"World Presentation – A new Triumph is born" - what will it be?

[steelerider]

Not what I am looking for at the moment, but if I rode two up more often with the wife and did some serious touring I would certainly be interested in it. Could it look any more like a BMW though.

How is that Multistrada working for you Jfusaro?

[jfusaro]

How is that Multistrada working for you Jfusaro?

Its right on, everything I could ask for in a motorcycle at the moment. Probably the most enjoyable bike to date for me, I liked my 08' Sprint St as well but the MTS goes to another level

[steelerider]

Its right on, everything I could ask for in a motorcycle at the moment. Probably the most enjoyable bike to date for me, I liked my 08' Sprint St as well but the MTS goes to another level

Cool. I just traded my 09 Sprint on a 2012 R1200RT. I was very seriously considering the Multistrada. I ended up going for the Beemer as the dealer gave me a sweet deal on a two bike trade in. Do you ever miss the Sprint?

[jfusaro]

Cool. I just traded my 09 Sprint on a 2012 R1200RT. I was very seriously considering the Multistrada. I ended up going for the Beemer as the dealer gave me a sweet deal on a two bike trade in. Do you ever miss the Sprint?

To be honest, when I look at my scrap book I do remember the times spent on it, 14,000 miles, but I do not miss it it was a good bike but had a lot of minor faults that botherd me the longer I owned it. They could have been fixed but they introduced the Gt and that finalized my position on the MTS

[expatbrit]

To be honest, when I look at my scrap book I do remember the times spent on it, 14,000 miles, but I do not miss it it was a good bike but had a lot of minor faults that botherd me the longer I owned it. They could have been fixed but they introduced the Gt and that finalized my position on the MTS

Hah. Sounds pretty much like my experience with my '06 Sprint. That and the fact that I was too tall for it.

[maddjack]

Triumph needs to have a second bike use that new 1200cc engine. I would guess a touring bike aka Trophy replacement.

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[Bain Dramage]

When I got the promo email from Triumph last week, I had to take a triple-look at the pics - it looks SO similar to my RT.

The Triumph has quite a lot of weight on the RT, with only a couple of inches of added wheelbase. This being the case, I don't see it as a viable competitor for the BMW 1600's, but it certainly is for those considering the RT.

What I think Triumph nailed was all the rider comfort options. For instance, cruise control, heated grips/seats, bluetooth.

It does look like a nice bike, and I will certainly go test ride one when they are available.

I hope Triumph enjoys much success with the model.

[falconati]

Me too.  I also hope it ridiculously undercuts the RT's pricetag so that they sell a bunch (and maybe even BMW considers lowering their price...but that's a pipedream!)

[Croak]

Me too.  I also hope it ridiculously undercuts the RT's pricetag so that they sell a bunch (and maybe even BMW considers lowering their price...but that's a pipedream!)

Since the entire drivetrain is lifted from the "starts at $16,500" Tiger Explorer, and the chassis is a more expensive (than semi-trellis) aluminum twin-spar frame, and it comes with more stock farkles (panniers, the bluetoofs, the non-optional WP electronic suspension) I'm guessing the North American SE model (the only NA model) will have a list price of at LEAST $18,500 in the US.

Now, that's a high MSRP for Triumph, but it's low compared to BMW's K (or R) touring bikes once you start adding things like ESA.  But Triumph is (unusually) not at price parity or lower than the Japanese competition, and that could be a problem.  The C14 is still more beastly in performance with a slight weight disadvantage, the FJR has a decade of laurels to rest upon, the ST1300 buyers are foolsloyalists who rarely brand switch, and so on.

[Dan K]

If I rode two up, I'd be all over this bike.  But alas, my wife will not throw a leg over a bike, so I'm good to go for now.  Doesn't mean I don't drool at B-Kings and ZX-14s and lately, the new Multistrada....

- Dan