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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610   
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The Triumph range and engines are excellent having owned them for 20 odd years. The triples with the crank set at 120 degrees means there's bags of grunt immediately available when you open the throttle without having to mess with the gears. The finish is also fantastic being the only marque that caters for that great British climate of ours. The only possible draw backs from my perspective.....
1. It's owned by John Bloor a house builder. 2. It is a Hinckley not Meriden. 3. Despite the great British name many of the parts are actually made in Thailand. 4. It is chain driven. This was spotted August near Triumphs R & D headquarters in Spain. On another forum the opinion is that the T120 Black Bonneville is a much more capable original styled machine. Several marques are now jumping onto the H-D Bobber style, only they are the best at it. If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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24th Oct 2016 2:13am |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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With my job I first went to the 'new' Triumph when it was in the back streets of Birmingham around late 80's. Just the name was bought by Bloor and the company was started from scratch.
I go every year to the Hinckley factory and the place is amazing. I know a few employees of Triumph and although I dont know the details of this bike I can confirm that the percentage of parts made at the Hinckley site surprised me. I asked a few years ago how much of a particular bike was made on site and was told it was only the brakes, wheels and tyres with their associated electronics made off site. Guys like Bloor should be knighted in my opinion. They need to be encouraged - Triumph is a fantastic worldwide success story. |
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24th Oct 2016 11:24am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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Cut and paste from another forum.....
"The Triumph Bobber will officially be in Triumph's 2017 portfolio. It will use a remapped version of the T120's 1200cc engine to give more bottom end grunt. Triumph has yet to announce the asking price for the Bobber. There will be 150 custom accessories available to put the owner's personal stamp on their machine. It's nearest rival is Harley's own Forty-Eight." A pair of 48s.  Click image to enlarge If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!! Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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27th Oct 2016 6:34pm |
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| CR Member Since: 28 Jan 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 947  
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agree, I think it looks great ,maybe I might get rid of the gs
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27th Oct 2016 7:56pm |
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| Leviathan Member Since: 24 Oct 2015 Location: Staffs Posts: 248
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I must admit those Harleys do look the business.
However they look a bit........fat. Which is probably how they are trying to look? I still prefer the lighter, simpler, somewhat older look of the Triumph. To my eye the Triumph needs to be a lot cheaper than your HDs, the bobber should to be aimed at a different bracket. |
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28th Oct 2016 1:40am |
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| K9F Member Since: 12 Nov 2009 Location: Bournemouth Posts: 9610
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The Triumphs I can assure you are fatter taking the pipes into account. The Harley front forks were beefed up from 39mm to 49mm for 2017 on the 48s but not the 883 Irons. It does make them look fatter. Click image to enlarge Nice machine though with some nice styling touches. Click image to enlarge 
Like the majority of the owners...fat and old. That's me that is! But the C of G is really low and makes handling quite surprisingly agile. The saddle is at the same height as my 10 year olds bicycle. The Harley Sportsters have 'heritage' (that many will buy into) having been in constant production since 1957.  If you go through life with your head in the sand....all people will see is an ar5e!!
Treat every day as if it is your last....one day you will be right!! |
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28th Oct 2016 7:15am |
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| David T Member Since: 01 Sep 2016 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 190 
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I can't say I like that Bobber, the seat looks a bit silly. Harley tried something similar with the Softail Rockers 7or8 yrs ago and they were crap, sweet to look at but horrible to ride.
I also found the low CofG a boon with the Harleys, especially the 'Glide and the Springer Softail. They both weighed in at around 350kg but were far easier to shunt around the garage than the GS12's which were about 100kg lighter but much taller. |
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28th Oct 2016 11:14am |
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| Steve W Member Since: 30 Mar 2014 Location: West Sussex Posts: 223
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Like that HD model looked great with VH pipes on it........was down at Shaws HD looking at them last week, those two look very nice K9F, as does the 90 I've used yours as have others for inspiration..... Hope all goes well with the sale, and enjoy the bikes .....
Need to see the Triumph first before I decide what direction I'm taking ........ |
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28th Oct 2016 5:02pm |
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