tdragger
Living Legend
I've got my wife signed up for her motorcycle training class so now begins the search
for her own mount. I know it's going to start a grand debate here but I value the
group's opinion.
She sat on a Speedmaster at the Triumph dealer a few weeks ago and really liked it.
We had originally thought about an 883 Hugger or Low. In comparing the two, I
noticed the following:
Feature.....Speedy......Sporty
Dry Weight....504.........563
Seat Height.. 28.3....... 26.3
Fuel Cap..... 4.4gal..... 3.3gal
Fuel Sys..... Carb....... FI
Torque .......51......... 55
PRICE........ 8299....... 7279
Speedy has the advantage in weight and fuel capacity.
Sporty has the advantage in seat height and torque (at lower rpm too).
Sporty has a big advantage in PRICE but the fuel capacity sucks.
A side thought: There seems to be a lot of '07 Speedys still at dealers. I like them
more since they have the old style tank (matches my '06 Roc). What would be a
reasonable offer to a dealer for an '07? Do you think they would match the Sporty's
price?
for her own mount. I know it's going to start a grand debate here but I value the
group's opinion.
She sat on a Speedmaster at the Triumph dealer a few weeks ago and really liked it.
We had originally thought about an 883 Hugger or Low. In comparing the two, I
noticed the following:
Feature.....Speedy......Sporty
Dry Weight....504.........563
Seat Height.. 28.3....... 26.3
Fuel Cap..... 4.4gal..... 3.3gal
Fuel Sys..... Carb....... FI
Torque .......51......... 55
PRICE........ 8299....... 7279
Speedy has the advantage in weight and fuel capacity.
Sporty has the advantage in seat height and torque (at lower rpm too).
Sporty has a big advantage in PRICE but the fuel capacity sucks.
A side thought: There seems to be a lot of '07 Speedys still at dealers. I like them
more since they have the old style tank (matches my '06 Roc). What would be a
reasonable offer to a dealer for an '07? Do you think they would match the Sporty's
price?