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    Quote Originally Posted by mossy1200 View Post
    Most mates will stop when you break down unless they ride a brakeless bobber.
    classic kawasakis do not break down :P
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    Local dealer has sold both of theirs - one was in the window yesterday.

    Nice looking kit with a tidy finish.

    The seat - bar distance does look fairly short.

    Looks like $21k on road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Local dealer has sold both of theirs - one was in the window yesterday.

    Nice looking kit with a tidy finish.

    The seat - bar distance does look fairly short.

    Looks like $21k on road.
    confirm. it is the T120 powertrain and same price acording to Stefan.

    They are trying hard to sell me that Street Scrambler. But its $18.5k on the road and the base Street Twin is $16k
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    No thanks. But I'm sure they will sell.

    New Daytona please?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike.Gayner View Post
    Ever seen a negative bike review from a pro journalist?
    Wasn't even *that* negative but it caused ructions. When BIKE first got to ride the 1098 Ducati, it was at a track in Italy, they raved.
    When next they got to ride it again in Europe on Alpine passes or whatever, they raved again.
    Then they got it in England and reality intruded, they made some negative comments about comfort and riding in traffic and Ducati went hostile and threatened to pull their advertising. What is a sweet ride around Mugello or wherever could be a literal pain in the arse in an urban environment or on Brit B roads.

    BIKE were also unkind about the comfort of the MV Brutale some years ago.

    The bike that received the cruelest comments that I can recall was the FZ6. Continual arguments among the testers, none of whom even wanted to ride the bloody thing.
    There was a comment along the lines, "We didn't think anybody actually made bad bikes anymore but.."

    BIKE will probably still do an honest test - to an extent.
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    Quote Originally Posted by HenryDorsetCase View Post
    confirm. it is the T120 powertrain and same price acording to Stefan.

    They are trying hard to sell me that Street Scrambler. But its $18.5k on the road and the base Street Twin is $16k
    Hmmm - $2500 will upgrade the suspension on the Street Twin ........

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    Quote Originally Posted by AllanB View Post
    Hmmm - $2500 will upgrade the suspension on the Street Twin ........
    Yes! When they first came out they offered a "scrambler kit" for the Street Twin and I got kind of excited: until they told me the price was $20k. The value proposition just wasn't there.
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    I'm going to try on e out

    Love the look, and looking forward to riding one
    Apparently goes much better than the 900 America (my last Triumph)

    More torque, more BhP
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    No disrespect but that old America ...... poor effort, it always reminded me of a 80's Japanese factory custom.

    New Bobber - fine job Triumph.

    Let us know what you think.

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