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y2blade
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PostPosted: 21:25 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
....The 1050 Sprint I was on the back of sounded fantastic.

bugger it, I'm looking at Triumph triples now!
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PostPosted: 21:31 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
I was on the back of



Why were you riding bitch?
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y2blade
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
DonnyBrago wrote:
y2blade wrote:
I was on the back of



Why were you riding bitch?



excuse me?
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PostPosted: 21:35 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
DonnyBrago wrote:



Why were you riding bitch?



excuse me?

Why were you a pillion.
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y2blade
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PostPosted: 21:37 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
goto10 wrote:

Why were you a pillion.



A friend of mine was taking his son with him....his son dropped out due to work commitments....I was kindly offered the place, including Accommodation three days before leaving for the trip.


is that ok?
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PostPosted: 21:38 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
goto10 wrote:

Why were you a pillion.



A friend of mine was taking his son with him....his son dropped out due to work commitments....I was kindly offered the place, including Accommodation three days before leaving for the trip.


is that ok?


Seems like a great excuse to go, some people on here are nosy as feck huh! So you got your eyes on any particular triumph?
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y2blade
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PostPosted: 21:46 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
Fowlersrs wrote:

Seems like a great excuse to go, some people on here are nosy as feck huh! So you got your eyes on any particular triumph?


lol, just to add it was my first time pillion in a long time.....over ten years.

btw I had resigned myself to following the TT from home this year until the offer came along..I was over the moon.


As for "what model" Dunno tbh just browsing through the classifieds and thinking out-loud...maybe a speed triple.
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PostPosted: 21:50 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
Fowlersrs wrote:

Seems like a great excuse to go, some people on here are nosy as feck huh! So you got your eyes on any particular triumph?


lol, just to add it was my first time pillion in a long time.....over ten years.

btw I had resigned myself to following the TT from home this year until the offer came along..I was over the moon.


As for "what model" Dunno tbh just browsing through the classifieds and thinking out-loud...maybe a speed triple.


so much to choose from, the triumph brand has come along way from what it use to be.. I was sitting on a few triples and they felt good.. street triple is my fave atm..
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goto10
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PostPosted: 22:14 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Re: Since my Isle of Man Trip I'm a Triumph convert....... Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
goto10 wrote:

Why were you a pillion.



A friend of mine was taking his son with him....his son dropped out due to work commitments....I was kindly offered the place, including Accommodation three days before leaving for the trip.


is that ok?


Drop the attitude, you struggled to understand someone's simple question so I was translating what DonnyBrago said to you:

"Why were you riding bitch" = "Why were you a pillion"

Personally I couldn't give a crap about anything you have to say.
Is that ok?


Edit: I was a bit tetchy when I wrote that.
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y2blade
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PostPosted: 22:19 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I think the Street Triple (675) would be too weak for my liking, so the Speed Triple (1050) would probably be more favourable....I'll have to blag a ride on a both, see what I think and take it from there.


Anyone here ridden both?
thoughts please?
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PostPosted: 22:32 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's the 1050 engine that makes *that noise*. I had a speed triple and a sprint cos of that damn noise. Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: 22:40 - 11 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
mmmmmm something like this:
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PostPosted: 00:59 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
y2blade wrote:
I think the Street Triple (675) would be too weak for my liking, so the Speed Triple (1050) would probably be more favourable....I'll have to blag a ride on a both, see what I think and take it from there.


Anyone here ridden both?
thoughts please?


I test rode both and it was almost a coin toss to choose. The speed has more power but is quite a lot bulkier. I ended up with the Street cause it was very different to most of my recent bikes and I fancied a change.

The handling is brilliant and it's so light it feels like you can pick it up. The engine is no slouch either, in a naked it's by far powerful enough. You give up in the wind blast long before the engine runs out of steam.

In hindsight would I rather have got the Speed, no, but if I had bought the speed I would probably be saying I was perfectly happy with that.

What would I choose next? The new Tiger 1200 Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 01:05 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
Street R for me .. I wish, bros got a triple, to big and heavy, I like light and power Cool
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PostPosted: 17:46 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
once the weather bucks-up I'll get a few demo rides and take it from there Smile
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PostPosted: 18:18 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
New or used?
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PostPosted: 18:21 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
qb78 wrote:
New or used?


Used.
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PostPosted: 19:44 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
So, whats with the stock whistle though.

I heard some awesome triples with after market cans but some of them, though it's not bad I hasten to add, do really whistle Very Happy
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PostPosted: 19:45 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
I love the sound of mine, it's just awesome Laughing

Actually thinking about going all chav and getting an after market exhaust just to liven up the burble a bit more, because I'm officially addicted to it
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PostPosted: 19:50 - 12 Jun 2012    Post subject: Reply with quote
So, whats with the stock whistle though ?

I heard some awesome triples with after market cans but some of them, though it's not bad I hasten to add, do really whistle Very Happy
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