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Triumph Trophy 1200 |
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07.04.06 (792 review reads) |
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Advantages: Size, power, build quality
Disadvantages: Heavy on corners, My inexperience on big bikes!!!
In 2002, as a 35 year old male who always wanted the thrill only available from a motorcycle I decided to take my test. On completion I promptly went to my local bike dealer and bought a Suzuki SV650S. To me it was lightning fast, big.....and the first step into the world of bikes. One year later I embarked on a 3 week solo trip from Northern Ireland (where I live) to the south of Spain. Again due to my inexperience I thought the SV was THE BUSINESS!!!. A great trip, and it seems to have driven me forward in my quest for my next biking adventure.
With my experience growing (I'm a hobby biker only. Don't use it on a daily basis) I decided that my next trip (South of France, Corsica and Northern Italy and planned for July 2006) deserved a bike that was fitting for the journey. I looked at Pan Europeans, and whilst I did like them I accidentally came across a 2003 Trophy 1200, one owner from new, in immaculate condition with 9000 miles on the clock. And the deal was done.
It is a dream to ride and I'm currently spending my spare time getting used to it. I love it. It looks amazing, runs so sweetly, is pretty ok on fuel, and is unbelievably comfortable. It is heavy when turning at slow speeds but I guess a bit more experience will soon solve that problem. Luggage capacity seems to be more than sufficient for anything I'll ever need it for.
So far so good as far as I'm concerned, may the wheels keep turning as smoothly as they have been doing.
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thingywhatsit - 07.04.06 Hello Chris, it's lovely to hear about your biking adventures, but think about it. Would you buy one of these machines based on what you said ? The idea of review sites is to tell consumers things that people selling it cannot. i.e. the bike from a users point of view. Reliability, insurance costs, snags, things that irritate you, things that please you, things that need a little bit of attention, how often you have to change tyres, how often do you need to service it, what running costs are like and here you have a super opportunity because its not your first bike, so contrast the two so people can see a good comparison. I shall drop in tomorrow to see if you edited. The point of editing ? Well on the site, there are things called crowns awarded to the best of the bunch and as you progress and learn, you achieve higher income from good reviews than the few pence from mediocre ones. Hope your experience here is a good one. Rachel X |
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