New bike discount

Hi, I'm getting back into biking and looking to buy either a Tiger XRX or an Explorer. I've got test rides fixed up so will soon get to the haggling stage.

My question to forum members is what discount or accessories did you manage to negotiate when buying your Triumph? Is one dealer better than another? I'm based in the West Midlands so have several dealers within 30 miles or so. But if the deal is better further afield then so be it.

 

Thanks guys. I was aware of the TEX free panniers etc offer.

Free extras is always a good bet as it cost the dealer a lot less than giving away cash.

 

Thanks for all the responses guys. I tested the Tiger XRX and the TEX today back to back. The TEX wins hands down. I was a bit dissapointed in the XRX, it seemed to require more gear changing than I would have expected from a bike with that amount of torque. Confort wise it lost out for both rider and pillion. So it look like the TEX for me.

Deal wise, Triumph are offering free panniers, heated rider seat and grips until the end of this month. On top of that the dealer also offered a discount of £1,000 without any prompting from myself. He also offered to fit any addition accessories FOC. Sound like a good deal but I will call other dealers to see what they can offer.

 

Odd as you say but the additional weight seemed to settle it better at low speed.

 

Well the deed is done. I placed my order for a new Triumph Explorer today.

I have gone for the Graphite colour and the following accessories:

Panniers - FOC
Heated Rider Seat -FOC
Heated Grips - FOC
Comfort Passenger Seat
High Touring Screen
U Lock Kit
Engine Bars
Alarm Kit
GPS Mounting Kit
Fog Light Kit
Hand Guards
Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
Rubber Tank Pad

The final price including fitting was £12,724. I'm happy with that as it doesn't pay to push too hard as you may compromise future after sakes service. Though they also offered 20% off the Triumph clothing range.

I'm sorting out a Givi top box from Moto24 and a Garmin SatNav from Amazon. The dealer will fit the SatNav and I will fit the Top Box.

I was surprised how inexpensive insurance was, especially as I have not ridden for a while and don't have any current NCB for a bike. £256 from Hastings sounds quite good to me. Not the very cheapest I could have got but seems the most comprehensive as it includes a low (ish) excess of £350 and includes Bike clothing cover and legal cover.

It's due to be collected on the 30th so I put up a pic when it I get it home.

Excited.

 

Ha ha. Not Austraila but I have the urge to ride to Moscow. Possibly in 2017, I need a few smaller tours first to work up to it as it's a 4,000 mile round trip. Brugge, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St Petersburg, Moscow, Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Berlin, Rotterdam, Harwich, Home.

 

Birmingham.

 

I contacted Wolverhapton, Stratford and Bristol. But they did not want to play the game on price. So I was left with Brum.

I might add that if you are booking a test ride I would not advise Brum as its in the most God awful location. I only had time for 1 hour on each bike and most of the time was in heaven traffic.

 

Yes is was Mick King.