroughly enjoyed it.