All new tourer from Triumph. If I'm not mistaken this will be their first shaft driven bike.
http://m.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/motorcycle_news/122_1011_2012_triumph_trophy/index.html (http://m.motorcyclistonline.com/newsandupdates/motorcycle_news/122_1011_2012_triumph_trophy/index.html)
(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/29548976+w750+st0/122_1011_08_o+2012_triumph_trophy+.jpg)
(http://image.motorcyclistonline.com/f/31347742+w750+st0/122_1011_02_o+2012_triumph_trophy+.jpg)
very BMW-y
Oink...Oink.....
and not in the [bacon] way.
the triumph rocket is a shaft drive. here's the one i owned. i sold it to buy my monster.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2838174&l=4dfaf1974b&id=804968629 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2838174&l=4dfaf1974b&id=804968629)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs037.snc3/12465_191059868629_804968629_2838174_6676165_n.jpg)
I'd rock it. Then again, I'm a fan of big, ugly, shaft driven bikes :) IMO, touring bikes are not meant to be pretty. Touring bikes are functional and should be nothing more than the most robust of parts that can handle a few hundred thousand miles of road hell.
(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y239/Jervisaurus/Bikes/DSCN1476.jpg)
Quote from: DesmoDiva on January 19, 2011, 04:34:13 PM
Oink...Oink.....
and not in the [bacon] way.
Given that its a tourer, not even a sport-tourer, the heft is no big deal. Look, the Trophy is going up against the K1300/1600 & Gold Wing, and none of those bikes are light weights.
I like the looks of it. A triple motor with "at least 1200 cc" would have to be a rockin' good time. I'm a little surprised at this move, given the recent revisions for the touring version of the Sprint, but what the hey. I can't wait to see one in person.
Quote from: justinrhenry on January 19, 2011, 04:38:37 PM
the triumph rocket is a shaft drive. here's the one i owned. i sold it to buy my monster.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2838174&l=4dfaf1974b&id=804968629 (http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2838174&l=4dfaf1974b&id=804968629)
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs037.snc3/12465_191059868629_804968629_2838174_6676165_n.jpg)
obligatory:
The Triumph Rocket III manufacturing process (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2QFxoDHU9o#normal)
that video just never gets old [beer]