I bought this bike recently. Came from a Concours 14. Just as fast on low end. Not as fast on the go to jail speeds 😂 Comfortable. Fast. Amazing Wind protection. Corners amazing. Has all the things. Cruise. Heated grips. ABS. Traction control. 50mpg
I just purchased a 2014, used to own a 2011 concours, 2002 VTX 1800, its a great looking bike and love the range on the tank, radio is awesome update: owned for over 3 months now, bike is smooth and fast.. has some weird quirks like low voltage upon starting.. but 240 miles per tank and good power makes it a fun machine
Thanks for an honest review of my bike. I love my Trophy it has given me hours of enjoyment, I love to go for the days with my wife on my bike it has brought us closer together. Plus it is not the same as every other bike out there like Harley and BMW. Love your reviews keep them going.
Kawasaki also has linked braking called K-ACT which also includes ABS...wonderful technology. I have to disagree on your comment to never use rear braking. Using hard front only braking in a turn could end up dropping the bike, especially on big heavy bikes like Harley's. Rear braking is also essential in controlled slow speed turns and friction zone control. Love the videos.
@@Srkcycles if you are NOT using the rear brake often with the front brake then you are handicapping yourself as a rider. No question about it you can brake sooner and more controlled using a mix of front and rear brake in appropriate situations.
Keep being you. Don't allow people, who have nothing better to do than troll on the internet, make you change who you are. Your videos make me want to drive over 215 miles from Pittsburgh to buy from you. That says so much.
Hey Dudes! Thanks for the review. I found it to be very helpful in my decision making process. What I like about these reviews that you guys do is that you show the bike in action - not just the standard in-cockpit shots like most others. This is what I found to be the most useful. So thanks for that. I just bought a 2017 Trophy SE and this bike is Awesome. It is Fast, nimble and very luxurious. It also has one of the best feature sets I have found on a bike in this class. So thanks again and keep up the good work.
3:27 Dude, 140HP on a sport-touring motorcycle is still WAY up there, it’s nothing to sneeze at. My Burgman 650 has ~54HP to move ~850 pounds of cycle+rider+gear - and it gets up and leaves the cages behind at the stoplights. Seriously considered buying a Trophy in the late 90’s, but the chain drive turned me off - as well as the foot positioning. If it had been belt or shaft, I might have been riding a Triumph instead of a POS Vulcan 1500 (and then slightly later a Valkyrie, which was awesome.)
FriedChickenBlowout I'm trying to wrap my head around the same thing... From the sport bike camera perspective all is well; switch to the Trophy first person and suddenly we're in the UK.
@@David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon Took me a while to figure it out...they flipped the video image in edit mode...The red switch is normally on the right side of the bike...
Bought the 2017 a few months ago after not riding for 18 yrs. Ride it all day, my gf loves riding 2up and I keep up with the sport bikes through the twisties. Awesome machine!
I have watched some of their "reviews" of bikes only problem I have is they don't give a detailed analysis of the bikes if it's a moto vlog call it that don't use clickbait titles & not deliver
There's nothing wrong with sharing Christian words of wisadom. One day, the people who complain will realize it's always been THEY who needed the guidance the most. ✝
These guys are good dudes! They sell bikes but do everything they can to take care of customers. Continue reading the scripture, praying for rider safety after riders purchase and doing your thing. I'll always purchase bikes from these guys.
Hey! Thanks for the review. I just bought a 2014 trophy....picking it up in a few days. Appreciate the comparison with the Gold wing, as I am transitioning from the wing to the triumph. Most of all I appreciate the scripture! PTL! ....looks like I need to change my name now.....Triumphant Ward? ......I don't know.....lol Ward
I just bought a fjr1300 kinda wished I’d bought one of these the fjr is a great bike but leans more twords the sporty side where the triumph is more twords touring
Just bought 2000 TT 900, loving the triple! Great review much appreciated. Trying to find your Alpinestar jacket - see nothing here in the states close to it. You rocked the review! I totally get the one hand on the bend feels like a 4 wheeler! Like how you go no boots, socks or gloves but you don't forgo the leather shell! Any chance that jacket has a model number on it? Its the perfect weight I'm looking for.
No issues the taller the better. I am 6ft and can flat foot the bike. I ride with my wife long distances and we have around 350lb between us then all the luggage. Pulls like a train and great when you take off all the bags it is great around town too.
Colin Goldthorpe thanks for the information. I think I’m gonna go check them out at the dealership this weekend. Closest one is a couple hundred miles I was almost afraid to make the trip just to find out it didn’t fit me. I’ve asked a few others and they say it fits great I’m 5’8” 170 lbs. so not a lot of help
No issues the taller the better. I am 6ft and can flat foot the bike. I ride with my wife long distances and we have around 350lb between us then all the luggage. Pulls like a train and great when you take off all the bags it is great around town too
Power is on the low end. So every bit as fast as Concourse to 70-80. More torque so power delivery is so smooth. Definitely more comfortable and MPG is much better as well.
This guy's a clown spreading misinformation about never using the rear brake the rear brake is not just for if your front brakes are not cutting it the rear brakes should be used in a lot of different situations to provide more stable braking control and sooner braking if you're only using your front brake 100% of the time you're not riding your motorcycle to its full capability your rear brake should be used in the correct situation to cause your motorcycle to squat as it breaks not dive on the front wheel
My trophy is incredibly forgiving when going into a turn downhill at a high rate of speed. It has saved my ass many times. I pulse the front brake and mash the rear. Slows down quickly, reliably and with stability. It is an awesome machine!
Good on you for starting with a scripture. If it bothers a person then just ignore it. I agree with it and for you can keep it up. Thanks for sharing the word. I did note a few mistakes in your video but the substance of your impression of the bike was good.
The recording format (i.e. filming from another vehicle) is SO much better than the rider just wearing a GoPro on his helmet. But the wind noise here was really intrusive to the point where I bailed 3/4 of the way through it. And what's with the religious BS? Can't you keep that sort of stuff private?
Yeh thanks for sharing your religious views without warning that I have no interest in whatsoever......imagine if some non-Christian guy made a m/c test video then started to give you a sermon about THEIR religion.....or atheism maybe.....that would be acceptable to you would it?? Nope did not think so. So why inflict this on the rest of us......why feel free to attempt to convert WHILE the rest of us MUST (of course) RESPECT your religious beliefs...?? - I mean you respect no one elses....if you did you would not be so busy trying to convert "non believers". What a bunch of hypocrites!!!
Mark Wright I'm sorry the word of God has upset you so badly. but as Believers we are called to preach the gospel to all the world (mark 16:15) and it really doesn't matter how you respond to it, that's up to you you can take it or leave it. and if I were watching a TH-cam video and it turned into something I didn't like I would simply stop watching it instead of crying about it, but I'm not a Precious Little Snowflake. and whatever your religious views are as a non believer or atheist. the ONLY hope you have when you die is that God's Not There and that's NO hope at all!! I will pray for you to come to the knowledge and understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ.
@@jlong7696 lol, don't worry "GOD" won't be there, "he" doesn't exist. Science , bud. The same science that allows us to have motorcycles, and air travel, and cellphones.....not some pagan fairy tale
@@msanders98 scientist now believe in Creation. I'll go to the mats with you anyday. Set up the TH-cam debate, you can find me at live4JESUS.org locked and loaded. Don't run... back away slow if you're too afraid to debate me.
At 3:27 in the video you go "shredding" through a residential neighbourhood, and past a 25 mph speed sign at what appears to be at least twice the posted limit. Smarten up.
That's exactly what satan told The LORD JESUS CHRIST in the wilderness, so MY DADDY replied to him, "It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt The LORD Thy GOD." So be safe when you ride.
That's why he's a CHRIST-ian because he's not perfect and life is short end eternity is extremely long... What about you? Are you perfect? The HOLY BIBLE is not for perfect people, but humans.
Whoever told you that it was good to share your religion lied to you. Sharing your religion is like farting in an elevator with strangers, it might make you feel good to get it out, but nobody else wants to hear or smell it!
Thanks for RUINING an otherwise decent bike review with a bible reading. Glad you think you have the right to push your religion on to others (with NO warning - after all this is a bike review and not advertised as a bible reading) while (no doubt!) earnestly expecting (no make that demanding!) others to respect your religion......so you are free to try to convert others to your religion WHILE they MUST respect yours right? I think the bible does mention hypocrites though......read that part of the bible hey....you should be able to relate to it.......just IMAGINE how YOU would react if you watched a bike review then the test rider started to sprout on about THEIR non-Christian religion.....or would that be somehow "different" because (of course!) yours is "the only true religion" bla bla bla? My point? Let's keep "religion" out of motorcycle reviewing OR at least ADVERTISE your intentions HONESTLY so we don't have to listen to your little sermon.
I agree with Mark. If you watched a bible verse video and they started talking about motorcycles, I’m sure you’d hear worse than you’re hearing here. Let’s keep the motorcycle videos about motorcycles. If you need god, post a god video, fair?
@@gregorywilliams9302 the Bible verse was for anyone willing to make it more likely they will buy a bike from this company because they like the Christian pitch. The real Jesus would be horrified by using the Bible to help sell your merchandise!!
I bought this bike recently. Came from a Concours 14. Just as fast on low end. Not as fast on the go to jail speeds 😂
Comfortable. Fast. Amazing Wind protection. Corners amazing. Has all the things. Cruise. Heated grips. ABS. Traction control. 50mpg
My heated grips and seats have broken 5 times already. Fixed it right before a week long cross country trip in the fall, broke the first day.
Triumph=overpriced junk.
I just purchased a 2014, used to own a 2011 concours, 2002 VTX 1800, its a great looking bike and love the range on the tank, radio is awesome
update: owned for over 3 months now, bike is smooth and fast.. has some weird quirks like low voltage upon starting.. but 240 miles per tank and good power makes it a fun machine
Glad that you went back to talk to us. Also really good to see you standing up for your beliefs in a respectful way.
Right on
Thanks for an honest review of my bike. I love my Trophy it has given me hours of enjoyment, I love to go for the days with my wife on my bike it has brought us closer together. Plus it is not the same as every other bike out there like Harley and BMW. Love your reviews keep them going.
great video on the trophy guys, way better than the one posted yesterday! Glad that you were open and responsive to input.
Kawasaki also has linked braking called K-ACT which also includes ABS...wonderful technology. I have to disagree on your comment to never use rear braking. Using hard front only braking in a turn could end up dropping the bike, especially on big heavy bikes like Harley's. Rear braking is also essential in controlled slow speed turns and friction zone control. Love the videos.
+Lab Insight that very true, the police use a lot of rear for trail braking in super slow tight maneuvers
Love the videos man. Will ride down to see you guys (and girl) one day.
Rear trail braking adds stability. That's why motogp riders do it. And people who know what they're talking about....
@@Srkcycles if you are NOT using the rear brake often with the front brake then you are handicapping yourself as a rider. No question about it you can brake sooner and more controlled using a mix of front and rear brake in appropriate situations.
I’ve just bought a 2014 Triumph Trophy on yesterday. My very first bike for my upcoming 55th birthday 🎂
Keep being you. Don't allow people, who have nothing better to do than troll on the internet, make you change who you are. Your videos make me want to drive over 215 miles from Pittsburgh to buy from you. That says so much.
+Todd Cercone thanks, people come from all over the country to buy from me
Hey Dudes! Thanks for the review. I found it to be very helpful in my decision making process. What I like about these reviews that you guys do is that you show the bike in action - not just the standard in-cockpit shots like most others. This is what I found to be the most useful. So thanks for that. I just bought a 2017 Trophy SE and this bike is Awesome. It is Fast, nimble and very luxurious. It also has one of the best feature sets I have found on a bike in this class.
So thanks again and keep up the good work.
+Dennis M awesome glad we could help
Dude, how about some ankle protection?
And gloves.
3:27 Dude, 140HP on a sport-touring motorcycle is still WAY up there, it’s nothing to sneeze at. My Burgman 650 has ~54HP to move ~850 pounds of cycle+rider+gear - and it gets up and leaves the cages behind at the stoplights.
Seriously considered buying a Trophy in the late 90’s, but the chain drive turned me off - as well as the foot positioning. If it had been belt or shaft, I might have been riding a Triumph instead of a POS Vulcan 1500 (and then slightly later a Valkyrie, which was awesome.)
Trophy is a Shaft Drive, or has been 2012.
What’s with the traffic on the wrong side of the road? You guys do things different in the East?
FriedChickenBlowout I'm trying to wrap my head around the same thing... From the sport bike camera perspective all is well; switch to the Trophy first person and suddenly we're in the UK.
@@David_a_journeyman_curmudgeon Took me a while to figure it out...they flipped the video image in edit mode...The red switch is normally on the right side of the bike...
I'm picking up a used 2000 Triumph Trophy 900 next month. First bike. Can't wait!
Keep doing what you have been doing. Don't overthink what people say. I'm really liking these videos. Don't change. Be you.
Great review! I was leaning to the R1200RT, but this is persuading me to the Trophy. And thanks for quoting the Scripture. I need it.
I absolutely love my Trophy!
Ditto on everything
I have one and loved it ! Great bang for the money and excellent reliability
Bought the 2017 a few months ago after not riding for 18 yrs. Ride it all day, my gf loves riding 2up and I keep up with the sport bikes through the twisties. Awesome machine!
So much for not talking.
Also having postit notes on your mirrors means you are more likely to meet your God.
Hi mate,
Hope I am wrong but is the clutch lever on the or not?
Everybody says good things about Triumph Sport Tourers. Now I know why.
the engine
I have watched some of their "reviews" of bikes only problem I have is they don't give a detailed analysis of the bikes if it's a moto vlog call it that don't use clickbait titles & not deliver
There's nothing wrong with sharing Christian words of wisadom. One day, the people who complain will realize it's always been THEY who needed the guidance the most. ✝
These guys are good dudes! They sell bikes but do everything they can to take care of customers. Continue reading the scripture, praying for rider safety after riders purchase and doing your thing. I'll always purchase bikes from these guys.
JP yeah, I always found praying for rider safety was always more practical than wearing gloves. Cheaper too.
Hey! Thanks for the review. I just bought a 2014 trophy....picking it up in a few days. Appreciate the comparison with the Gold wing, as I am transitioning from the wing to the triumph. Most of all I appreciate the scripture! PTL! ....looks like I need to change my name now.....Triumphant Ward? ......I don't know.....lol
Ward
I like what you guys do! Don't let the haters get you down. Thanks and God bless.
I just bought a fjr1300 kinda wished I’d bought one of these the fjr is a great bike but leans more twords the sporty side where the triumph is more twords touring
Realize this is an older video but I’m finding theTriumph Trophy for reasonable prices.
Just bought 2000 TT 900, loving the triple! Great review much appreciated. Trying to find your Alpinestar jacket - see nothing here in the states close to it. You rocked the review! I totally get the one hand on the bend feels like a 4 wheeler! Like how you go no boots, socks or gloves but you don't forgo the leather shell! Any chance that jacket has a model number on it? Its the perfect weight I'm looking for.
Bought one with 70k miles in Sept last year rode home from San Diego To Phoenix AZ, Alternator rattle see the lights flicker
Where oh where was this filmed? It seems that in some parts the traffic was on the left and others on the right? Am I seeing things?
They reversed the frame for some shots, you can see the effect when they pass the 25mph sign
Damm 55 gallon tank have to get me one of them bad boys! 😁
SPNFENDER was that a joke lol or does it have a 55 gallon tank?
give your head shake dude 55 gallons Bawhahahaha
SPNFENDER think he meant to say 55 mpg which he mentioned moments earlier.
Compare this bike to Goldwing? Honda St 1300, Bmw rt 1200 - its ok, but Goldwing??? Good luck...
Have you ridden the new Goldwing in sport mode? You will be very surprised it is a sport tourer
Did you try to put the bike on the center stand? If so, what was it like for you?
It took me a few attempts (while wearing flip flops hahaha), but once I succeeded it's very simple with proper shoes and a flat surface.
You want people to take you seriously and you don't even wear gloves...?
I’m 6’3 270 lbs would this bike fit me
No issues the taller the better. I am 6ft and can flat foot the bike. I ride with my wife long distances and we have around 350lb between us then all the luggage. Pulls like a train and great when you take off all the bags it is great around town too.
Colin Goldthorpe thanks for the information. I think I’m gonna go check them out at the dealership this weekend. Closest one is a couple hundred miles I was almost afraid to make the trip just to find out it didn’t fit me. I’ve asked a few others and they say it fits great I’m 5’8” 170 lbs. so not a lot of help
will it fit a person of average size? 6'3" 235 lb?
No issues the taller the better. I am 6ft and can flat foot the bike. I ride with my wife long distances and we have around 350lb between us then all the luggage. Pulls like a train and great when you take off all the bags it is great around town too
You got my sub and like brother!
Part or the ride it appears you're on the wrong side of the road. How'd you do that?
Lmao “ TH-cam told me to shut up so imma shut up “ 💀💀💀
How does it compare with the Concourse 14?
Power is on the low end. So every bit as fast as Concourse to 70-80. More torque so power delivery is so smooth. Definitely more comfortable and MPG is much better as well.
This guy's a clown spreading misinformation about never using the rear brake the rear brake is not just for if your front brakes are not cutting it the rear brakes should be used in a lot of different situations to provide more stable braking control and sooner braking if you're only using your front brake 100% of the time you're not riding your motorcycle to its full capability your rear brake should be used in the correct situation to cause your motorcycle to squat as it breaks not dive on the front wheel
My trophy is incredibly forgiving when going into a turn downhill at a high rate of speed. It has saved my ass many times. I pulse the front brake and mash the rear. Slows down quickly, reliably and with stability. It is an awesome machine!
Thanks for the videos and Scripture reading. Would be more safe to wear riding boots, though.
Can you take the saddlebags off on this bike?
Jeremy Damiano yes you can .... all three very easily
Yes...and unlike the ST1300 (I had one) this bike looks GOOD w/o the luggage!
Nailed it. Way to go, good job!
Thinking about having one to keep my tt company
The Guy Is On A Motorcycle And Talking With His Hands. I Bet This Guy Waves His Hands Around When He Is Taking A Crap.
Good on you for starting with a scripture. If it bothers a person then just ignore it. I agree with it and for you can keep it up. Thanks for sharing the word. I did note a few mistakes in your video but the substance of your impression of the bike was good.
when i had mine everone got out of my way, because they thought it was a cop bike coming up behind them. lol
Essa moto é maravilhosa sou do Brasil e tenho um e não vendo
Thank you! 👍
what bags were on that?
+John Braman stock bags
The recording format (i.e. filming from another vehicle) is SO much better than the rider just wearing a GoPro on his helmet. But the wind noise here was really intrusive to the point where I bailed 3/4 of the way through it. And what's with the religious BS? Can't you keep that sort of stuff private?
Sticky notes on the mirrors.... Left.....Right
Fantastic.
much better! and thanks for sharing the word of God👍
Yeh thanks for sharing your religious views without warning that I have no interest in whatsoever......imagine if some non-Christian guy made a m/c test video then started to give you a sermon about THEIR religion.....or atheism maybe.....that would be acceptable to you would it?? Nope did not think so. So why inflict this on the rest of us......why feel free to attempt to convert WHILE the rest of us MUST (of course) RESPECT your religious beliefs...?? - I mean you respect no one elses....if you did you would not be so busy trying to convert "non believers". What a bunch of hypocrites!!!
Mark Wright I'm sorry the word of God has upset you so badly. but as Believers we are called to preach the gospel to all the world (mark 16:15) and it really doesn't matter how you respond to it, that's up to you you can take it or leave it. and if I were watching a TH-cam video and it turned into something I didn't like I would simply stop watching it instead of crying about it, but I'm not a Precious Little Snowflake. and whatever your religious views are as a non believer or atheist. the ONLY hope you have when you die is that God's Not There and that's NO hope at all!! I will pray for you to come to the knowledge and understanding of our Lord Jesus Christ.
@@jlong7696 lol, don't worry "GOD" won't be there, "he" doesn't exist. Science , bud. The same science that allows us to have motorcycles, and air travel, and cellphones.....not some pagan fairy tale
@@user-us1hx2cx3j you mean just like you just did in your comment? What's the definition of hypocrite again?
@@msanders98 scientist now believe in Creation. I'll go to the mats with you anyday. Set up the TH-cam debate, you can find me at live4JESUS.org locked and loaded. Don't run... back away slow if you're too afraid to debate me.
You haven't seen many reviews then
At 3:27 in the video you go "shredding" through a residential neighbourhood, and past a 25 mph speed sign at what appears to be at least twice the posted limit. Smarten up.
Where's your Jesus sandals.
Worst reviews ever.
next time put some gloves and proper boots and I will take your opinion seriously, bye!
bye
No need for protective gear,...God will protect you...
That's exactly what satan told The LORD JESUS CHRIST in the wilderness, so MY DADDY replied to him, "It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt The LORD Thy GOD."
So be safe when you ride.
QUIT TALKING!!! (just joking) hehehe
Reading a Bible verse then going WFO in a 25mph residential zone. Message received. ;)
That's why he's a CHRIST-ian because he's not perfect and life is short end eternity is extremely long... What about you? Are you perfect? The HOLY BIBLE is not for perfect people, but humans.
Only 140 horsepower!
First video was better.
Whoever told you that it was good to share your religion lied to you.
Sharing your religion is like farting in an elevator with strangers, it might make you feel good to get it out, but nobody else wants to hear or smell it!
The great commandment is to spread the word of God....good job guys!!
its really nice
My wife and I love you guys...keep reading the scriptures...when we honor God, He always honors us! Be safe..Dave from NC!
Awesome
Nothing best about this video I'm afraid 😕
Less god nonsense
Ugh...didn't make it past the bible verse babble...
Thanks for RUINING an otherwise decent bike review with a bible reading. Glad you think you have the right to push your religion on to others (with NO warning - after all this is a bike review and not advertised as a bible reading) while (no doubt!) earnestly expecting (no make that demanding!) others to respect your religion......so you are free to try to convert others to your religion WHILE they MUST respect yours right? I think the bible does mention hypocrites though......read that part of the bible hey....you should be able to relate to it.......just IMAGINE how YOU would react if you watched a bike review then the test rider started to sprout on about THEIR non-Christian religion.....or would that be somehow "different" because (of course!) yours is "the only true religion" bla bla bla? My point? Let's keep "religion" out of motorcycle reviewing OR at least ADVERTISE your intentions HONESTLY so we don't have to listen to your little sermon.
The bible verse is for him. Let it be
I agree with Mark. If you watched a bible verse video and they started talking about motorcycles, I’m sure you’d hear worse than you’re hearing here. Let’s keep the motorcycle videos about motorcycles. If you need god, post a god video, fair?
@@gregorywilliams9302 the Bible verse was for anyone willing to make it more likely they will buy a bike from this company because they like the Christian pitch. The real Jesus would be horrified by using the Bible to help sell your merchandise!!
Awesome