"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
01/20/2016 at 16:41 • Filed to: None
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"bob and john" (bobandjohn)
01/20/2016 at 16:41 • Filed to: None | 2
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still making me drool over it. Reliability be dammed, I’m going to get one of these.
Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:44 |
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Triumph: Making Ducatis look like the AK-47 of motorcycles.
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bob and john
> Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
01/20/2016 at 16:46 |
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hehehe.
also, why are so many of us greyed out? I’m greyed on lanesplitter, your greyed here...who was the twat who is running around unfollowing all of us?
CB
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:47 |
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I swear I’ve seen this photo somewhere before.
Sportbikes don’t really do it for me. Scramblers are where it’s at.
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bob and john
> CB
01/20/2016 at 16:48 |
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id like a scrambler to fuck off on some light fire roads or single track. but for the vast majority of my riding, i would use a sportbike more.
plus, dem curves.
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CB
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:52 |
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Psh , who needs a motorcycle for curves?
Decay buys too many beaters
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:54 |
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I thought triumphs had become far better in terms of reliability?
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bob and john
> CB
01/20/2016 at 16:54 |
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my repeated 1am blasts down the DVP and FOC say me.
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bob and john
> Decay buys too many beaters
01/20/2016 at 16:55 |
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they have come leaps and bounds ahead of where they were.
but remember, I do something like 15k miles at minimum a year on a bike.
DanZman
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:57 |
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They really are beautiful, but they are terrible bikes. My friend bought one and in the first year it spent nearly 4months in the shop. He ended up getting Triumph to buy it back.
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Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 16:58 |
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Oh I pissed off a Mod last week and ended up with a ban
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bob and john
> Biggus Dickus (RevsBro)
01/20/2016 at 16:59 |
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oh.
dumbass.
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Decay buys too many beaters
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 17:00 |
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Ahh, yeah that’d be a big nope on a triumph. Except maybe the Tigers, I’ve seen some ridiculous high mileage examples, but then again you don’t exactly strike me as an adventure bike type.
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bob and john
> DanZman
01/20/2016 at 17:03 |
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I know 3 guys with them, one who has had 2 (a first gen, and this one)
they have had nothing but trouble-free travels with them. The one guys kawasaki concours though....nothing but trouble for him.
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bob and john
> Decay buys too many beaters
01/20/2016 at 17:09 |
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yea. I DO have the BMW (and w/e will be replacing it) as a back up bike. So I will probably get the triumph. and do w/e I can to keep it well maintained and high miles.
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DanZman
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 17:37 |
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I’m not a bike guy, but these are 675R’s right? Maybe he was just really unlucky. It was pretty heartbreaking for him. He didn't even replace it with another bike. He got a Vette instead.
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bob and john
> DanZman
01/20/2016 at 17:40 |
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all of them are R’s except for the very top white/blue one. that is the standard 675 (i liked the blue on it..even though its darker IRL then the photo would suggest)
r’s have full brembo brakes and olhins suspension. ‘standard’ 675s had nissan brakes up front (though a brembo unit in the back) and kayaba suspension front and rear
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DanZman
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 18:55 |
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Did they all get the clutchless upshift? Because that was an awesome feature.
nlzmo400r
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 18:58 |
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They're pretty dead nuts reliable. Coming from a Triumph/Ducati service manager of 7 years and 675 owner/racer for 8yrs. The 2013+ model is a real peach too.
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bob and john
> DanZman
01/20/2016 at 18:59 |
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you can do clutchless up shift on any bike you want. just have to time chopping the throttle :D
yes, a quickshifter is an option, if not standard
TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
> bob and john
01/20/2016 at 19:26 |
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Love the SE edition !! Powder Blue Coat my heart!
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bob and john
> TheNeonDriver - Now with More BMW!
01/20/2016 at 21:18 |
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thats not the SE. the second gen (pictured) base bike is (or was for the first 2 years) available only in white/blue.
ceanderson920
> bob and john
01/22/2016 at 16:46 |
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I had a 08 and an 09, both great bikes! The voltage regulator on the 08 kept blowing every 3-4 times I rode it, that got pretty frustrating but luckily Triumph of North America have really good customer service. They took the 08 with about 5k miles on it off my hands and gave me a 09 with 150 miles on it for free! I just sold the 09 last July because I wasn’t riding it as much as I should have been. I still miss the howl of the 3 cylinder at full throttle and the smell of the scented race exhaust on it.