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Specialone
09-03-13, 12:07 PM
Picked up my 12 plate triumph explorer this morning...

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/1B640BC8-06E2-4BC6-95C0-78756840FC2B-6042-000008AC69653412_zpsc51bf2f6.jpg

This had a load of factory extras on, heated riders seat, heated grips, fog lights, arrow can, tyre pressure sensors, aluminium bash plate, engine crash bars, panniers and hand guards.

It's done 1900 miles so hardly run in and the dealers done a oil change service even though it wasn't due.

So far, very pleased :)
dyzio
09-03-13, 12:12 PM
Enjoy the bike bud, but...



heated riders seat, fog lights, tyre pressure sensors, aluminium bash plate,



Faakin el, is this still a bike we're talking about?
DJ123
09-03-13, 12:37 PM
Looks good, best colour too!
Geodude
09-03-13, 03:56 PM
Very tasty sp1 have fun :)
Tomor
09-03-13, 05:39 PM
mmm I do like the new triumphs! Does sound a bit extreme with the heated seat n all! Enjoy!
Specialone
09-03-13, 06:13 PM
mmm I do like the new triumphs! Does sound a bit extreme with the heated seat n all! Enjoy!

Cheers, tbh, i wouldnt have bought one, but it came with it :)
L3nny
09-03-13, 06:43 PM
Did it come with a pair of matching slippers?
Nice bike mate. Shame the weather has gone downhill!
Specialone
09-03-13, 07:09 PM
Did it come with a pair of matching slippers?
Nice bike mate. Shame the weather has gone downhill!

Lol, not quite but almost everything else :)

Take it from me, it's not a pipe and slippers engine, goes like a missile if you poke it with a stick.
mattSV
09-03-13, 07:10 PM
Looks ****.
Specialone
09-03-13, 07:19 PM
Looks ****.



Complimentary as ever :rolleyes:
andrewsmith
09-03-13, 07:52 PM
that ain't a bike its a two wheeled BMW ;)

I can put money on some of the heated extras not being used
Specialone
09-03-13, 08:15 PM
that ain't a bike its a two wheeled BMW ;)

I can put money on some of the heated extras not being used


Heated grips have been /will be used for definite as I ride all through winter, I'll use heated seat too as its there :)
andrewsmith
09-03-13, 08:17 PM
Heated grips have been /will be used for definite as I ride all through winter, I'll use heated seat too as its there :)

you mean a Midlands winter?
Specialone
09-03-13, 08:19 PM
you mean a Midlands winter?

Of course :rolleyes:
LewSpeight
09-03-13, 08:20 PM
That looks wicked mate.
How much is something like this worth if ya don't mind?
andrewsmith
09-03-13, 08:21 PM
Of course :rolleyes:

Which is a Northern Spring ;)

Looks good mate, but tyre pressure senors is over kill
Specialone
09-03-13, 08:23 PM
That looks wicked mate.
How much is something like this worth if ya don't mind?

£11,250 :-s

Gave me £5k for mine in standard trim so put just over £6k, it's got nearly £3k of extras on though.
LewSpeight
09-03-13, 08:24 PM
£11,250 :-s

Gave me £5k for mine in standard trim so put just over £6k, it's got nearly £3k of extras on though.

Quality :) that is a lot but god it's a hell of a bike.. Enjoy!
andrewsmith
09-03-13, 08:25 PM
What extras did the sprint have?
Specialone
09-03-13, 08:30 PM
Quality :) that is a lot but god it's a hell of a bike.. Enjoy!

It's way more than I was gonna spend tbh, but the wife persuaded me with offering to help pay for it :)

What extras did the sprint have?

Trident carbon cans,
Pazzo stubby levers,
Power bronze dark db screen,
Triumph leather tank cover and expandable tank bag,
Triumph floating rear rack,
Triumph Heated grips (left these on)
Triumph gel seat.
Front clear indicator lenses.
LewSpeight
09-03-13, 08:32 PM
Can I have your wife's number?
andrewsmith
09-03-13, 08:33 PM
Bloody hell all it was missing was the Ohlins or maxton
Specialone
09-03-13, 08:47 PM
Can I have your wife's number?

Errr no ;)
LewSpeight
09-03-13, 08:48 PM
Errr no ;)

Ahhh shoot.
The Idle Biker
09-03-13, 09:00 PM
Very nice Mr SP1. You can rest easy now that I have approved it. You can also get it down here for AR13.
Richie
09-03-13, 09:18 PM
:( I hate you with a passion........................................... .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............................................

that is all......................


dislike you...


:0( evil friend.
Specialone
09-03-13, 09:23 PM
Very nice Mr SP1. You can rest easy now that I have approved it. You can also get it down here for AR13.

Consider me resting easy now :)
Wildkid
10-03-13, 11:19 AM
Very nice mate! You sure you haven't got a kettle appliance on there as well?
Specialone
10-03-13, 11:49 AM
Very nice mate! You sure you haven't got a kettle appliance on there as well?

Possibly, i havent absorbed everything yet lol

Just been adding up the optional extras that i know about, £2500 so far :smt104
Teejayexc
10-03-13, 11:59 AM
Looks ok I suppose, but that nearside pannier is waaaaayyyyy too big!

;-)
Icanopit
10-03-13, 01:11 PM
Naaaa that's a carrier for the instruction manual ??? nice one Phil hope to see it soon

John
Specialone
10-03-13, 01:23 PM
In fairness that pic does make them look massive, they look ok IMO.

Just trying to find a top box that kinda matches, triumph do two, a hard version but only 36L and costs £275 and a 50L semi textile one for about £130.

Been looking at the givi trekker range, about £210 plus plate for a 52L.
Teejayexc
10-03-13, 01:42 PM
In fairness that pic does make them look massive, they look ok IMO.



I did say the NEARSIDE one :rolleyes:
Specialone
10-03-13, 01:47 PM
I did say the NEARSIDE one :rolleyes:

Was you making a funny by suggesting my transit connect was the near side pannier? :rolleyes:
DJ123
10-03-13, 02:30 PM
In fairness that pic does make them look massive, they look ok IMO.

Just trying to find a top box that kinda matches, triumph do two, a hard version but only 36L and costs £275 and a 50L semi textile one for about £130.

Been looking at the givi trekker range, about £210 plus plate for a 52L.

I can vouch for the Givi Trekker 52L. Very well built case, great size & worth the money.
Teejayexc
10-03-13, 02:30 PM
Was you making a funny by suggesting my transit connect was the near side pannier? :rolleyes:

'Appen.

But the funny wears off when it needs to be explained :rolleyes:
L3nny
10-03-13, 06:36 PM
Lol, not quite but almost everything else :)

Take it from me, it's not a pipe and slippers engine, goes like a missile if you poke it with a stick.

I bet. Seen these kinds of bikes being ridden surprisingly quickly on track days.

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Skybaba
10-03-13, 07:29 PM
So far, very pleased :)

I bet you are......Nice bike.
Bibio
12-03-13, 07:14 PM
i go away for a couple of weeks and see what happens.

enjoy.
Specialone
12-03-13, 07:37 PM
i go away for a couple of weeks and see what happens.

enjoy.

That'll teach you then..

Cheers bib :)
Fruity-ya-ya
12-03-13, 08:00 PM
Looks tidy Phil. :thumbup:
BanannaMan
15-03-13, 04:03 AM
Very Nice Bike!!!
And loaded with accessories. :thumbsup:
Well done there.

Quite in style here across the pond.
Owners I've talked too simply adore them.
I'm sure you'll be more than pleased.
Touring, sport riding, even light off-roading , who say's you can't have it all?
Specialone
15-03-13, 07:17 AM
Very Nice Bike!!!
And loaded with accessories. :thumbsup:
Well done there.

Quite in style here across the pond.
Owners I've talked too simply adore them.
I'm sure you'll be more than pleased.
Touring, sport riding, even light off-roading , who say's you can't have it all?


Bill, on the explorer forum there seems to be a high number of Americans and Canadians on there even though it's a uk site so that supports your statement above :)

I was out the other day and it snowed quite heavily, luckily it didn't last long and stick.

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/C534092F-AAE0-430E-9131-BD386D178261-10435-00000ED638D58A65_zps46f0b158.jpg
Teejayexc
15-03-13, 08:12 AM
Bill, on the explorer forum there seems to be a high number of Americans and Canadians on there even though it's a uk site so that supports your statement above :)

I was out the other day and it snowed quite heavily, luckily it didn't last long and stick.

http://i758.photobucket.com/albums/xx225/specialone0055/C534092F-AAE0-430E-9131-BD386D178261-10435-00000ED638D58A65_zps46f0b158.jpg

That pic is weird, the snow makes it look like the zorst wraps around your leg :silent:
LewSpeight
15-03-13, 10:19 AM
That pic is weird, the snow makes it look like the zorst wraps around your leg :silent:

Lol! So true.


Looks like a monster that though, so very very jealous.
Specialone
15-03-13, 10:38 AM
That pic is weird, the snow makes it look like the zorst wraps around your leg :silent:

Lol, it does, well spotted :)
Dicky Ticker
15-03-13, 12:32 PM
Do they supply Anusol Cream with the heated seat?:rolleyes:

Nice bike :( makes me wish I was still working.
Amplimator
17-03-13, 12:42 PM
That is just jubbly! How do you find the mirrors? They look the same as the ones on my Speedie R which were utter poo.

Any ford crossings planned for this one? :p
Specialone
17-03-13, 01:32 PM
That is just jubbly! How do you find the mirrors? They look the same as the ones on my Speedie R which were utter poo.

Any ford crossings planned for this one? :p

Mirrors are fine so far mate :)

Just had a weekend in Wales, done the strata florida for the first time, the most challenging bit of laning I've done to date, was on the drz though, but I've done that many water crossings this weekend I'm gonna need a break from them for a while lol

I'll post some pics and a small write up later for anyone interested.
Amplimator
17-03-13, 03:42 PM
Mirrors are fine so far mate :)

Just had a weekend in Wales, done the strata florida...

I'll post some pics and a small write up later for anyone interested.

Yes peez.
otaylor38
17-03-13, 07:17 PM
Nice bike that :). May I ask what made you choose that over the 1200gs adventure?

Heard nothin but good things about the triumph though :).

Enjoy
Specialone
17-03-13, 07:32 PM
Nice bike that :). May I ask what made you choose that over the 1200gs adventure?

Heard nothin but good things about the triumph though :).

Enjoy

Main reasons, they are more expensive, not as powerful and the biggest problem, two heads sticking out the sides just waiting to be cracked off something, can't stand that part of their design, but I do like them, but not for me.

BMW reliability issues get swept under the carpet too so that's another negative, time will tell if the explorer turns out any better :)