Triumph Trophy 1200

I own the 2001 version of this bike. The 1200cc 4 cylinder motor sure does pack a punch. It can out perform most bikes on the road. It is a great tourer and commuter especially if the full luggage set is installed. This consists of two panniers and the optional top box. I have the triumph panniers but the top box I have is made by shad. The triumph top box is an optional extra and expensive new. It can be purchased on eBay though but you will need to be patient to locate the colour you are after. It is a large bike but is ideally suited to those longer in the leg. It fits me perfectly as I'm just over 6 foot. The comfort is variable but some ...

Many years ago, about 1979 in fact, JJ Burnel, the bass guitarist of The Stranglers, released a solo album entitled Euroman Cometh. On that album there is a track called Triumph (Of The Good City), it is completely instrumental, however, as a backdrop throughout the song is the sound of a motorbike being gently revved. The motorbike in question is none other than JJ Burnel?s beloved Triumph Bonneville and the sound of it captured my imagination. I was 15 years old at the time and I hoped that one day I would own such a bike, if not a Bonneville then a Triumph at least. ~ Background ~ In November 2003 my dream came true when I finally became the ...

Hi, I've had three of these big bikes. Two I still have. Plus I had a 900 before any of the 1200's. I have a blue 2002 model I bought from new which now has 80k on the clock. I also bought a grey 2003 model with 9k on the clock as I knew Triumph had discontinued the model and I wanted to ensure that the bikes outlasted me. That one is in storage and used for the annual holiday only. The bike is tall so you really need to be approaching 6 feet to get on it. It's heavy to get onto the stand but I've had worse (T160). Twice I've lost it in the garage after a beer or two while getting it onto the centre stand - the freezer came to my rescue but now bears the scars of ...