The historic brand has provided motorcycles for Marlon Brando and Steve McQueen, and now employs more than 1,600 staff through its high-tech base in Leicestershire.
Triumph sold almost 50,000 bikes in the year to June 30, 2011, to 30 different countries around the world. It recorded operating profits of £22.3m.
Motorcycle USA stayed in contact with Ducati throughout the 2011 La Carrera Panamericana event and followed their journey through the Mexican countryside. The Mexican Road Race is a seven-day vintage automobile race that heads north from Hualtulco to Zacatecas. The race is held in rally format with each day’s route broken into transfer sections and timed speed sections. The pair of Ducati Multistrada 1200 tagged along as a trial run to see if a two-wheeled class was appropriate for future events. Be sure to check out their exploits in the following articles  … More