Triumph Street Triple R with clip-on handlebars

What the Street Triple R might look like with Clip-on handlebars. Now all you need is some rearsets and you are good to go. I redid the photoshop with a higher resolution photo and added many other accessories. Total retail cost around $14,000. Choosing between the Daytona and the Street Triple R is a tough…

Social Media Put to the Test – Update II

On May 22 I posted a “Want ad” of sorts on Craigslist. In short, I was hoping to borrow or rent a Triumph Daytona 675 for a few hours. You can read this earlier post for more details. After a week, and after I had given up I heard from someone willing to let me…

Social Media Put to the Test – Update I

Last Saturday I posted an experiment on Craigslist. For those of you who would rather not read my previous post about it I will recap: -recap- I have been day dreaming of riding and potentially owning a Triumph Daytona 675. I have never ridden a proper sport bike and the fact that I am interested…

Motorcycle Brand Complexity

I’ve been thinking about why Harley-Davidson had a significant negative Net Income for the year of 2009. My thinking led me to look at the number of models that H-D has. They seem to have very few engines and very many models per engine. This seemed like a slow moving and high cost product strategy.…

motorcycle dreaming on such a winter’s day

While trapped inside for so many hours my mind can’t help but wander to open roads on powerful two wheeled machines. What would any motorcycle enthusiast do but dream about what his next bike is going to be and rank them in order of preference. I took a more realistic approach at least and also…