Had a TFC on order for almost a year. Saw the GT and really fell in love with it. The GT showed up before the TFC's so I jumped ship and have no regrets. Love the silver paint, forward controls, pull back bars and heated grips. All of those except the paint I would have added to the TFC. The truth is they are all amazing in their own way and I would be happy with any of them. For me the GT rocks.
Local dealer had R and GT on his floor for the past month. Wrote several orders for GTs and said that as long as it was there, he would never sell the R.
Said that as soon as the GT left, he would have no trouble selling the R.
With a developing/lengthening waitlist on the GT, and fairly easy supply on the R, maybe Triumph misjudged the demand?