25-04-12, 07:04 AM
I also meant to mention that I dont agree that Triumphs hold value well....my 09 is valued at about 5k now. Thats 3 k less than I bought it ! Not what I would call a good residual. The new bike is now 8999 without accessories ( although there is the offer now of £370 " free" accessories). TBH the bike has risen in price now by £1000 in 2 yrs, so the so called free accessories aint really free at all...and the bike was listed at 8699 just a few months ago. In my reckoning you are merely paying for the accessories in the purchase price...
trouble is , all the bike manufacturers prices are about this point or higher...triumph are seemingly gently rising their prices to just sit below the japs eg a CB1000R is £9200 list....I see it as a dangerous game, as £300 is a small diffrence , so it makes buying a CB1000R less of a daft proposal as say a year ago when there was almost a grand diffrence. Likewise the street triple has risen from 5600 to 6899, since its inception , so something like a GS800 or suzuki GSR750 is much more in the choice criterion.TBH the GS800 gets some good write ups even bettering the 800 Tiger in some areas...I think triumph are heading too high overall in their pricing, I have been keen on triumphs since 05 as much for the value as the bikes performance.Level up the price field and I reckon much of the range becomes vulnerable to the competition.Its such an important factor.
trouble is , all the bike manufacturers prices are about this point or higher...triumph are seemingly gently rising their prices to just sit below the japs eg a CB1000R is £9200 list....I see it as a dangerous game, as £300 is a small diffrence , so it makes buying a CB1000R less of a daft proposal as say a year ago when there was almost a grand diffrence. Likewise the street triple has risen from 5600 to 6899, since its inception , so something like a GS800 or suzuki GSR750 is much more in the choice criterion.TBH the GS800 gets some good write ups even bettering the 800 Tiger in some areas...I think triumph are heading too high overall in their pricing, I have been keen on triumphs since 05 as much for the value as the bikes performance.Level up the price field and I reckon much of the range becomes vulnerable to the competition.Its such an important factor.