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Triumph Trophy 1200 |
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21/10/08 (298 review reads) |
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Advantages: Chicks look at it
Disadvantages: Hurts to drive it
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 raise the bars, stretch the hoses and cables but do not solve the problem. Spiegler in Germany make a complete upper triple tree with new bars and fastenings complete with cables and hoses but it costs over 250 Euros. Engine wise it's nice - quiet and tractable. The cush drive is too slack for the power, and chains wear out incessantly. The bike won't handle with Metzelers period. If you're suicidal, buy a set. I finally got it to handle with Pirelli Diablos (I know, their owned by Metzeler, but the Italians know how to make rubber compounds) and seriously readjusting the suspension settings. WATCH THE REAR REBOUND DAMPENING! Now before anyone goes doo-lally on me: Mine is a 2003, bought with 13K on it. It now has 20K. I have a 1950 Vincent, a 1947 AJS, a 1937 Norton, a 1990 BMW and a 1949 Trophy TR5 Generator engine. I ride constantly. I'm one of those smug clowns who really lives on his bikes and this one ALMOST makes it if someone can figure out how to make it driveable. I'm 6'1", 185 pounds, 58 years old, in great shape and just pissed off at this bike. Anyone want to buy it? Got a new Corbin seat and is in super condition. If you've got back issues don't even bother.
Cheers,
Zaphod
Summary: Another example of how the Brits almost got it right
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- 23/04/09 First of all, it's spelled RIDICULOUS; stay in school a bit longer. Second point:The bike is not very heavy. At 512 pounds and with a low center of gravity, I find it quite easy to pick up. The long wheelbase contributes to the handling, and the gyroscopic effect in corners. Third: A "real man" doesn't have to elucidate it and motorcycles have nothing to do with sexuality unless you have a personal problem you'd like to discuss on the forum, so shove your macho crap. Fourth: It's called a "review" which means "opinion" and I don't have to agree with anybody, especially not semi-literate school children. |
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- 17/03/09 Well, I totally disagree! Listen to this, I am only a 17 year old Iowa boy and I am still in high school. Yeah, I got a 1996 Triumph Trophy (with the triple motor which sounds so much cooler than the four cylinder) right after I got my motorcycle license at 16. I initially started out on a 1981 Honda CM400 Honda. Great bike to start with. I jumped up to the Trophy because I knew the history and individuality of the Triumph name. For you to say that the bike is uncomfortable is absolutely rediculous. I actually can ride mine on 400+ miles per day trips without any pain whatsoever. As for the Metzeler Z6 tires (that's right METZELER tires!) that I have on it, they have 12000 miles on them. They are the best tires in the rain, and I will not go back to any other brand of tires. I'm only about 5`8", and the bike is quite heavy. But, you won't hear me complain one bit about the bike. I'm a real man, so I can handle it. I'd take it over any other Jap bike out there. And definitely over any BMW. This bike is just in a total other class of its own. It's obvious that your review is the "black sheep" of all of the posts. I know other people won't listen to your opinion, because it isn't even feasible. I just wanted to tell you how I feel about this PERFECT SPORT TOURING BIKE!!!!!!!!!!! |
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