new bike vstrom vs tiger

[wheelsucker]

well, it doesn't look like I'll be getting a new motorcycle. Instead, I'll be getting a new kid So a new bike will have to wait a year or two...or three.

[dmoon64]

Well congatulations. We need a cigar smiley.......

 

So now you get an old beater that you and the little one can work on in future years....

[mikie]

I wish the new ST wasn't beaten with the ugly stick. I'd like them to redesign the daytona otherwise I like the Centennial edition. The speed 1050 is nice BUT just sitting on it the thing feels like a rail and very similar to a buell I must say.

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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Also, I've managed to ride a couple of speed triples, and don't find them at all uncomfortable. YMMV.

[DeBenGuzzi]

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  Also, I've managed to ride a couple of speed triples, and don't find them at all uncomfortable.  YMMV.

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how tall are you? buells and the NEW speed triples not the old ones. are tiny bikes. I look like a bohemouth on the things. My friends snicker when they see me drawn to them. like a woman trying to buy shoes too small for her feet I guess.

[mikie]

I've ridden both new and old ones, and they fit my 5'11" body well. One of the reasons I like the S3 is that it feels small and does the twisties quite nicely.

[P3GA]

wondering if anyone has experience with the triumph tiger?  How'd you like it, are parts as hard to come by as with MG?  How's reliability?  I pretty much know what to expect with the VStrom 1000.

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Oh boy.

 

First off, congratulations on the news of becoming a dad.

 

Secondly, you might want to look at advrider.com, as this topic has been chronicled on a regular basis.

 

In any event, all reports are that Triumph really has it's act together, comes down to preference & your relationship with the dealer.