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Trying to get rid......
20 Aug 22, 03:52 am
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GavJ
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Trying to get rid......
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Oct 01, 2019, 06.35 pm
Oct 01, 2019, 06.35 pm
I am trying to get rid of my trophy...... had it a few years now, its gettin old (2013) and I have an itch for something new(er). Had a look at a used 1200 Tiger at the weekend, £10k / 2017 reg, low mileage..... something not quite right... back wheel has strange marks on the rim in line with the brake disc, the alloy parts have a white haze to them, the front of the engine was missing some paint... low mileage?
So, I went to the Triumph dealer, he has one with 1500 miles on, new fancy style dash, loads of gizmos, heated seats etc.... but, £14.5k
. Had a sit on it... too high for my wee legs, also don't like the hard corners on the panniers and the fact you cant fit a helmet in them. I'm not all that keen on any of the adventure bike looks.. which is strange because I was into motocross / endure a while back. Probably because its proposing to be an off road bike, but why would you take something like that off roading... you would be better with an enduro bike.
I don't like BMW's, the FJR Yamaha looks a bit bland, Ducati are too expensive to maintain (and buy).
So I just went a 200 mile round trip on my trusty, some single track roads, some A & B roads..... looks like I am keeping it a while longer.... just cant beat this bike, god only knows why Triumph stopped making it!!
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 01, 2019, 09.48 pm
Oct 01, 2019, 09.48 pm
I don't consider a 6 year old vehicle as old.
It is certainly the best 'all round' bike I've owned.
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 01, 2019, 11.14 pm
Oct 01, 2019, 11.14 pm
I still consider my 2013 Trophy as being a new bike. Only got 85 thousand on.
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 02, 2019, 12.18 am
Oct 02, 2019, 12.18 am
I'm, not sure at my age if I will ever own another bike. The Trophy may outlast me, and if it doesn't I won't be able to buy another bike since I won't get more than scrap price for the Trophy as old as it will be.
Hey, wait a minute, vintage bikes may be the rage once I reach the century mark. Yeah, that's the ticket!!!
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 02, 2019, 12.57 am
Oct 02, 2019, 12.57 am
I'm believing that my se is probably my last bike. It does everything I desire. I'm 68 now. I've probably only got a couple of years of riding left, since I do seem to be losing a little "resilience" each year.
Besides, right now, I don't see a better bike(for me)!!
A good man once told me, "Don't sell your bike. It's your soul."....
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 02, 2019, 01.23 pm
Oct 02, 2019, 01.23 pm
Originally Posted by
trophied
I'm, not sure at my age if I will ever own another bike. The Trophy may outlast me, and if it doesn't I won't be able to buy another bike since I won't get more than scrap price for the Trophy as old as it will be.
Hey, wait a minute, vintage bikes may be the rage once I reach the century mark. Yeah, that's the ticket!!!
You, Sir, are just ornery enough to make it to the Century Mark!
Hope someone has designed training wheels for your Trophy by then though!
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 03, 2019, 01.07 am
Oct 03, 2019, 01.07 am
LarryJa, your only a "young chap" at 68. I've got four years on you and I plan to be riding into my 80's. Well that's the plan. While I can still throw the leg over [the bike that is] I'll keep riding.
HACKLE I'm too young to be this old.
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Re: Trying to get rid......
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Oct 03, 2019, 02.53 pm
Oct 03, 2019, 02.53 pm
I am exactly the same. I want a fully dressed tourer not an adventure bike. My Trophy is a 2012 with 20K on the clock now. I don't particularly want an RT. Ive had an FJR and GTR1400 and the Trophy is better although a little down on power. I tried a KTM Super adventure and although its really fast and handles brilliantly and all that, it doesn't feel like a 16K luxury bike. I'm just going to take the huge 20K service bill on the chin along with new tyres and TPMS valves and keep the thing. I've had it 6 years now and I've never kept a bike that long. It's just too good to trade in for an adventure bike that doesn't really meet my needs.
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