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Title: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: saaz on March 31, 2013, 10:10:12 AM

And while on the subject of electronically adjustable suspension, here are two contenders.


http://www.bikepoint.com.au/reviews/2013/road/bmw/r-1200-rt/trophy-se-versus-r-1200-rt-35066 (http://www.bikepoint.com.au/reviews/2013/road/bmw/r-1200-rt/trophy-se-versus-r-1200-rt-35066)

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: alans1100 on March 31, 2013, 11:05:34 AM

The BMW model was one of the new bikes I looked at before I got the 1100........

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: Chops on May 03, 2013, 07:44:00 PM

Having test ridden the Vfr 1200 I think the st 1300 is a much nicer ride
I'm not sure what Honda really thinks of their customers when the 1200 were introduced to us punters at about 26 K on the road and today Cmc canberra are selling a brand new one for 16990 ride away  I pity the poor bastard that paid full price

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: Biggles on May 03, 2013, 11:22:00 PM

Not to mention what Honda thinks of its loyal ST1300 owners when they tell them the VFR1200 is its replacement (or so one Dealer tried to tell me). 

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: Rodd on May 04, 2013, 11:40:09 AM

Thanks for the link Saaz, that was a good read. I'm glad that Triumph are doing well. Wouldn't it be nice if Triumph opened a plant in Oz and begaon making an Oz bike

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: Biggles on May 04, 2013, 01:07:06 PM

Reading that it looks like Honda will be losing ST13 owners to the Triumph Sprint. 
It's not so much about the ST lasting for hundreds of thousands of kays.  It's about riders wanting to upgrade to newer technology now and then, just as the ST11 gradually introduced ABS and TCS then gave way to the ST13 with bigger panniers, digital screen (don't get me started) and powered windscreen.

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: alans1100 on May 04, 2013, 01:49:15 PM

Not much between the two bikes but then there's not much that would cause me to buy either of them over my 1100.

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: saaz on May 04, 2013, 02:45:50 PM

I think the ST11 and ST13 for the money you can get a good one second hand are a more than affordable option.  At the recent list price of $25k the ST13 was a bit of an ask.  The runout price more closely reflected the $US price, so imagine how many more would have been sold if that was the normal price.

Title: Re: Trophy SE vs BMW 1200 RT
Post by: Bruce Jones on May 20, 2013, 03:16:37 PM

When the ST13 was $25k onroad, the Trophy looked like a serious contender to me as it had standard a lot of the extras I added.  But with runout pricing happening, I am seriously debating whether I should forget the Trophy, and take advantage of the pricing and get a new ST even though my current steed only has 114k on it.  The catch is a lot of the extras would still need to be added and if new price is down, you can guess what happens to trade-in or re-sale