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Title: new triumphs Post by: M900 on October 29, 2009, 11:22:37 AM Been thinking about a less sporty bike and have kinda narrowed it down to a triumph Speedmaster and a Scrambler... Any opinions on either one before I come out to ride? Any other options for a newer bike @ around 6K?
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: Travman on October 29, 2009, 11:30:59 AM I'd choose the Scrambler because I'm a scrambler kind of guy. It looks good in black.
(http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/Scrambler_Accessorised_Location.jpg?t=1256847858) Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: JEFF_H on October 29, 2009, 11:37:47 AM The Guzzi V7 Classic should be in that price/class of bikes too.
(http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/robustus0007/08guzzi7-2.jpg) (i like the triumph scrambler too) Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: M900 on October 29, 2009, 12:07:08 PM I'd choose the Scrambler because I'm a scrambler kind of guy. It looks good in black. (http://i292.photobucket.com/albums/mm21/JonTravisKing/Misc/Scrambler_Accessorised_Location.jpg?t=1256847858) I found an 09 demo with 2K on the clock for 6K... The Speedy is an 08 with about the same mileage. I'm a Scrambler guy too, but I'm not sure if it's the bike or watching the Great Escape with my dad when I was a kid... The Guzzi V7 Classic should be in that price/class of bikes too. (http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c6/robustus0007/08guzzi7-2.jpg) (i like the triumph scrambler too) don't have a guzzi dealer in town, and I'm already building a cafe off an 79CB600, bt I'll travel and get a second cafe if she comes with teh bike. Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: mattyvas on October 31, 2009, 02:35:45 AM Scrambler, rode one for a couple of days a while back and it gave me almost the same ;D as the Monster.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: Langanobob on October 31, 2009, 04:58:27 AM Quote I'm a Scrambler guy too, but I'm not sure if it's the bike or watching the Great Escape with my dad when I was a kid... The new ones are scramblers in name only. I think they are probably close to 100 lbs heavier than the originals. Almost like a cruiser with knobby tires IMHO. But to each his own and I think there are a lot of happy Scrambler owners out there. Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: victor441 on October 31, 2009, 07:20:42 AM there is an enormous thread on the Scrambler over at advrider.com, lotsa good info on the bike, was considering one myself
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: dennisd on November 05, 2009, 04:05:06 PM The Scrambler is the best looking of the new Triumphs, IMO. May have to get one of those one of these days LOL.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: MendoDave on November 05, 2009, 04:16:17 PM I bet that Guzzi would look good in silver.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: ScottRNelson on November 05, 2009, 06:01:47 PM I like the looks of the Triumph Scrambler, but when I rode one I was thinking "why not just buy a KLR650?" Other than looking good, there wasn't much else that I liked about it. However, I also test rode a Thruxton and really liked that bike.
I bought an XR650L to be my "slower bike", but other than not having the acceleration of my Ducatis, I ride it just as fast, even with the dual sport tires on it. Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: MendoDave on November 06, 2009, 12:54:15 AM Dude I used to ride the race with that Sunday morning crowd in Marin and a couple of those guys had those things. I couldn't even keep up on the Superhawk. So ever since then its been in the back of my mind that I don't really need all this stuff to go fast.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: Mike Qube on November 06, 2009, 01:46:33 AM A friend of mine has a Scrambler, the first thing i noticed when I sat on it was how heavy it felt. I expected it to be a lot lighter than it was.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: corey on November 06, 2009, 04:18:14 AM A friend of mine has a Scrambler, the first thing i noticed when I sat on it was how heavy it felt. I expected it to be a lot lighter than it was. yea.. i noticed that about the thruxton... expected it to be a bit lighter... they call it METAL i think... Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: M900 on November 06, 2009, 07:33:08 AM The 6K demo Scrambler is gone, but I figured out that I'll have about 9K for a new bike so rather than blowing it on a new Scram or spending 6K on a Speedmaster, I think I'll shop around for a leftover '08 Hypermotard. I'm keeping my '96 Monster, but I need something more reliable.
Title: Re: new triumphs Post by: Porsche Monkey on November 06, 2009, 08:17:59 AM Gonna demo a 675 tomorrow. Hope I dont like it more than my Monster.
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