...just back from a ride on one, ridden on some familiar and dry roads. It’s quite a nippy beasty
Trouble with me and test rides is I tend to ride like I stole it (in reality that’s try to ride it like I stole it) so you’re never quite sure what it would be like in real life. The engine seemed smooth, the size and positioning for me was very good ( it makes the standard scrambler look silly/tiny).
Great brakes, handled well, TFT nice and clear, heated grips good, could easily imagine having fun on a Morrocan piste but not a snotty muddy green lane. Didn’t notice heat from the exhaust although I think a pillion would not think the same.
In comparison to other bikes, it’s a bit like my Airhead special in being easy to hustle along, it even had a touch of HP2 size and feel about it.
Would I like one? Yes but the reality is it does not fill a gap in what I have already, it’s not quite an everyday bike (for me) like the Hexhead GSA, the fun side of a simple scrambler type bike is met by the Airhead Special - I think if I didn’t have the Airhead one would be finding its way into the garage?
Worth getting yourself a test ride
Nobody seems to be buying anything because of March 29th
local BMW dealer has sold 30 1250's for march delivery....salesman at CMC sold over 20 bikes this week he was telling me
Will do. Love the look especially in white and built for tall chaps . Few are these days other than a GSA . I bet the pix on a GSA will be poor though. Nobody seems to be buying anything because of March 29th . Anyway a test ride is needed , I’ve had 3 of the early Tigers and loved them. Need to move some metal
I was expecting it to be a tall bike, it’s not compared to what I’ve experienced as tippy toe big bikes. I’m 31in leg and I had both feet flat on the ground
It'll more than likely be a styling exercise................over functionality though
Can't see many getting offroad action, as there looks to be a lot of vulnerable parts, radiator for one
It'll more than likely be a styling exercise................over functionality though
Can't see many getting offroad action, as there looks to be a lot of vulnerable parts, radiator for one
Vulnerability of certain parts aside I’d say it’s very capable of tackling some challenging off-road stuff. I’m benchmarking against the Airhead special and HP2 here, that triumph has got some decent suspension and the ergo for off-roading seems good - First impressions were it would be more than capable at tearing along, as I mentioned above, some morrocan pistes and not failing when faced with some compressions and lumpy bits to deal with.
That said unless you could really protect it you’d be wiser to travel at a Im not going to drop it pace.
As for a one distance overland bike... that’s where I would start to worry about things like keyless, all very convenient when going to Tesco’s (or not) but what happens when you are miles away from a triumph dealer and the key for some reason gets knackered, what’s the in fieldfix.
The or not re Tesco’s is you still need a key for the steering lock, where the logic in that.
I think less than 10% will ever see dirt !
I would imagine the same could be said of any 'Adventure' bike
I think less than 10% will ever see dirt !
I would imagine the same could be said of any 'Adventure' bike
And Land Rovers. If one excludes Waitrose car park of course.
Ey up, it's Sally Sunshine
The point is they could if you wanted to, and it looks like this Triumph could if you wanted to - That said any bike could if the 'you' in you really wanted to
I don’t expect to see them being used like some use there AT's and 1090's but it does have more than just style and it’s good to see Triumph build it