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Lots of people get Trumpys. Great bikes. Their forum sucks though.
You'll be back :rockon:
You'll be back :rockon:
sad, sad day
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mcteague
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Yamaha to Triumph eh? Enjoy the faulty electronics and leaking fluids! Just kidding, a bit. I've got my eye on a Street Triple R. Just wish they were as stone reliable as the FZ6.
Tim
Tim
rsw81
Keep it Kosher
As one who owns a STR, they are as stone reliable as the FZ6. I have to 20k miles on mine and only had a faulty stator early in the ownership. Otherwise, has been an event-free 20k!
Also, the leaking fluids you refer to is the Triumph of the 1960s-1970s. The old joke of "if your triumph isn't leaking oil, put more oil in it" doesn't really apply anymore.
rsw81
Keep it Kosher
Yeah, I go to their forum occassionally, but there is very little activity over there. Kind of sucks... thank g-d this place is still up and running!:rockon:
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Yeah, I've also been trying to figure out why the Triumph forum is so weak...
Not much activity but there are some knowledgeable people over there if you have any problems. I'll stay here tho!
I would gamble and say this is one of the, if not the, most vibrant motorcycle forums on the net!
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Mike 'lurks' on their forum, but prefers 'lurking' here 
cap'n
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I totally recognize the color, I swear I've seen a Daytona in that gold.
cap'n
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Yep, yep I have:
ELIZABETH
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Very nice bike!!! Congratulations. And yes, please stick around, some of the nicest people here don't own their FZ6's anymore. (And we still let them hang around!!) :BLAA:
mcteague
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I've been reading the STR forums and there is a LOT of talk about failed regulator\rectifiers. The latest model has the beefed up MOSFET unit which seems much more reliable. Still, there are many more posts about problems than I find here.
Tim
minimad
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Im going to be sure to hang around, always enjoyed this forum so your not getting rid of me, anseems like i made a good choice of replacement for the FZ6
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rsw81
Keep it Kosher
One could argue the same about the FZ6 and it's clunky shifter, on-off switch throttle, and throttle position sensor issues. Yet we all know that this got fixed rather quickly and no subsequent years had the issue. Like Kazza said, this issue has mostly been rectified (pun intended) on the newer models from Triumph.
I walked into a Triumph dealership yesterday, and saw the New Speed Triple in the flesh for the first time, and i gotta say, i really prefer the outgoing model, with the round headlight's....
Still, very nice bikes....i wonder why Yamaha owners are so attracted to Triumph's...is it that Triumph's, and Yamaha attract a similar sort of person???
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Still, very nice bikes....i wonder why Yamaha owners are so attracted to Triumph's...is it that Triumph's, and Yamaha attract a similar sort of person???
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rino60
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I agree with ya - the new headlights... Urgh. They look a bit try hard, as opposed to the raw manliness of the old headlights. I train with a bloke who test rides for triumph and raced for aprillia, yamaha, metzeller and dunlop, and he LOVES the new headlights. I'm not so much a fan.
