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  1. Daytona1200Express

    Daytona1200Express Active Member

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    I've been scrubbing in the new Pirelli tires on my Daytona 1200! Just passed 7k miles...Great fun!

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  2. Wattie

    Wattie Well-Known Member

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    Got out on the trophy yesterday for a couple of hours through the beautiful spring country lanes and villages of buckinghamshire and oxfordshire. Happy to say she is still running great after 19 years of owning her. The replacement rear suspension has really made a difference, weirdly it can be felt mostly at low speed with feet up stops no problem now. At least it wasn't my riding skills that were deteriorating only the bikes rear shock!
    A couple of shots of me going through the village of Quainton, Bucks.
    The almshouses with the windmill and a better view of the windmill.

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  3. Daytona1200Express

    Daytona1200Express Active Member

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    Your Trophy is badass. Great taste. Safe travels.
     
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  4. Wattie

    Wattie Well-Known Member

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    Thanks. I've always had a soft spot for the early Hinckley models. I think it's great that you are keeping a 1200 daytona going. I enjoyed the 900 Daytona I had but never had the pleasure of riding the 1200.
     
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  5. Daytona1200Express

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    Yes, the early bikes are pretty neat...and that 1200 engine---yowza. If you get the chance, sample a 1200. Smooth, torquey, yet somehow slightly unrefined...yet it feels overbuilt at the same time. Strange contrast.

    Eventually, I will add a Triumph Triple to my collection, probably a Speed Triple as some point. I hear the Triples are really what saved Triumph and set them apart from Japan Inc.
     
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  6. Wattie

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    Not sure I'll get a chance to ride a 1200 daytona these days are there doesn't seem to be many around. I prefer the engine characteristics of my 1200 trophy to my previous 900's, great torque, but they do have the drawback of being heavier and poor fuel consumption. I spent 10 years on the 900 versions and only at the end of the production tried the 1200 trophy and as I've owned that since new in 2002 I think that speaks for itself.
    I always liked the handling of these bikes as they are well suited to me with predictable handling and fun at road speeds. I took out a T595 Daytona when they were first released (the one with the bloody great flat spot) and that handling was just too good for road speeds, to get the fun out of it I had to go well illegal on the same bends that legal was fun on mine.
     
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  7. OsteKuste

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    Never ridden a Daytona before. A mate has just bought a late model one. Are they very good in tight twisty mountain roads? It looks a bit big and heavy.
     
  8. Vulpes

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    #15448 Vulpes, Apr 25, 2021
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    Well not actually with my Triumph, but rather for the wife's Triumph, which is yet to arrive (I'm taking delivery this week). @BonnieCat kindly offered me a surplus paddock stand for the street triple, so we had a nice chat catching up, I met Cyril the campervan, and left with a hardly used paddock stand. This forum does still work! Thanks Nikki!
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  9. David Cooper

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    Went to Stanhope for a ride out.

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  10. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    That rocket looks well smart, David!
     
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  11. Dawsy

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    #15451 Dawsy, Apr 25, 2021
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    Glorious ride around the Lake District today:grinning:, one of the lads had Google running
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    Was actually more like 120 miles
    Stopped for a brew and a bite at The Bridge cafe in Keswick
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    Had a cheese and ham sandwich which was do thick I burned more calories eating it than it contained:grinning:
     
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  12. Vulpes

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    Familiar hunting grounds - you're so lucky to have that on your doorstep...
     
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  13. BonnieCat

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    Very welcome Wim. Was good to see you again
     
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    From the sunny south of Ireland

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    A day out along the south coast with a few pics at Mudeford Quay and Poole Quay.

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    Shouldn't be hard to find Bikerman. It's on the main street if you drop into the town centre.
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    Thoroughly recommended. We went to The Filling Station first, which is excellent, but it was closed so dropped back there and weren't disappointed.
     
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  18. Dawsy

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    So true Vulpes. Same old story eh! You take things for granted. But this Covid shite should make us all appreciate things and friends more!
     
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  20. Daytona1200Express

    Daytona1200Express Active Member

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    I can only speak for the Daytona 1200. She doesn't handle like an R6. She's a bit heavy, but very stable, smooth, and performs best in gradual sweepers, not switchbacks. Brakes are "adequate", not as good as my 900SS's Brembos.

    I love the ergos and suspension on the 1200. Comfy. Surprisingly so.
     
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