Paging TOG, Your guestimation on SOB please.

What would you put a SO Triumph Trophy 1200 at?
It's a 1991 in very good nick, with luggage (3 x Give boxes) around 30K
miles, not much history other Than it was my bike until I sold it to an
acquaintance 4 years ago. He no longer wants it and has offered it back to
me. It has no MOT at the moment, but I can see no reason for it not to pass.
He hasn't ridden it for about a year, but it has been started regularly and
runs well, been kept in a stable and is covered in straw dust!
I've been an had a squint at it, and it's done less than 4K since I sold it
to him, and is in just as good condition.

I reckon around 800 UKP is a fair price for both of us. I said 850 UKP if it
was MOT'd but he reckons he hasn't got the time.

Cheers.
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It's not got an MOT and you're talking about ?800? Madness.

 

I think that's fair on both counts, actually.

Have you ridden a 1200 Trophy? It's a lardy old bus. Even the early
ones. And the early ones drink even more fuel than the one I had. Like
30mpg overall.

Not trying to put you off, but I wouldn't want one.

 

If it's as good as he says it is, and bearing in mind it's got £500 of
luggage kit on it....

....I think that's fair.

Actually, hang on: MoTs are now about £40, aren't they? OK, you're
right. I'd knock at least £100 off for it not having an MoT. £750 quid
without, £800 with.

 

That is a good point, but I see no reason not to pass. It's only 30 quid for
the MOT if it don't pass I don't buy.

I may not have made that clear, but I'll take it for it's mot and if it
passes I'll pay 800, if he put the effort in and MOT'd it, I'd have paid
850. I don't lose either way, coz if it fails, no deal.

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I've had 5 Trophies, ranging from owning this one originally, through to one
of the last 2003 models.
They _are_ thirsty fuckers, without doubt, but are also bloody good old
solid barges.

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That's different. I always work on the assumption of "Why hasn't it got
an MOT?" and "What potential steering head bearings world of pain is
there....?"

 

750 would have been my top bid, but it comes with a new (although not needed
as yet) rear tyre and genuine Trumpet Workshop manual. So to be fair to both
of us, I reckoned as a package, 800.
The manual will probably get me 20 sovs on fleabay alone! )

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Steering head bearings aren't that bad to do.

 

Depends on the bike. Ever tried to do a BMW?

<Thinks>

No, of course you wouldn't have )

 

OK, fair enough. I treasure Platy's comment on his T311 model: "I've
*flown aeroplanes* that used less fuel..."

I had the 312. Just as bad. But amazingly solid. Better engine than the
BMW K, better handling, but a fairing that's only so-so, no shaft, no
ABS, and that utterly appalling thirst...

Overall, the K1100LT just *is* the better bike. There again, you can't
get one for £800.

 

Depends on the bike - some have been a five minute piece of piss, others
seem to have taken a weekend to drop the forks!

 

I rarely even bother removing fairings nowadays, most bottom fork
clamps seem to be accessible without having to go to those lengths.

 

Coo, there's a bad echo round here... ;-)

 

if its anything like the daytona its a complete nightmare.

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The fairing on the early models is pure rubbish really. Very little
weather/wind protection, but then it was made as a much more sporty bike.
The fairings on the later twin headlamp models, offered much better
protection, but then you lost a goodly chunk of power. Strange, that by
chopping the power down, it didn't really improve the greedy thirst of the
bugger.
Triumph could really do with making a replacement for the Trophy with a good
all round sporty tourer, with shaft drive decent fairing and good luggage
capability. There would be a big market for them
I had a K100 and a K75 for a while, the 75 was very smooth compared to the
100, but I must say, I still personally found the Trumpet suited me better.
And no, there aren't many bikes around that fit the bill that can be grabbed
for 800 quid. ;o)

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In all the years I have been riding I have never had head bearing problems!
I've had to adjust a couple, but have only ever changed one set, on a
friends bike.
I don't ever want to have do that again!!

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Quack ;o)

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Rant: Triumph could do with lowering the sub-frame so that the pillion
seat was at a sensible height on the current Tiger and ST. Who the ****
wants their pillion up there?

 

Funny you should say that.
I IMHO I don't like the Tiger at all. It's a bit of a bastard style bike.
Apparently, it's a superb bike to ride, but I never have so I don't know.
I did take the 1050ST for a try out a while back, and SO really didn't like
being stuck up the air wobbling all over the shop trying to hold on whilst
the slipstream did it's utmost in trying to rip her off the back.
Lovely bike, but no good for the back seat driver.

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