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[reggit]

Originally Posted by Munro83

That acf50 stuff looks good, planning on putting my bike into allyear rider for a full treatment.


Anyone had any experience with owning a triumph? My wife likes them and being a British company appeals to me- don't know why, hasn't bothered me in the past. I keep hearing the same "nice bikes.......but" etc and internet is full of reliability stories.

Are they reliable? Would you have one?

Had an early mk2 speed triple, the t508. Lovely bike, but I just couldn't get on with it, so it's been moved on and replaced with a fazer 1000.
The triumph had no reliability issues but, as someone said above, it was quite mechanically noisey. I found it to hard on the suspension for my taste.

[phil1968]

Originally Posted by reggit

Had an early mk2 speed triple, the t508. Lovely bike, but I just couldn't get on with it, so it's been moved on and replaced with a fazer 1000.
The triumph had no reliability issues but, as someone said above, it was quite mechanically noisey. I found it to hard on the suspension for my taste.

Strangely I didn't get on with mine either, I think they're an acquired taste, found the handling a bit odd too, maybe I had a bad one. It got replaced with a Yam MT-01 that I treated myself for my 40th birthday, had that for 9 years now.

[deepsix]

One of a few Buells owned; 1125CR also have an S1w and X1.....
Also a 990KTM SMT, Triumph Thunderbird sport and a couple of Yamaha dirt bikes.

[phil1968]

Originally Posted by deepsix

One of a few Buells owned; 1125CR also have an S1w and X1.....
Also a 990KTM SMT, Triumph Thunderbird sport and a couple of Yamaha dirt bikes.

Loved my Buell X1-Lightning. Bought it new in 2000, it was less than reliable (quite a list of issues) & the gearshift was a bit agricultural but I still loved it

[reggit]

Originally Posted by phil1968

Strangely I didn't get on with mine either, I think they're an acquired taste, found the handling a bit odd too, maybe I had a bad one. It got replaced with a Yam MT-01 that I treated myself for my 40th birthday, had that for 9 years now.

Loved the look of the triple, just couldn't get the thing round bends!

MT-01 that one is definitely on my wish list!

[M0JFK]

Got a Suzuki GSX 750

[Nicola]

Honda Bandit
Honda Shadow
Speed Triple
Street Bob
Haven't ridden for a while,miss it.

[reggit]

Originally Posted by Nicola

Honda Bandit

Would that Honda be a Suzuki 😂

[cam]

I remember following a triumph speed triple in Cardiff traffic and the exhaust note was fantastic like something off a race track

[Prufrock]

Harley and M2 Cyclone, sadly the M2 has gone.

Jon.