Triumph Factory Visitor Experience

Uncle Bob · 02-01-2019, 02:13 PM

Well, I didn't wait until the New Year after all, and over the Xmas break Mrs Bob and I trundled up to Hinckley to the 'Triumph Factory Visitor Experience'.

The 'Experience' as it is now opened in Feb 2018 and consists of the Triumph Museum, the factory tour, shop and cafe. The guided factory tour takes 90 minutes and costs £18pp but the rest of it is free to visit. The museum isn't huge, but if you read everything on display you could easily kill an hour or two. We were there about four hours for the whole thing, including a spot of lunch in the cafe. Our guide told us that they are supposed to be including the paint shop in the tour in future, which will be a good excuse for another visit (plus the factory wasn't actualy open on the day of our visit, which is both a shame and a bonus as we got to 'wander' ever so slightly off the well laid out visitor track!).

I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone with even a passing interest in motorbikes (or even just manufacturing to be honest). OK it's not Bologna, but all credit to Triumph, they've done an excellent job with it.

https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/visitor-experience

Christy · 02-01-2019, 03:44 PM

I am planning to go this year at some point. Thanks for the review.

Doggy · 02-01-2019, 04:08 PM

I went on a factory tour in 2007 when i got my street triple . Interesting day out .
About time i went back I suppose as I now have a 765 RS .

Uncle Bob · 03-01-2019, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Doggy

I went on a factory tour in 2007 when i got my street triple . Interesting day out .
About time i went back I suppose as I now have a 765 RS .

In the 'finished goods' area we saw one particular bike that was the last one of its kind to be produced, and I think that was a 765RS? I could be wrong, I'm not that clued up on the Triumph range. It's going to the guy who owns a lot of the bikes in the museum - **** Shepherd.

LOL - In case it wasn't clear, the guy's name is **** (i.e. short for Richard) Shepherd!

02-01-2019, 02:13 PM	#1
Uncle Bob Registered User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Milton Keynes Bike: M1100evo Posts: 232	Triumph Factory Visitor Experience Well, I didn't wait until the New Year after all, and over the Xmas break Mrs Bob and I trundled up to Hinckley to the 'Triumph Factory Visitor Experience'. The 'Experience' as it is now opened in Feb 2018 and consists of the Triumph Museum, the factory tour, shop and cafe. The guided factory tour takes 90 minutes and costs £18pp but the rest of it is free to visit. The museum isn't huge, but if you read everything on display you could easily kill an hour or two. We were there about four hours for the whole thing, including a spot of lunch in the cafe. Our guide told us that they are supposed to be including the paint shop in the tour in future, which will be a good excuse for another visit (plus the factory wasn't actualy open on the day of our visit, which is both a shame and a bonus as we got to 'wander' ever so slightly off the well laid out visitor track!). I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone with even a passing interest in motorbikes (or even just manufacturing to be honest). OK it's not Bologna, but all credit to Triumph, they've done an excellent job with it. https://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/visitor-experience

02-01-2019, 03:44 PM	#2
Christy Registered User Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Hull Bike: M900 Posts: 75	I am planning to go this year at some point. Thanks for the review. __________________ Keeping it real M900 (93), Multistrada 950, 900SS Project, Guzzi Breva 1100

02-01-2019, 04:08 PM	#3
Doggy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Kent Bike: M796 Posts: 510	I went on a factory tour in 2007 when i got my street triple . Interesting day out . About time i went back I suppose as I now have a 765 RS .