Sounds like a great plan....i'll stick around to hear how the FJR continues to get better and better. Damn hard to improve upon though in my opinion. I changed the seat and the bars and i was set for 10 years.
As far as the trophy is concerned: Its an incredible piece of machinery. Its , by far, the smoothest bike i've ever ridden. handling and shifting is simply effortless. please note, if you haven't noticed by my posts over the years, that i'm way more into the touring side of a sport tourer than the sport side. the triumph is flat out comfortable for me right out of the box. those with long legs will find the cockpit way to crampt through. windscreen has 6 inches of adjustment. ES works really well and the motor has plenty of linear power. Not FJR freight train power, but plenty of get up and go for me (135 hp, 85 pds of torque i believe) . I found as I got older, i never fully utilized the type of power the FJR offered, but loved having a bike that handled well while eating large amount of asphalt. The build quality of the triumph is impressive and feels rock solid. the bags are roomy and water tight. The audio and Es controller could use some work. its not intuitive, but can easily be learned. there are also no lights on the controls, so your guessing at night. Ride by wire cruise works well. My biggest problem is the bikes height. i have the low saddle option, and the bike is much higher than the fjr with my lowered corbin. Dont know if i'm going to have to go to lowering links yet or not. I also hated the mirrors on the fjr and could never understand why they never changed the design to meet the other manufactures design. the trophy allows me to see directly behind me without even slightest buzz in the mirrors. My hands use to go numb on the FJR after about 40 minutes secondary to vibration. i minimized it with grip puppies and a performance triple clamp that brought the bars back towards me,but could never eliminate the numbness. i've yet to have any issues with the trophy in that regard. No reason to comment on the seat....there all garbage out of the box in my opinion after 60 minutes. Im probably going to try a baldwin saddle. bike comes with plug in already installed for heated saddles, has a 12 volt outlet in back for the passenger, a 12 volt in the removal trunk that get automatically connected when installed, and a 12 volt in the glovebox . it also has a usb port in the glove box for USB stick or ipod that can be controlled through the audio system. Bike comes stock with pirreli angel st's. most owners are replacing them with angel GT's after wearing out the set. The trophy is not a bike that sold alot of units here in the US and i was able to find a new 2013 left on the showroom floor to work my deal. .
I'll keep a lurking....and keep you updated on reliability and customer service as it unfolds.
thanks again.
Greygoose
