New Triumph Sprint ST

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Oh they have a few quirks and require some pain but people, these things are the real deal, living folk art. Believe this. You will never see their like again, they and Royal Enfields are the last of the pre computer designed bikes. Some guy DREW this with a bloody pencil and the same sweaty over unionised marios have been churning them out in the same poxy little village in the mountains by a beautiful lake since ww1. The same love went into these bikes as went into my beloved old pommy shitters.
Paul N

Yet again Paul......Guzzi poetry in bloody motion

[Biff]

Bloody good job you're not the marketing manager for BMW then, you better ring them and tell them that twins make crap tourers
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Who said they were crap? I never said anything of the sort. Have another read of my thread, particularly my use of the words, ""in general" twins aren't "ideally" suited for touring".

We could both sit here for ages throwing around names of really good twin tourers, and I openly admit to be generalising when I specificaly said - In general 4 cylinders are better than 2 for touring. Although to have passed some tongue in cheek comments after my original post re' twins being half an engine, hence the wobbly arse smilie.

Beemer' make great twins, and not so great ones. But you pay a premium for them. I rode a F650 for over 2000 miles on a tour last year, it was good fun, but not my idea of an "ideal" tourer for several reasons, but it did the job. However in "general" I wouldn't say that this kind of bike makes for an "ideal" tourer.

[Kickaha]

Who said they were crap? I never said anything of the sort. Have another read of my thread, particularly my use of the words, ""in general" twins aren't "ideally" suited for touring".
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There's no point in me completely misinterpreting what you said if I can't use it to take the piss