New Triumph Trophy... looks sweet!

[booger]

Notice the article says it can compete with the BMW's.

Guess it doesn't compete with the C-14

[Strawboss]

Maybe they mean price competetive. I'm thinking about $21,000 for a base model.

[Jeremy Mitchell]

Maybe they mean price competetive. I'm thinking about $21,000 for a base model.

I am guessing it will be in the $17-19,000 range.

[gPink]

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2013-triumph-trophy-1200-officially-revealed-photo-gallery-46518.html

As last week's speculation suggested, Triumph Motorcycles did reveal a new bike at the ‘Tridays’ festival held in Austria from Friday until Sunday. Their new Trophy 1200 touring bike takes the fight to BMW, in a market sector the Germans have had to themselves for a while.

The new Trophy 1200 is powered by a 1251cc three-cylinder motor which produces 132 hp at 8,900 rpm and 120 Nm (89 lb-ft) of torque. It is the same unit found powering the Triumph Explorer, however, for the Trophy, 6th gear is longer, in an effort to aid its high-speed cruising capacity.

Buyers will be able to choose from two versions of the bike, a standard one and the ‘SE’, which is the tech-packed version of the two, featuring electronically-adjustable suspension, ride-by-wire throttle, traction control, electronic cruise control, ABS, tire pressure monitoring system, along with numerous other features.

No pricing information is currently available, but the non-SE version should slightly undercut the BMW K1600GT (€19,000 / $24,000) while being a bit more expensive than the R1200RT (€15,500 / $19,500), so it will be a very attractive option for those who don’t want a BMW.

[Strawboss]

The intial speculation I saw was 14,000Lbs., which yesterday was $21,000USD. But, really, $19,000, $21,000, to me, when you start getting this type of money for vehicles, people who buy these things don't really care about a couple thousand. I really like it, its beautiful, and has some great stuff on it, but I'm not buying one anytime soon. Plus, I read they are projecting only selling 2500 bikes worldwide the first year of production. Anybody else read that?

[gPink]

I did read that only the SE high end version will be imported to the USA

[lt1]

As long as we're throwing out wild guesses, I predict that the MSRP of the Trophy SE will be $16,999 when it is released here in the States, but I would not be surprised if if comes in at $15,999.

The bike will "compete" with the FJR and the C14 & the K16, but its target is the RT first and the ST13 second, at least as I see it.  Who knows, but I would expect a hp boost in a year or two.

[Strawboss]

I hope thats a good guess cause thats a number thats better for me.

[sherob]

As long as we're throwing out wild guesses, I predict that the MSRP of the Trophy SE will be $16,999 when it is released here in the States, but I would not be surprised if if comes in at $15,999.

The bike will "compete" with the FJR and the C14 & the K16, but its target is the RT first and the ST13 second, at least as I see it.  Who knows, but I would expect a hp boost in a year or two.

I'm hoping the same.  The new Explorer 1200 was expected to come in pretty high too, but came well under those numbers.  The ST13 is a non competitor at this price point... it is over priced for what you get.  I do expect Honda to bring out the guns soon... Yamaha too.

[Clark Kent]

Throttle controled by a vaccum or motor, not a throttle cable.

And here I always thought the throttle controlled the motor.  Now you say a motor controls the throttle.  What times we live in! 

[OCK913]

I stopped in to my local Triumph dealer yesterday and asked what the knew about the Trophys' ETA and pricing. He said that the first delivery is expected to be late Sept or Oct 2012 and that he is expecting around 15k for the standard and 17k for the SE. But he said that he was just using the European pricing and converting is to USD. He said that the US pricing may very well be different when it hits our shores.

[Reid]

I stopped in to my local Triumph dealer yesterday and asked what the knew about the Trophys' ETA and pricing. He said that the first delivery is expected to be late Sept or Oct 2012 and that he is expecting around 15k for the standard and 17k for the SE. But he said that he was just using the European pricing and converting is to USD. He said that the US pricing may very well be different when it hits our shores.

That would make it competitive with the C-14, FJR and the ST1300.  The article I read was talking about competing with the K1600.  That would put it up around 20K.  Oughta my price range.  It sure is a good lookin bike though!

[jayke]

So I'm goofing around on the internet last night....... kinda bored and went over to the new Trimuph Trophy site.

They have a contest Win a Trophy     Cool, I'm in

Get a email from them this morning:

Win a Triumph Trophy for 6 months!

Thank you for entering our competition to win the use of a Triumph Trophy for six months.

The new Trophy will arrive in UK dealers this Autumn, with the price announced in early September.

You'll be able to see the Trophy in the flesh for the first time in the UK at "Triumph Live", which takes place from 31/8 - 1/9 at Mallory Park, Leicestershire. Triumph Live is a unique factory-run event celebrating 110 years of Triumph.  For more details visit Triumph-Live.com.

Now I'm bumed out......what am I going to ride after six months?  Such a tease. 

http://trophy.triumphmotorcycles.com/

Win a Trophy  https://www.my-triumph.net/sso/competition/?locale=en_us

[MrPepsi]

Win a Trophy  https://www.my-triumph.net/sso/competition/?locale=en_us

Nice, entered, thanks!

[twowheeladdict]

I wonder if the antenna would become invisible to me, or become an annoyance.  Mmm.

If I won use of one for 6 months I would plan on putting 20,000 miles on it in that time unless there is a mileage limitation.

[martin_14]

The intial speculation I saw was 14,000Lbs., which yesterday was $21,000USD. But, really, $19,000, $21,000, to me, when you start getting this type of money for vehicles, people who buy these things don't really care about a couple thousand. I really like it, its beautiful, and has some great stuff on it, but I'm not buying one anytime soon. Plus, I read they are projecting only selling 2500 bikes worldwide the first year of production. Anybody else read that?

Don't convert those lbs into us dollars, it doesn't work that way (lucky you, guys!!!). The list price of a 2012 1400GTR in Germany is 17495 euros (and dealers are not going below 16990) which converts to 21485 dollars.
In the UK is 13499 lbs, which converts to 21173 dollars.
How much are you guys paying for it on your side of the pond? 15900 or less
The prices of vehicles in UK and Germany are almost identical, once converting the currency, so these numbers should give you an idea of what those 14000 lbs would be in the us... more like 16000 dollars.

[Jeremy Mitchell]

Don't convert those lbs into us dollars, it doesn't work that way (lucky you, guys!!!). The list price of a 2012 1400GTR in Germany is 17495 euros (and dealers are not going below 16990) which converts to 21485 dollars.
In the UK is 13499 lbs, which converts to 21173 dollars.
How much are you guys paying for it on your side of the pond? 15900 or less
The prices of vehicles in UK and Germany are almost identical, once converting the currency, so these numbers should give you an idea of what those 14000 lbs would be in the us... more like 16000 dollars.

Those prices include the 19% (not sure of the amount in the UK) VAT, correct?