Triumph update - We have a tentative deal!

"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce) 08/28/2018 at 20:06 • Filed to: None

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A follow up to yesterday’s post, I was able to have a conversation with the owner today. He’s selling off his collection due to health issues and this was his daily ride for a few years. We talked bikes and our history of riding in the city for a while and got a viewing scheduled for tomorrow afternoon. He’s selling for cheap but wants to avoid flippers.

If all goes well tomorrow, I should have a good condition triumph trophy 1200 for a great price. Not exactly a steal (great condition bikes go for 2-3k max) but definitely in my <1500$ budget.

I’ve already got plans to chop up the r ash ed side plastics and turn this into a properly buttoned up standard.

CaptDale - is secretly British > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/28/2018 at 20:17

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Very nice find

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > CaptDale - is secretly British 08/28/2018 at 20:18

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Thanks! West Michigan is full of cheap bikes right now. There's a Honda PC800 for sale for 800$. Needs tires, but was a guy's summer ride for years. So yeah it has a nice 45k miles on it and looks like a maintained daily rider. 800$!!!!!!

random001 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/28/2018 at 20:28

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I rode a '12 Sprint ST for a couple years.  I lived that bike.  Do you want some riding gear, and are a tall, relatively Skinny person?

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > random001 08/28/2018 at 20:30

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I have plenty of gear (though I could use a new armor jac ket) and while I am tall, I am not skinny.

AdverseMartyr > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/28/2018 at 20:34

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I thought this was a Miss Mercedes post for a minute (It fits her displacement per purchase increase).

themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles > AdverseMartyr 08/28/2018 at 20:39

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Lol. Well I’ve been riding for a few years longer than her and this bike is a fair amount more powerful which makes sense given the Gap in experience. But I would be lying if I wasn’t inspired by her posts a bit to do some shopping and I had some extra cash and it is my birthday so....here we are.

Fun fact - the motor in the bike is the same as in their sportbike. Not uncommon at all. But whole detuning a sport.motor for a tourer like this is common, triumph. r emoved over  40 horsepower! Most go down just 10-20! The end result is a very robust 100hp engine that can take a lot of miles between services and is quite robust as a touring motor.

random001 > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/28/2018 at 20:54

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Well, I have two jackets, they're size 46

shop-teacher > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/28/2018 at 22:46

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Nice find!

CaptDale - is secretly British > themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles 08/29/2018 at 11:15

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Damn should go out there to find a nice Speed Triple 

Mercedes Streeter > AdverseMartyr 09/02/2018 at 23:07

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No no, my highest displacement bike right now is an 1100. My next bike’s gotta be a 1300.

A couple months from now: "Meet my Hayabusa 1300!!!"

AdverseMartyr > Mercedes Streeter 09/03/2018 at 08:52

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1200/1300... what’s 100cc(s) between friends. Also, I guess I missed where you picked up an 1100cc bike.

Mercedes Streeter > AdverseMartyr 09/03/2018 at 15:12

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GL1100 baby!!!