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John Bloor

John Bloor

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Sep 20, 2026

Mat OxleyHOST
37:03
So Mr. Bajaj, who owns the company...
Mat OxleyHOST
37:06
You know, he owns the company, just like Triumph is owned by John Bloor.
Mat OxleyHOST
37:10
You know, it's still family owned.
Mat OxleyHOST
37:12
So he makes all the decisions, you know.
Steve RigbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
16:56
The combination of those three for different cohorts of people is pushing families away, and there are some big families.
Steve RigbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:02
John Bloor, Bloor Homes, very big taxpayer.
Steve RigbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:05
Steve Morgan, uh, again, a very big philanthropist and taxpayer.
Steve RigbySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
17:09
Both have left these shores already.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
8:24
And the Bonneville and other bikes under the original Triumph just couldn't get the market share that they needed to be an ongoing concern.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
8:32
And so John Bloor actually ended up buying the manufacturing and the naming rights, and he licensed the name to Lee Harris in order to keep the uninterrupted production going until the new Triumph could really build up modern infrastructure.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
8:46
And this was very small.
Niels MeersschaertHOST
8:47
It was like dozens of bikes per year.

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