Ari Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 According to Car Magazine this month, TVR are to start building performance motorbikes! How scary a concept is that..? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOSE Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 OMG.....a bike for the real Kamikazi Pilot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sayerbloke Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 I hope they`re better built than their cars :-/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busby Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 This was reported by MCN a few months ago back. TVR were trying to pick up Benelli (an Italian bike firm in trouble) but they lost out in the final bidding war. I can't see them building one from the ground up but you never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarMad Posted October 15, 2005 Report Share Posted October 15, 2005 Yeah I read that in a few places now. Even though they didn't buy the other bike make they still want to go ahead and make one. Apparently they have done quite a bit of work looking into it already. Will have to see what comes out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 I heard that they actually acquired Benelli and were going to use their expertise to build TVR Bikes, but let Benelli carry on badging the mopeds as their own - talk about brand suicide! You wouldn't catch me on anything with 2 wheels made by then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Nope, they didn't get Benelli (I think a Chinese company did) but none the less are still interested in making bikes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/59051/tvr_takes_to_two_wheels.html Yes yes - i know it's Auto Exp - but it says TVR have bought them?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Well, not according to this months Car Magazine (just out), and I know which I'd be more inclined to believe! They did say that TVR tried to buy Benelli, but were pipped to the post at the last minute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonb Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 Oh right - fair enough. I know which i'd believe more too - the one that fills a months worth of new in a monthly space - not the one that fills a months worth of news in 4 lots of space!! Just cancelled my Auto Exp subscription - used to really like reading it. Not impressed at the moment though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Posted October 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 I just get Car and Evo, none of the weeklies impress me, they all seem a bit "tabloid", full of "facts" concerning new cars etc that never actually seem to come to fruition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted October 16, 2005 Report Share Posted October 16, 2005 [ QUOTE ] I heard that they actually acquired Benelli and were going to use their expertise to build TVR Bikes, but let Benelli carry on badging the mopeds as their own - talk about brand suicide! You wouldn't catch me on anything with 2 wheels made by then! [/ QUOTE ] Damm right! Nasty........ Just imagine a TVR bike engine FFS! They'd probably put a spare head gasket in the tool kit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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