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PostPosted: 21:07 - 10 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Telt ye so (well, telt Visordown so). This could be a new Long Way Round moment.

Hi James, definitely give it a try, it's ace. The https://www.geton.co.uk/ scheme can give you a free hour or so to see if you like it.

Nothing wrong with Triumphs, and I expect they'll get quite a few sales out of this.
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PostPosted: 21:34 - 10 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
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Telt ye so (well, telt Visordown so). This could be a new Long Way Round moment.


Yeah the OP's definitely not the programme's producer or owt. Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 22:35 - 10 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote:

Yeah the OP's definitely not the programme's producer or owt. Mr. Green


Triumph PR bod...
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PostPosted: 23:16 - 10 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Hi

Welcome to the forum, take a seat anywhere...

...How about in this thread? https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=290824&start=0
...where they tell the tale of how the program is wank and Beckham is a Cunt.
Or wherever. Smile
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I saw loads today for some reason Confused Maybe lots of people saw the program & thought they'd ride theirs.


Or maybe you watched it and then started noticing them more Thinking
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I watched it last night, it wasnt very good in my eyes... basically more about how "spiritual and meaningfull" his trip was, without showing much about how nice it actually was... camera work was terrible.

He seemed to be concentrating more on looking like Steve Mcqueen than actually riding the bike, trying far too hard to look cool.. and when it got too difficult, they hopped on a plane, boat or a car.

I like the guy, dont get me wrong, but maybe he should stick to kicking a bag of wind.


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PostPosted: 07:34 - 11 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
SQL wrote:
MC wrote:
I saw loads today for some reason Confused Maybe lots of people saw the program & thought they'd ride theirs.

Or maybe you watched it and then started noticing them more Thinking

No, I'm pretty sure it's the "only come out for 3 months a year" thing.
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Love Bonnies/thruxtons, would you be able to ride one as a daily commute without much problem?
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steveh wrote:
camera work was terrible..


Most shots were DSLR style, manual focusing and tight angles.
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Rather see a load of vintage look triumphs being ridden around than the current flock of bmw's

Atleast they look the part and look more suited to riding around through towns, rather than using a full blown adventure bike Wink
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krarkol wrote:
Rather see a load of vintage look triumphs being ridden around than the current flock of bmw's

Atleast they look the part and look more suited to riding around through towns, rather than using a full blown adventure bike Wink


Indeed.
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Love Bonnies/thruxtons, would you be able to ride one as a daily commute without much problem?


Could you?

Yes

Would You?

I really don't thinks so. I'd love to and was this close <--->* to buying one instead of the NC700 and would really like to have one - but all that chome, polishing and it'd be stored outside.. I just couldn't bring myself to do it Sad




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beardface wrote:
Love Bonnies/thruxtons, would you be able to ride one as a daily commute without much problem?


Could you?

Yes

Would You?

I really don't thinks so. I'd love to and was this close <--->* to buying one instead of the NC700 and would really like to have one - but all that chome, polishing and it'd be stored outside.. I just couldn't bring myself to do it Sad




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I see what you are saying....hhhmmm... twas the reason for me not to grab an enfield, suppose they are reliable enough though these days?
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I see what you are saying....hhhmmm... twas the reason for me not to grab an enfield, suppose they are reliable enough though these days?


Rogerborg has an Enfield. I don't know if he commutes on it or not but from what he's said on here I wouldn't go for one that required 2k oil changes with a lot of faffery to do it.
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beardface wrote:


I see what you are saying....hhhmmm... twas the reason for me not to grab an enfield, suppose they are reliable enough though these days?


Rogerborg has an Enfield. I don't know if he commutes on it or not but from what he's said on here I wouldn't go for one that required 2k oil changes with a lot of faffery to do it.


Exactly what i'm not after, a faffy ride. Last post I read about Rogers Enfield was he was getting trailered home!
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beardface wrote:
I see what you are saying....hhhmmm... twas the reason for me not to grab an enfield, suppose they are reliable enough though these days?

I'd say, no, not as a sole means of transport. That's my 2008 pre-EFI carby though, Northern Monkey has a new fangled 2010 which might be friendlier. It still has the same faffy service interval as far as I'm aware, although I don't think you have to remove the whole primary drive in order to change the front sprocket.

I can't blame the bike for the recovery though: the post mortem showed that the clutch cable had been pinched under the tank and worn through. The previous (and only) owner had been in there and muttered something about tight clearances.

If you want hassle free motoring, I'd suggest the Triumph or a W800.
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Obvious marketing campaign monkey is obvious.
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Mario_Kempes wrote:
Obvious marketing campaign monkey is obvious.

I won't believe it until it's been vigorously denied. Folded arms
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PostPosted: 15:49 - 11 Jun 2014    Post subject: Reply with quote
Rogerborg wrote:
Mario_Kempes wrote:
Obvious marketing campaign monkey is obvious.
I won't believe it until it's been vigorously denied. Folded arms

Well...as if by magic there's Beckham’s Brazilian Bonneville on the Triumph website.
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...Built for an adventure deep into the Amazon jungle, yet slick and manoeuvrable enough to cope with Rio's chaotic streets, the Triumph Bonnevilles featured in David Beckham's BBC documentary are uniquely suited to purpose...
So they're making it sound like they Built it for Beckham's trip then? Confused

...how long before we see pictures of Beckham promoting the Triumph clothing range? Although I did think he was tied up doing Belstaff stuff, so that's maybe a no.

Is it me or is he trying a tad too hard to recreate some iconic Steve McQueen with bike poses?

Nice promotional work if you can get it.
Hands up who thinks Triumph would give some bikes to a complete unknown (like me or you) for a jolly trip!
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Rogerborg wrote:
I won't believe it until it's been vigorously denied. Folded arms

Well...as if by magic there's Beckham’s Brazilian Bonneville on the Triumph website.So they're making it sound like they Built it for Beckham's trip then? Confused

...how long before we see pictures of Beckham promoting the Triumph clothing range? Although I did think he was tied up doing Belstaff stuff, so that's maybe a no.

Is it me or is he trying a tad too hard to recreate some iconic Steve McQueen with bike poses?

Nice promotional work if you can get it.
Hands up who thinks Triumph would give some bikes to a complete unknown (like me or you) for a jolly trip!


I'll do it, 10,000 miles in a month on a euro jolly, sponsored by honda on a flash new bike. I'd even buy the petrol myself and kip in a tent, all while raising awareness about charity awareness.
I could do with a rest.

Who wants to sign me up?
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map wrote:
Well...as if by magic there's Beckham’s Brazilian Bonneville on the Triumph website.[quote="Triumph]


PR done badly - that's such a shit article - really, was it knocked up by someone after watching the program on tv? No decent pictures, no real content...

Perhaps they should send me one to review for them...
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steveh wrote:

I like the guy, dont get me wrong, but maybe he should stick to kicking a bag of wind.


Laughing Laughing this just made me crack up uncontrollably for the last 5 minutes :')
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