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:D Hi all, wonder if any of me fizzymates can help. Im after a modern bike with distance riding in mind. I have a static van by the sea and want a bike for the 100 mile trip. Im leaning towards hinkley Triumphs but open to idears as im weed off with scrolling through ebay. or maybe you have a large modern retro tourer for sale..... you never know i might put my 73 candy gold ss into the deal. :D
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the triumph sprint st is regarded as one of the best tourers around and they are quite cheap now for the 955 models. ive had a couple of triumphs and cant fault them
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I've had a number of Triumphs and they're all really nice. My Speed Triple is fantastic... Depends whether you want resto or low maintenance.
I've just bought a VTR1000 Firestorm - these are readily available and very cheap on e-bay - you'll pick up a nice one for £1500. Tank range is the only downer as you have to refill after 125 miles unless you get a post-2001 model.
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;) thanks chaps
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hi ive owned a 955i speed triple for ten years. ive been as far north as trondheim in norway on it also down to le mans & spa its never missed a beat, & still has the oringinal battery on it. got quite a few mates with hinckleytriumphs & no problems hope that helps. :)
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The zedman is right - the Triumph's are a great breed and tend to hold their value. Best one's I've had have been the Speed Triple 1050 (current bike) and the T509 Speed Triple. Worst one I had was the TT600 and you wouldn't want that for touring anyway.
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:D got one, Iv got a 1999 Triumph Legend TT. low miles. nice looking if like me you like that type of bike. got a clip on screen and bags for touring. chuffed up with it. post pics when iv got some. thanks for replys guys :D
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Looking forward to the pics, tempted to buy a Charlie Boardman type Beemer myself as a couple my mates have got 'em :? :roll:
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got to get some louder pipes :?
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You should have bought a beemer instead of that H2 :?
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