Trophy Trophy SE

Go for it, love the Trophy. Don't care about the colour but I do like the silver because it does not show the dirt. The bike drives great and I can ride it all day long and feel pretty darn good at the day end for a 58 year old man.

 

Rob, did you ever get the Trophy SE? I note that it is over a year since you posted.

 

Hi Rob

I had the Explorer prior to the SE and purchased after borrowing it whilst the TEx was in for 20k service.

Loved it, the comfort value is 2nd to none. I could only last 100 miles on TEx but now 200+. The tank range is fantastic, currently tripping at 52.6mpg.

Each to their own but cant recommend the TTSE high enough

Mine was an ex display/courtesy bike and had 4k miles on the clock back in Sept when i got it, now just had the 10k service. One issue i have had and that was the Traction Control kept on cutting in but Staffs Triumph plugged in and uploaded the newset update and all back to normal.

HTH

Oggy

 

Hi all I'm new to the Forum And new to the triumph brand , I've taken out a trophy twice now on test ride and I love it!, , I'm coming from an old goldwing and I love the trophy! Only one gripe on the bike I tested it had a touring screen! And any time I wet over 60 mph the aerial bangs against the touring screen ? Any ideas how to stop it ?. ( with out bending the aerial ? )

 

Hi and welcome to the forum

 

Mr G Mr G New Member Hi all I'm new to the Forum And new to the triumph brand , I've taken out a trophy twice now on test ride and I love it!, , I'm coming from an old goldwing and I love the trophy! Only one gripe on the bike I tested it had a touring screen! And any time I wet over 60 mph the aerial bangs against the touring screen ? Any ideas how to stop it ?. ( with out bending the aerial ? ) Yesterday at 10:21 PM Tools Reply

 

I will never part with my 2002 1200 Trophy, I have tested the SE and also a bike i was going to get the Kawasaki GTR 1400 however to me they are like someone has squeezed all the toothpaste to one end of the tube, too fat up front and with too many gadgets and distractions, don't get me wrong if you like that stuff good on ya and I could upgrade if I wanted however no I'll stick to what works and I do a shit lot of miles. Also the aerial thing? Why when it could be covert like cars. Peace

 

After a year ofriding,whenwe're together"nakroutili" over the16.000 km,Iattributed theotherfew linesabout their experiences.At the outsetI mustgladlysay thatthey aregenerallyvery positive.I cancomparewith theHondaST1300Pan European,which I ownedin the previousperiod.The sizesarealmost identical,thoughsubjectivelyseems to me to beTTmore.Actsandoptically.I'll leavethe question of the evaluation ofappearanceon eachof you.This is a matter of taste.


Whenyou sit downon themotorcyclehandlebarscomfortablyandnaturallyfallinto their hands.Geometryisfullyerectandverycomfortableeven inlongmovements.The driving distanceis not a problemeven1000kmper day,withoutbeingin thewayparticularly"broken".To do this,butthe TTmeantthat?Helpsandthe option to chooseoneof two positionsthe saddleheightsettingsof the driver.If I stayat thehandlebar,we findall the drivershereconventionallyplaced.With the driver forthe on-boardmenu andradiomust bea littlecomfortable,butafter a whileit isseamlesslyintuitivecontrol.


Onething thatI do not finda logicalandI don't knowwhythe Englishdecided,is the location ofthe hazardbuttonon theblinkrůthe unusualspace betweenalarms,under the displaycomputer.According to meit's aboutimpracticalposition andin thecase of an emergencywhile driving(suddenlybrakeor standingcolumn,an obstacleon the road, etc.), you cannotuse thewarning lightsalmost.
On-board"plate"is veryeasy to navigate.Standardtwocircularalarm clockswitha decentround, "aluminum"trimworkselegantly.On the display,locatedbetween themare displayedall the importantinformation,whichyou canthink of.Sampledgearthroughthe tyre pressureandending witheg.finishthe remainingin thekmfuel.Bluebacklightoperatesat nightpleasantto the eyes.WhatI wouldlikeis toleave streaks onthe glassoverlaydisplay.The Sunquotedvaluesarelegible,however, theshinysurfacereflectsup touncomfortablein certain situationsa solarflare.




CommentI shouldalsocontrol thecruise controlon the rightřídítkuthatcontrolwhen drivingwith his left handbetter!.Unfortunately, thedrivers arefar away from theswivelhandleand an inchshort.
NB.On models of2015has alreadyadjustedthe extensioncradledrivers.

Electricallyadjustableplexishieldfulfilsits roleasdrivingwithoutrest.During the ride,andevennepředpisovouspeedforthe motorwaymoves(of course,D), Iurgeanyturbulencein anydrivingmode (standard,comfort,sport)andat anyposition of theplexishield.
The weightdifferenceof 30 kg,compared to theHonda1300PE,in favor ofthe TT andbelowthe center of gravityin the handlingof themappreciatetheplaceevenwhen drivingalone.Andevenwhenthe fact thatmanipulatinga motorcycleweighing300kg.Writeit all,i also have tonote thatimmediately afterstarting off in a subjective feelingof the massdisappears.TTis reallyup tounexpectedlyeasy to use.In thecornersareliterallyfightingandIwasn't afraidto say,that evenfalls.Handlebarstend to beupclose.Onit,in particular.When theslowerprůjezdech.You can, of course, requiredvery goodinclinationto correctthe gashandle,whenTTcornersbeautifullywithoutany deceit"leaves"in the chosendirection.In a straight lineisperfectly stable, simpleTTanyunrest."the wave",which I describedearlier forHonda.In addition toweightandmanageabilityrelated,probably the biggestandmost importantdifferencebetweenTTandHondaPE.
As for theengine,I can onlypraise.A three-cylinder,the characteristicanduniquesound,with atieredsix-speedgearboxis fulfillingits rolewithout compromise.I appreciatehisperfectlysmooth,powerful,butharmlessheavefrom2OOORPMup to thelimiter.In conjunction with thefullyadjustablechassis,electronically, you cangoin a quietpaceona freerideor a littleexcitedaroundandtake advantage of thesporting spiritof the motorcycle.Cancrack onhigh speedhighwaysorsurprisinglyandrapidlystretchutaženýmimountainbends.To the stabilityandsecurityofproductionusingthe suppliedtyresPirelliAngelSTMotorbikeisonthem,ason dry landandin the water.Justa sense ofcertainty andsecurity.

NB.Thiscan becarried outwith the TT.It has tobe good,butit'snot.IalsoliketheTT. 

The braking systemworks.Perhapsit is necessary todevelopa little morestrengthon the frontbrake lever, which directsbrakingonlyon the frontwheels.The effect is100%.Footleveristhencontrolled by theCBSsystem,whichinhibits therearandfront wheel.
Headlightswhendriving at nightdoing aperfect job.It isfrom themreally seeitwithout reservations.

Handling thesidesuitcaseswhen capturinganddeployingisseamlesslyeasy.The contents of bothof the sidesuitcasesalongwith reartop caseis absolutelysufficient forlong-distance journeys.The originalreartop casewith volume55l,without the possibility ofreplenishingthe brakelight and the"Garden"InepreferovalandTTImanned thetopcasemGIVI-Maxia3 onthe samevolume,but alsowith thebrakelight and the"Garden".
Travelcomfortusing

 

That's a good long review there ruzvol, very much appreciated for your time and effort. Thanks

 

Good review Ruzvol.

I've had my Trophy SE now for a couple of years (sadly it still only has 5000kms on the clock). I bought it new after trading in a rather unreliable BMW R1200R. I've had all the recalls done and it's a truly ride all day machine. Mine has the low seat to enable me to get my feet on the floor and it certainly helps. Mileage range is awesome having good fuel economy and a big tank. It has superb storage space in the panniers and top box and for its size handles like a dream, brakes are excellent too.
Now to the negatives, as Ruzvol mentioned the Hazard warning light switch is really badly placed and it takes a really hard press to operate it. As someone else mentioned above the aerial kept banging against the screen but this was easily fixed by adjusting it so it's more vertical.
One thing that I really don't like about the bike (and it's not the bikes fault) is the weight. Good grief it's so heavy to move about and I'm so scared of dropping it. The equivalent BMW R1200RT is about 60kgs lighter. So far I'm just about managing it but I can foresee a time when it's too much for me and I'll have to either give up biking or find something much lighter. Whilst I was still employed my bike of choice for home-office-home commuting was my Burgman as its so practical.
But the Trophy is such a superb bike and I hope to be able to continue riding it for a while yet

Nikki

 

Lets hope so Nikki (but they are heavy old buggers!)

 

When I got my Trophy last year I tested it against the R1200RT. You can read the comparison on my blog http://greatukbiketrip.blogspot.co.uk/2015_03_01_archive.html .
After a year I have encountered no significant problems with the Trophy. It does have a lot of bells and whistles, and that means reading the manual rather more than some may be used to!!