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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 22:25 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: budget tourer triumph trophy 97?? any thoughts? Reply with quote
hi all.. any thoughts on triumph trophy 1997 40+k miles?
do these bikes last high mileages?
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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
or a flying brick (bmw k100)??
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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 23:37 - 20 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
or a flying brick (bmw k100)??
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radicalrabit
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PostPosted: 05:30 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
r1100 r1150? triumph tourers are ok for the money but get a pan st1100 if you have the chance
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PostPosted: 05:43 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
BMW k100s are capable of clocking up huge mileages without serious issues. Just make sure the drive shaft has been greased regularly and that the water pump seals have been looked at at some point.
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PostPosted: 17:47 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a few pet hates about mine and some build quality issues but a nice comfy soda if a ride albeit sounds like a bus at full chat.
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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 18:02 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
radicalrabit wrote:
r1100 r1150? triumph tourers are ok for the money but get a pan st1100 if you have the chance

bmw k100
i like the honda pans as well!
thank you for replying!
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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 18:03 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
temeluchus wrote:
BMW k100s are capable of clocking up huge mileages without serious issues. Just make sure the drive shaft has been greased regularly and that the water pump seals have been looked at at some point.

thank you!
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lofimaster
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PostPosted: 18:05 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Whosthedaddy wrote:
I had a few pet hates about mine and some build quality issues but a nice comfy soda if a ride albeit sounds like a bus at full chat.

thanks!
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Nyarlathotep
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PostPosted: 20:19 - 22 Sep 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I had a 900 trophy (think it was a 1999 model). Although in theory it was an excellent touring bike (and reasonably priced compared to similar bikes), in practice it made me pretty miserable.
It's an extremely top-heavy machine, even when riding solo without panniers. Load it up with a passenger and a few days worth of luggage and it is a complete pig at low speed work.
I kept the Triumph about 6 months before getting rid. By comparison, I've had my current bike, a VFR 800, for 5 years.
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