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Triumph's are english made. they're more like japanese bikes than Italian bikes in terms of maintenance and reliability.

They're about as reliable as big 4 bikes, depending on who you ask--Since i'm on my 2nd triumph, i will say that they're not as tough as hondas. Tough, meaning, that you can't ram a brick wall with one, and have the bike be mostly intact, rideable, or running. or skip all the major services for 60,000 miles and have a perfectly running bike.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by __oversea &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i see, i was thinking after all bike school and ride cheap bike for little and buy street triple. i dont know much about bikes, however i want maintain them, since i have tools.

just wondering, thanks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

the street triple is a great bike (i want one), though i don't know if it's a good first bike. i'd maybe start on a SV650, then get a street triple.

 

if you know who sees this thread and signs up under another name again... it's over

 

I wouldn't ram a brick wall with ANY bike...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by marmaladedad &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I wouldn't ram a brick wall with ANY bike... </TD></TR></TABLE>

of course, me neither. but in a head to head deathmatch b/w a F4i and a 8" CMU wall w/ no rebar, I think i'd pick the F4i

 

where is graphite when you need him

 

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Being the bastard child on some other forum, duh.

 

lol

 

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The induction noise on Triumphs are very interesting. I wouldn't mind a Street Triple as my next bike before graduating to something obnoxious like a Speed Triple.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by thk &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The induction noise on Triumphs are very interesting. I wouldn't mind a Street Triple as my next bike before graduating to something obnoxious like a Speed Triple. </TD></TR></TABLE>

troof. 3,000 miles on mine and no issues thus far. Still don't regret selling the 06 GSX-R750 to get it.

 

Granted, I've only had first hand experience with one, a Daytona, but at 25,000 miles it ate one of it's connecting rods and grenaded the engine. It had been carefully maintained up till then.

So no, as much as I'd love one, I won't be buying a Triumph.

 

I've known folks with daytonas that had hosts of issue to... But I have never owned a T rump

 

i came close to getting a 675 but i still believe you cant beat the big 4 reliability.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by __oversea &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">could you explain more like what part or from what is more reliable??</TD></TR></TABLE>

Every part????

triumph were makin bikes a long time ago but never evolved much after a time, i think even closed down for a while and i believe the name was revived by a bunch of noobs in the early ninties? (late 80's??) in my mind (for now ) they will be like most other noob manufacturers in the sense that they're 'almost there' with delivering a great product. (they might be 'there' recently, i have no experience with them)
the likes of honda have been makin bikes for a while too but japanese people are just amazingly [freak]ing brilliant at doing things right and delivering a near perfect product.
i thought about getting a daytona 675 but i'd be buying used and i just think of it as a risk, id feel the same about aprillia and ducati or any other 'noob' manufacturer
i think my beliefs are backed up by their resale value in my part of the world, but in USA and Japan etc they might have an added exotic appeal/value.
maybe i'll trust a 'noob' brand someday but my next bike will most likely be japanese

 

If you've worked on cars for a while, you'd know that there's a difference between Japanese and everyone else. On motorcycles, I can't imagine it being any different. Although I'd give a left nut for a Duck w/a dry clutch.

 

the japan manufacturers' build quality is so refined, even down to the corrosion protection on their nuts and bolts. any time i looked around a european bike in the past (i have'nt seen much recent stuff) it had things like worryingly exposed wiring/connectors and spots of rust showing. things u wudnt really see on a japanese bike of the same year. maybe thats not a big issue in a dry climate and with a garaged, dry miles only bike
and thats only the things you can see





Modified by kneeslide at 11:02 PM 10/3/2008