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« 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?


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Re: new triumphs

« Reply #1 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.


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« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2009, 11:37:47 AM »

The Guzzi V7 Classic should be in that price/class of bikes too.

(i like the triumph scrambler too)


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« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2009, 12:07:08 PM »

Quote from: 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.

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...

Quote from: JEFF_H on October 29, 2009, 11:37:47 AM

The Guzzi V7 Classic should be in that price/class of bikes too.

(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.


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« Reply #4 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 Grin

as the Monster.


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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2009, 04:58:27 AM »

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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.


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« Reply #6 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


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« Reply #7 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.


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« Reply #8 on: November 05, 2009, 04:16:17 PM »

I bet that Guzzi would look good in silver.


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« Reply #9 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.


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« Reply #10 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.


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« Reply #11 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.


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« Reply #12 on: November 06, 2009, 04:18:14 AM »

Quote from: 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.

yea.. i noticed that about the thruxton... expected it to be a bit lighter...
they call it METAL i think...


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Re: new triumphs

« Reply #13 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.


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« Reply #14 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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