Triumph ST1050

[myvision]

I've sold on my fazer 1000 and am thinking of a Triumph ST1050 anything I should be looking for?
I would also like the luggage with it.
Is the GT the better bike?
My budget has shrunk due to other issues and is £3.5k £4K if I sell a few bits I have up for sale.
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VFR800FI, YZF600R Thundercat and FZS 1000

[chickenstrip]

[myvision]

[Nobby the Bastard]

The rear hub has a habit of seizing. Not really an issue but it does require stripping and adding copious amounts for spray on teflon to solve.
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Sprint ST 1050

[chickenstrip]

[myvision]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[MarJay]

The GT is not supposed to be very good. The ST is supposedly night and day better.
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[arry]

[Nobby the Bastard]

I dont tour, I use mine for commuting but sports bikes ruin my knees, elbows, wrists and shoulders. I consider it a good all rounder.

To be honest, how many people use their touring bikes to tour? Probably as many people who use their adventure bikes for adventures.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[kgm]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Nimble? I've been known to stick mine up the inside of a truck that's chosen to sit on the double white line just to stop me legally overtaking....
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[arry]

[chickenstrip]

Why did you sell the Fazer? What are you looking for? What didn't the Fazer have that you want? Luggage comment suggests a tourer. FJR1300? Can you actually better the Fazer within a £4k budget? Mine added up to around the £4k mark including the mods I had done, which improved it a lot. As a tourer, the only downside I see is that hard luggage options are becoming difficult to source.
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[MarJay]

Sports Tourer? £4k budget?

Has to be a Z1000SX, right?
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British beauty: Triumph Street Triple R; Loony stroker: KR1S; Track fun: GSXR750 L1; Commuter Missile: GSX-S1000F
Remember kids, bikes aren't like lego. You can't easily take a part from one bike and then fit it to another.

[chickenstrip]

[Tomoose]

Don't rule out a Bandit 1250 or GSX1250 if a muscly sport tourer is your think. £4k gets an absolute belter!

[P.]

[Tdibs]

Sadly anything in that class is similar in poor mpg if you have any fun with the throttle The nature of that bandit motor though, you can granny it and you are getting the best out of it, not much in the top end.

19L is good though, internet says ~190 mile range which is decent.

They are a pretty good deal with full luggage for the price, but not quite as spicy as some of the other offerings.
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Previous : 09 Vanvan 125| 02' Sv650s || Current: 1999 Xj600n | 1992 DR650 RSE | 2005 Fazer 1000

[Nobby the Bastard]

If you want fuel economy, buy a 600 divvy and not a litre.
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Sprint ST 1050

[arry]

[chickenstrip]

I suspect Paddy is the fuel deleting machine
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[P.]

[Mart_er6]

Have had my '06 ST1050 for about 8yrs now.. done about 35k miles, of which about 28k is mine.

Great allrounder ; I use it to commute about 20miles on motorways + main roads and for this task it is great all year round. Plenty enough power but not too much, nice & stable with linear power delivery.

Done a few longer trips and again no problems there, comfy enough.

Problems: Rear hub bearings went; symptoms were rear wheel going stiff to turn. Had a problem with the ignition barrel which meant the bike cut-out on the motorway temporarily.. Triumph replaced the barrel. Clutch cable snapped after about 10yrs - wear and tear I suppose. Regulator/rectifier failed last year (quite common I believe) so was replaced allowing the battery to charge again, which is useful.. that's it, apart from the occasional puncture.

Keep thinking I'll replace it, but end up finding it difficult to let go of because it does all that I need it to! Had adulterous thoughts a few years back about an impractical KTM RC8 and more recently (and more practically) the Ducati Supersport which has similar power and similar kind of bike - bit pricey yet though!
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Honda Varadero XL125 "Vara" > Kawasaki ER6F "Smerf" > Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[Mart_er6]

(Oh, and much better for rust than my previous bike, Kawasaki ER6F, which was rusting after 2 years from new - but I do spray the Triumph every year with some ACF50 after the previous experience)
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Honda Varadero XL125 "Vara" > Kawasaki ER6F "Smerf" > Triumph Sprint ST 1050