For the last three years I've been riding an '02 Triumph Sprint RS. Fabulous bike which really enamored me of Triumph, but not the best for riding with a passenger. After putting 9000 miles on it, I sold it for $600 more than I bought it. I done good. Kid flew out from Ohio and rode 14 hours straight home. I'll miss her.
So I'd been semi-seriously looking at bigger sport-touring bikes for awhile and had even entertained the idea of buying a new Honda ST1300, Yamaha FJR, or maybe even the new Kawasaki Concours 14 (woah!). But a) I'm cheap and b) I'm a Triumph guy now. The problem is that, for unknown reasons, Triumph discontinued their ST bike on 2002. So I started looking around and found a '96 Triumph Trophy 1200 at a BMW motorcycle dealer for an insane price. It was in NM so I had it shipped to me.
Ain't she a beauty? A bit older and not as quick off the line as the RS, but much better for bringing the missus along. I've already planned a fall foliage trip to VT in October. (Everyone should visit VT in October.) Included but not pictured is a huge Givi top case that, along with the side cases, will hold all our luggage and then some. I'm also hoping to squeeze in a solo trip somewhere in the northeast before winter, maybe down to Metro Cigar in NJ.
Finally, here's my wife's bike. An '86 Honda Shadow VT500 in mint condition. She's still working on riding it with confidence and, yes, she did take the MSF class last summer.
Okay, your turn...
So I'd been semi-seriously looking at bigger sport-touring bikes for awhile and had even entertained the idea of buying a new Honda ST1300, Yamaha FJR, or maybe even the new Kawasaki Concours 14 (woah!). But a) I'm cheap and b) I'm a Triumph guy now. The problem is that, for unknown reasons, Triumph discontinued their ST bike on 2002. So I started looking around and found a '96 Triumph Trophy 1200 at a BMW motorcycle dealer for an insane price. It was in NM so I had it shipped to me.
Ain't she a beauty? A bit older and not as quick off the line as the RS, but much better for bringing the missus along. I've already planned a fall foliage trip to VT in October. (Everyone should visit VT in October.) Included but not pictured is a huge Givi top case that, along with the side cases, will hold all our luggage and then some. I'm also hoping to squeeze in a solo trip somewhere in the northeast before winter, maybe down to Metro Cigar in NJ.
Finally, here's my wife's bike. An '86 Honda Shadow VT500 in mint condition. She's still working on riding it with confidence and, yes, she did take the MSF class last summer.
Okay, your turn...
