Hello all

Hello Andy and welcome to the forum,
If your looking for a Speedmaster then you cant go wrong with this one, from our own forum member( Dozers Dad) available on - 07958 632588
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TRIUMPH-S...LLE-AMERICA-OR-HARLEY-DAVIDSON-/172282602875?

 

Hello andy and welcome to our nut house!

 

If I was intersted in one I'd definitely be interested in the one mentioned above! Welcome in by the way and don't worry we won't start cold calling you!!

 

Hi Andy, welcome to the asylum. No snags with a Speedmaster, had one for just over a year. Mines an 07 865cc carbs model, you know those things that mix petrol and air, I'm old school and prefer something I can fettle when it goes Pete Tong rather all this electronics that you leave you fcked up and far away from home

 

Hi and welcome to the forum - try and get a blue one.

 

If it's the same as the Bonneville then yes, secondary air injection was fitted to carb models. They changed to efi in 2008.

 

Quick easy way to pick an EFI over carb model is the TPS (throttle position sensor) Its the black plastic plate with a lead coming off it that is attached to the outside of the carby. on EFI's its on the left when sitting on the bike and on the right side on a carb model.

 

Hi, and welcome.

Good luck on finding the right bike, plenty around. America is just the same bike and more likely to find one with all the extra's - screen, sissy bar , etc.

And blue one's are the nicest

 

Think the later Speedmasters went to a single disk too, think 2010 / 2011 onwards they went to a single. Haven't ever felt lacking in the braking department with one front disk, even when carrying a pillion.

Not the kind of bike you go barreling into a corner and jam the brakes on. Most of the time I just use the engine and rear brake to settle it down before sweeping into a bend.

The two emergency stops i have done, it stopped well enough not for me to think about it.

 

Me too, ended up doing silly speeds tooooo easily on a Gixxer 750. Tried track days but got bored going in circles, so it was time to take it easy. Can still hustle along on the America, but now 65~70 feels plenty quick and most of the time I am riding at legal speeds. Great bikes for just taking your time, enjoying the road and apreciating riding a bike.

Try get a bike with the short Triumph pipes (Triumph Off Road - or TOR's for short), sound sooooo much better.

 

Looks expensive for a 10 plate. Quick scan of Autotrader shows newer bikes with less miles for similar money. I only paid a few hundred more for a 13 plate with 1200 miles on the clock.

 

Blue? Blue? You can't go wrong!

 

mines a 14 plate less than 4k owes me just over 6k
since then it has short Tors, single seat, chrome rack pillion footrest eliminators etc
extras - double seat, rear sissy bar, back rest, rear rack, windshield, original leather panniers.
I would consider selling as dont get the chance or the time to ride it these days