MOTORCYCLE

> A Lee wrote:
> Or, instead of opininions (what are they?), how about opinions?
> Duh!

> Hello all, having come to the conclusion that a big Guzzi is a bit
> beyond my financial means at the moment, Im on the lookout for
> something for around 2 grand.
> Ive got a Guzzi 750 at the mo, and love it, but, I just feel like
> getting something else.
> Ideally 2k will get a Ducati 750ss with 5000 miles on the clock, but I
> think Ill be waiting for that for a long time.
> SV650s sound nice, but the fairings do look a bit like jelly moulds
> dont they?
> So, looking through the ads today, there are a number of TRX850s
> available for less than Ł2000.
> Now, never having even sat on one before - what are they like?
> Good handling?
> Real stickiness in the bends?
> The v-twin motor, presumably torquey if it came out of the TDM - is it
> the same motor as the TDM?
> And any other info/opinions on them?

> A Lee wrote in message
> news:1fzdudw.1flkolanj1vcN%alan@darkroom.minus.com...
> > Hello all, having come to the conclusion that a big Guzzi is a bit
> > beyond my financial means at the moment, Im on the lookout for
> > something for around 2 grand.
> > The v-twin motor, presumably torquey if it came out of the TDM - is it
> > the same motor as the TDM?

> Other than they are not V-Twins?
> Ł2k-2.5k will get you a fairly nice Lemans2/3 anyway through the private
> ads, so why bother with the TRX?
> They do sound nice on loud cans though.

> So, looking through the ads today, there are a number of TRX850s
> available for less than Ł2000.
> Now, never having even sat on one before - what are they like?
> Good handling?

> Real stickiness in the bends?

> The v-twin motor, presumably torquey if it came out of the TDM - is it
> the same motor as the TDM?

> Hello all, having come to the conclusion that a big Guzzi is a bit
> beyond my financial means at the moment, Im on the lookout for
> something for around 2 grand.
> Ive got a Guzzi 750 at the mo, and love it, but, I just feel like
> getting something else.
> Ideally 2k will get a Ducati 750ss with 5000 miles on the clock, but I
> think Ill be waiting for that for a long time.
> SV650s sound nice, but the fairings do look a bit like jelly moulds
> dont they?
> So, looking through the ads today, there are a number of TRX850s
> available for less than Ł2000.
> Now, never having even sat on one before - what are they like?
> Good handling?
> Real stickiness in the bends?
> The v-twin motor, presumably torquey if it came out of the TDM - is it
> the same motor as the TDM?
> And any other info/opinions on them?
> Thanks a lot.

> A Lee wrote:
> Or, instead of opininions (what are they?), how about opinions?
> Duh!
>
>
>

> A Lee wrote:
>
> > Hello all, having come to the conclusion that a big Guzzi is a bit
> > beyond my financial means at the moment, Im on the lookout for
> > something for around 2 grand.
> > Ive got a Guzzi 750 at the mo, and love it, but, I just feel like
> > getting something else.
> > Ideally 2k will get a Ducati 750ss with 5000 miles on the clock, but I
> > think Ill be waiting for that for a long time.
> > SV650s sound nice, but the fairings do look a bit like jelly moulds
> > dont they?
> > So, looking through the ads today, there are a number of TRX850s
> > available for less than Ł2000.
> > Now, never having even sat on one before - what are they like?
> > Good handling?
> > Real stickiness in the bends?
> > The v-twin motor, presumably torquey if it came out of the TDM - is it
> > the same motor as the TDM?
> > And any other info/opinions on them?
> > Thanks a lot.
>
> As one whos got a 750SS and has ridden a Trixie (and doubtless SteveH,
> who had a Trixie and has ridden a 750SS, will be along in a minute....
>
> The Trixie is the basis for a great bike, in that the frame is good, it
> looks nice, and the engine is torquey and powerful enough.
>
> There it ends.
>
> The suspension is pretty low-rent. The gearbox lets the engine down, as
> it does on the TDM. The seat is bloody awful, and for a pillion its
> murder. The brakes are pretty feeble. Worst of all, it sounds and feels
> utterly anonymous.
>
> The forks can be upgraded, the rear shock replaced, the calipers
> replaced with R1 units, and the stock cans junked for something like Bos
> ones. Dunno what you can do about the seat, and youll never be able to
> do anything about the gearbox. But youll have a nice bike by then.
>
> I thought it was pretty crappy, actually. Its faster in a straight line
> than my SS, but not by much, and on anything other than a motorway the
> SS pisses all over it because of the handling and braking.
>
> And the SS offers incredible feedback, which the Trixie doesnt. You
> know exactly what the SS is doing, what the tyres are doing, everything.
> Its also way lighter.
>
> Finally, the SS is easier and cheaper to service, especially come valve
> check time.
>
> Id opt for the 750S every single time. I think you might be lucky to
> find a 5000-miler for ukp2000 - Id expect you to pay nearer 2700 for
> one as low-mileage as that. Certainly 2.5k.
>
> SV650? Everyone loves em: Ive never ridden one.
>