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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

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 ...  Read the complete review

Late last year, I had the opportunity to trial a new Trophy 1200 for about two weeks to do a run across Australia, what a gloriously comfortable ride it was. The seating position was perfect for me, not that I am tall, in fact I am a mere 5’9”. Anyway, the fuel economy was excellent, noise? what noise, it was so quite I nearly fell asleep a couple of times. Lighting was also excellent unlike most machines that are available these days. High speed (220k/p/h) was smooth with the fairing doing a superb job of protecting me from the bugs. I did get a chance to test the braking power from 200k/p/h due to a skippy and found it to be quite stable considering I ...  Read the complete review

Big bike, silent, fast. Lousy brakes (wear out quickly) fork dive, rear end hops when pressed. Triumph really messed up with the seating position. Noone seems to want to say the bike is so uncomfortable that you don't WANT to ride it more than a couple of minutes, Anyone who says it fits them is an anatomical anomaly or a liar: The bars are too far forward, your ass is shoved to the back of the seat. Too much weight is put on the hands and you get nerve pinches in your upper back. Triumph engineered the half bars to fit under the faring and forgot how people are made. Several companies offer "remedies": Genmar offer horrible little aluminum inserts that ...  Read the complete review