New Triumph Model

[mainlylinux]

Love it or hate it?

[xs650mike]

Street scrambler styling?

I thought the whole street scrambler styling thing was a crock the first time around but the old Triumph street scrambler was a lot more competent in the dirt than this bike's gonna be. It also doesn't look at all "right" or graceful. I'd rather have the Thruxton cafe styled Triumph.

If I wanted something for dual sport I'd use an XS650 and make it like this:


Or for more serious off road capability:


Or this:


It'd be a whole lot cheaper and better than this little exercise from the Triumph styling department.

[mainlylinux]

Nice mike! I used to have an XS650 (it was my first bike) that was really clean. I wish I still had it...


Dan

[SG-Olli]

Mike is perfectly right!
Still I won't change my little "Uschi"!

[Pat Kelly]

If I was to get a dual sport it would be Suzuki DRZ400R (R or L, whichever is the street-legal one).

[chevy45412001]

1966

looks just like my old suzuki. or XSactly like a 350 honda scrambler 1974ish era.....but i like

[bandet01]

i would buy one i like it

[BLUEJEEPLAB]

I like the retro look, but I doubt it would be much of an off road bike. Would be cool to putz around with. I like the Trump Tiger even better...

[LoserShoes]

What are those long forks off of, in the bottom picture? I'm about to rebuild the Ducati 250 scrambler, and they look about like what i want to put on it.

Steve

[xs650mike]

Originally posted by LoserShoes
What are those long forks off of, in the bottom picture? I'm about to rebuild the Ducati 250 scrambler, and they look about like what i want to put on it.

Steve

Yamaha XT500.

[LoserShoes]

So taking a closer look at that picture, is that a 650 with xt500 parts hanging off of it, or an xt500 with a 650 motor shoehorned into the frame. Either way, nice bike.

Steve

[xs650mike]

Originally posted by LoserShoes
So taking a closer look at that picture, is that a 650 with xt500 parts hanging off of it, or an xt500 with a 650 motor shoehorned into the frame. Either way, nice bike.

Steve

650 with XT parts.

[fredintoon]

not enough buttons

Where's the button for "if you won it in a lottery would you keep it?"
That thing gotta weigh 500 lbs or so, thus NFG for dirt even with the high clearance but would I keep it for a road bike?
Well those pseudo dirt tires would bald out soon enough and be replaced with road rubber, chain drive lets you change the ratio easily if needed and so long as the exhaust don't burn my leg it'd be OK, can't see it when you're riding eh?
So, sure I would.
Fred Hill, S'toon.

[MartyA]

Where's the "Don't Much Care" button?

another attempt at "dual sport?" Not great on the road, not good in the dirt.

[xs650mike]

I wouldn't say no good in the dirt. I don't think those XS650s would be good off-road but in my neck of the woods there are plenty of dirt roads that they'd be really fun on. In fact the northern half of my county can't be reached on pavement but there are some good, well maintained, dirt roads with nicely graded and banked turns. The big bore dual sport riders love 'em.