Talkback: Revealed: 2013 Triumph Trophy 1200

Hugh Williams

22/06/2012 at 23:08

So why are short legged people NOT catered for again?

Paul Greenfield

23/06/2012 at 09:28

Looks wise, shows Q’s from the Pan European and the R1200RT I’m sure it will be put together with Triumphs obvious build qualities and materials, it will probably be able to deliver an engaging ride if required or a sit back and cruise style if preferred, looks like it has an appetite for mile munching and I’m sure it’ll taste real good on this!

Poucher

23/06/2012 at 18:24

They say that "Imitation is the scincerest form of flattery" well this just shows that Triumph can only copy the existing BMW RT.

Poor effort, 3 out of ten, how about trying to develop your own brand style Triumph instead of just copying everything that BMW make??

gunshot72

23/06/2012 at 20:37

What? Triumph's build quality sucks. My brand new Street Triple R had a wonky rear wheel and headlight lenses that cracked because of, wait for it...headlight bulbs.

Mike F 7

23/06/2012 at 23:55

Close to seven hundred pounds? No thanks.

Hog Tied

24/06/2012 at 00:48

Glad to hear you fellas don't like it.. that way I won't have to see you coming at me every time I turn a corner on mine.

John G.

24/06/2012 at 00:57

I was thinking why arnt tall people catered for,I need 820-840 seat height

sexdrugs'n'rockingmole

24/06/2012 at 15:18

Vacancy - Triumph Motorcycle designer

Essential:
Copy of BMW motorcycle brochure
Tracing paper

Desirable:
Own pencil

Remember, the sooner you fall behind the more time you have to catch-up

Luther Garcia

24/06/2012 at 15:31

Because its impossible to build a large bike with serious carrying capacity, ground clearance for performance handling, which doesn't look like a scooter when it's designed for the 5% of the market who are shorter than 5.9.
When I weighed 260lbs I suppose I could have complained they made the 675 Daytona for little people.
Get over it. Bikes are designed around performance needs, the components they have, and the average demographics of the target market.
I have a friend who is a "little person". He would love to have a motorcycle. Despite all our efforts, nothing fits. That's life.

Robert Greig

24/06/2012 at 22:26

photo 9 of 16 - place hands on bars what the heck are you expected to see in those mirrors aside from your own knuckles?

Mark Hollingshead

25/06/2012 at 10:54

Really?
It looks like a cross between a R1200 and a Pan - and that's taken to be a bad thing? What do you want - a set of antlers? Ankle socks on the forks? Lights on the end of stalks?

Motorcycle = 2 wheels, engine between wheels, seat above, steering in front of engine, exhaust below...

How many ways can you change a design ?

Tourer - Large engine, shaft drive, barn door sized fairing blah.
Same with sports bikes or with Adventure bikes - function defines form and design.

If you want to see identikit bikes - look at all Harleys and their V-Twin clones.

If triumph used exactly the same engine as an R1200 I might agree with you - but I bet there will be no doubt which you are on once you get going. And I bet if they are parked next to each other - all anyone will talk about is the differences.

Jerry Bloch

25/06/2012 at 16:31

If your eatimates of price are accurate, we are looking at an almost $22,000 for the standard model (which reportedly will not be offered in the USA). If that is true than the K1600GT is a bargin. If they price like the Explorer, they will undoubtedly,out sell their first year run.With all the talk on all the fourms of an RT clone and a high price point could kill it off before it gets on the boat. Well I guess that there is no way around it there is a BMW in my future or perhaps a FJR1400. Money talks ans BS walks.

splendid

26/06/2012 at 09:08

What Mark Hollingshead said = good call.
Rest of you are fan boys or anti.
Triumph bikes are no BMW copies, Yes the fairings may be of a similar style which is a shrewd marketing ploy as I am sure Triumph wish to target their european competion first. I dont see any of you accusing honda, yamaha, kawasaki or suzuki of copying each other, why is that when they make clones across all classes of bike?
Fact is under the fairing Triumphs are nothing like BMWs and are certainly less similar than the Japs are to each other.

Personally I think the new trophy is fugly but then so is the BMW, Japs do a better styling job with this class of bike thats for sure but then these bikes are going to be used by high mileage bikers rather than weekend posers, whom I would take an educated guess are more interested how the bike is to ride than what they look like.

rgtay

26/06/2012 at 14:59

Looks a cracker to me, I can't wait to try one.
But why is everyone comparing to BMW, to me the top half fairing looks Honda, all the rest Kawasaki inspired (T & K have cooperated technically before)
Looks very wide across the main fairing for just 3 cyls though? I wonder how the dimensions compare to my GTR1400.
Equipment level looks superb but I'll have to try some penis enlargement ointment on my left thumb to reach all those buttons!

User 81018

26/06/2012 at 16:48

For a tourer MPG is important, strange Triumph don't give figures for this.

RAZERS

26/06/2012 at 17:28

BEST COMMENT HERE

Tribal-Wolf

26/06/2012 at 20:47

It will probably be a nice bike. I owned a '02 plate 1200 4cyl Trophy and it was a nice bike but a chain on a tourer is just nuts. Looking at the photo it looks out of proportion, like the lights and front of the fairing have been magnified. I hope it looks more normal in the flesh. I found with the old Trophy that the gearbox was a bit agricultural and the engine sounded like a diesel at idle but it was massively over-engineered so was very strong. I keep reading about Triumph's build quality but in my experience it's not so good, trims go brittle quickly, bolts fur up and things drop off too but the do have character but then so did Mussolini lol.

Tribal-Wolf

26/06/2012 at 20:47

I did mean a chain on the old bike.

chip haehnel

26/06/2012 at 21:14

Such a variety of world class bikes! whot is hogidavidson done for me lately? Triumph is certainly coming on strong.

Gideon Nisbet

27/06/2012 at 07:14

I like Mark Hollingshead's suggestion. A pair of antlers would be fantastic.

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