Capital Area Triumph in PA is Closing

[Cablebandit]

You said good dealer and Kissell's in the same sentence. That's rich.  

[sprint_st]

You said good dealer and Kissell's in the same sentence. That's rich.  

I lived less than half a mile from Kissell's original location.  Bought the first new bike he sold, a 2002 Concours.  I hated that bike.  Road it for maybe a year and stopped by Kissell's with my title in the bags on the way to Va where there were some great deals on FZ1's and SV1000's.  Mentioned that to Craig Kissell and he said take that little green bike over there for a spin for as long as you want to.  It was a new 955i ST and love at first turn.  Bought an 04 RS from him too.  My experience was totally positive.  Got great deals on all three bikes.  I like Tim their lead mechanic too, but never had to use him much.  Did almost everything myself.  I'm assuming you may have had issues with them.  Craig isn't Mr. Congeniality but then again, neither am I  

[slayman]

Karns perhaps? They became a Suzuki dealer this year.

[Rincewind]

I didn't ask.  If it's across the river I will just go back to Hermys as I was planning.  I wish B&B would pick them up - plenty of room there.

[nnjhawk02]

I didn't ask.  If it's across the river I will just go back to Hermys as I was planning.  I wish B&B would pick them up - plenty of room there.

And the great thing about Hermys is U can hit the great swimhole on the Schuylkill or Cabelas.

[t.hershey92]

Rough timeline for Triumph in SCPA, from what I remember:

Pre 1990-ish - old Triumph dealer in Lancaster city - Nentwigs
Late 90's - 2003 - Lancaster Honda has the new Triumph.  It is said Honda pushed Triumph out of there.  I got my first one there.
2003 - for 8-months or so there is a dealer in Ephrata PA, Sports N Turf.  
2004-2011 - Capital Area Triumph era in Highspire

There was also Sholley Triumph in Mechanicsburg during the 60's

[garry]

It seems that PA has been well covered with "good" Triumph dealers for a long time.  There are two near Pittsburgh, another near Johnstown, Kissell's in State College, and Hermy's in the middle of nowhere, and several in driving distance from Philly.  

FWIW, there is only one in Pittsburgh now: European Motorcycles of Pittsburgh in Wexford.

AFAIK, Collins Cycle in Sutersville had their Triumph franchise pulled a few years ago. I think the shop was too small to generate the sales numbers Triumph wanted. I believe it's still open to do restoration work on the old bikes. One of the few "old school" bike shops out there. I always enjoyed visiting there and had most of the service work on my Sprint done there. The shop had a lot of character(s).

[The Dude]

Got an email from Yamaha of Camp Hill yesterday....

We are proud that Triumph motorcycle company has chosen YCH to be the area's newest dealer and return the brand to it's original dealer roots. Triumph produces an exceptional motorcycle of the highest quality and value.  We anticipate being fully stocked with parts, clothing, accessories, and motorcycles in the next 2 weeks. Stay tuned to our website or Face Book for daily updates.
 
We will now be know as Yamaha/Triumph of Camp Hill

It's only 15 minutes from the old location. They handle KTM there as well.

[Rincewind]

Thanks for the update.  I'm not familiar with that dealer in Camp Hill.