Goodbye Bmw, Hello Triumph

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  1. tea120

    tea120 New Member

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    Hey Folks,
    Just traded in my 2022 BMW 1250 GS Adventure for a 2023 Triumph T120 Black. I LOVE IT! I can actually touch the pavement when stopped here in Massachusetts.
     
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  2. Glenn2926

    Glenn2926 First Class Member
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  3. Pedro1340

    Pedro1340 Senior Member

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    I done exactly the same,, didn't feel comfortable coming to a stop sign with a steep camber, after a couple of embarrassing moments I decided enough was enough :)
     
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  4. Mrs Visor

    Mrs Visor Elite Member

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    Hi and welcome!
     
  5. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Howdy tea120 :cool:
     
  6. Ge-Minigun

    Ge-Minigun Active Member

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    Good grief...that is a change!
     
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  7. Geoff Butler

    Geoff Butler Never too old for Biking!

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  8. tea120

    tea120 New Member

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    Thanks all! I love the Triumph and am looking for a good tail rack and back rest.for.the occassional 2up. Any suggestions?
     
  9. Armando Morales

    Armando Morales Noble Member

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    Hello, and welcome
     
  10. Obijohnkenobe

    Obijohnkenobe Well-Known Member

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    I have a Multistrada 950 and being a short-ars I feel the same when at a stop. It's so much better/safer/reassuring on my Street Cup! Welcome to the mad house.
     
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  11. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome…
     
  12. Armando Morales

    Armando Morales Noble Member

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    I find it a bit surprising you "downsized" to the t120, although it is almost the same displacement, it is undoubtedly a smaller bike, and that seems to be your objective.

    My comment is because at least here where I live the BMW group seems different than any other group of riders.
    The group of Triumph riders (or any other brand really) is more friendly and open.
    Not every BMW rider is different but it seems to be a general characteristic, at least here in Mexico.
     
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  13. Bikerman

    Bikerman Life's not a dress rehearsal.
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    Greetings from Lincolnshire.
     
  14. nickjaxe

    nickjaxe Active Member

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    Hi from Cheshire UK....watercooled T100 version of your bike.
     
  15. Fork Lock

    Fork Lock Crème de la Crème

    Welcome from a fellow Yank. Just down the pike in South Jersey. 2018 Bonnie Speedmaster here. My first Triumph. Love it.

    I spent the better part of a summer in Boston a few years back. Great bars, good time!

    Post a few pics of the bike.
     
  16. tea120

    tea120 New Member

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    Yes, the displacement is the same, but I was taking the BMW on forest trails and camping. Dropping the bike in the mud and picking it up several times a day made me question my sanity!
     
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  17. Woodtickgreg

    Woodtickgreg Senior Member

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    WELCOME! From Michigan.
    I did the same thing, sold my BMW and bought a new 2023 T120. Definitely more comfortable. Bmw was causing me all kinds of grief, was working on it more than riding it. Parts where stupid expensive on it too.
     
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  18. DaveInAZ

    DaveInAZ New Member

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    Same here. Traded my BMW RT for a new Speed Master.
     
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