Well it might not happen very often, but Fagan was absolutely right. He said, just last week, that he thought Triumph were about to announce their arrival into the MX and enduro world. And they just have.

I?ll admit, it didn?t take the brains of an archdeacon to work out the Hinkley Massive were about to drop a dirt flavoured bombshell. Not after they?ve been parading their two newest ?family members? all over the internet like they?re a cure for erectile dysfunction? or is it just me that sees those ads" No, Triumph Motorcycles are getting balls-deep, off-road. After all, the new Triumph lads, Ricky Carmichael and Iván Cervantes, MX and Enduro legends respectively, weren?t about to be ambassadors for a new line in retro-heritage roadsters.
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I?ve been pretty excited to hear Triumphs news, and now I?ve heard it, I?m even more excited. And for good reason. Because by the sounds of it, they?re about to do the off-road thing Properly. Yes, that?s Properly with a capital ?P?.

Their press release talks of ?a comprehensive range of all-new competition Motocross and Enduro bikes?. Does that mean there?ll be everything from schoolboy stuff to snarling 450cc MX bikes" Will there be a range of different enduro bikes" Hopefully. Will there be two-strokes" Don?t count on it. But maybe.

The presser also mentions the ?all new Triumph Factory race program? and ?a commitment to top tier championship racing?. So by the sounds of it, they?re not abo...