Motorcycles
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Motorad Manufaktur Sommer
Round about 70 % is handmade in germany!
And it is a Diesel powered!
2,5l/100km.
Great customer service, as we like.http://www.motorradmanufaktur.de/index.php?main=home
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mmmmmmmmmm we seem to have a bike collector in our midst
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You should repress that instinct when it comes to wives.
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im on the first wife and she has told me its staying that way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey Graeme, yep I'm in Melbourne, when I spoke to City Triumph they'd taken orders for 3 Thruxton R's, that was a couple of weeks ago now. He reckoned they'd be selling thick and fast, and said they weren't even going to have a demonstrator, just selling everything they got. That's the opposite of BMW, who designate the first bike their demonstrator, and to me that seems like a better idea.
I picked up my Bonneville today after having a service and tune up with a guy who's supposed to be a bit of a guru, but it was too bloody hot to ride for too long so I'm looking forward to going for a decent ride when it cools down a bit
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@MP I think that it's generally too hot in Melbourne for anything right now.
(For readers who aren't local, it hit 41°C / 105°F yesterday. Today is slightly cooler.)
When the R nine T came out the initial year's production run sold out immediately. I think that it was a while before you could get a demo ride in the UK. In fact, most of the shops had "don't touch" signs on the floor stock because they'd been pre-sold. It sounds like the new Bonnevilles will be the same.
Over at the Triumph Rat forums there's an amusing comment on specs:
_All the talk from the sales rep last night was " the emphasis is on lots of usable torque , not on some peak horsepower number."
Then I asked about the race kit.
In a very reverential OMG sort of tone with a huge grin he exclaimed " it's going to add 15 HORSEPOWER!!"
I wanted to say, "But you just told us that we don't want horsepower any more, it's the old bad way."
Unless you're selling it as an add on I guess._
I think that the lack of details on the bikes has been a very deliberate marketing move by Triumph in order to hide what might be perceived as a deficiency on paper. The new Thruxton will probably be a fantastic bike, I'm just a bit loathe to put my money down until I know what I'm getting, and what it'll cost me.
The trouble is waiting means I could well miss out on a bike this year, and I don't have any transport. Getting out of Melbourne isn't that easy without a car.
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well i sold the 1150 gs today so i am left with only bike but fear not the search has begun for a triumph scrambler (carb version ) so as shaw taylor would say "keep em peeled and i shall be back soon with another bike making 55/or 56 so far to be honest i have lost count "
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Beautifully warm day here in north side of Houston. Took my brothers bike out for a stretch through the country.
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There have been some parallels bettween my Iron Heart collecting and my motorcycle collecting. I need to sort out my favorites and thin the heard. I just have an easy time saying yes and a hard time letting go.
The FXR is my baby and might be the first to go since it will be the hardest cut. Or I just follow my plan and keep her forever! The shovel is about to go under the knife so she's staying for quite a while. The other two have much less sentimental value to me, the Dyna being the least since I bought it on a whim thinking my brother wanted to get into riding. And didn't…
No complaints tho, it's my problem and I don't mind it.
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any nice cheap shovels your way pre 75 ?
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@harley dave you need to buy more bikes. @Giles is catching up with you at a rapid pace, and he hasn't got his license yet.
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ok pre 70s i really like 66-69 genny but here in the uk they are crazy money maybe i could ship one over when i am there next year
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i will see what i can come up with
