955 V's 1050

[Bixxer Bob]

Having lived on the Dutch border for 3 years, I kinda guessed.  I don't remeber much other than drinking a lot of beer and wearing orange 

[TigerT]

I have ridden the 1050, 800 and owned a steamer and now an 02 955i. Which one will become a classic??
The 1050 is a great road bike/tourer, best all round engine but I think it looks dull. I love the steamer, best looking of the lot, just couldn't live with the relaibalilty, lots of electric, staring issues. 800 especially XC is a fantastic bike, I just don't like the instrument/dash layout, all looks unfinished and too like a GS. My money's on the 955i, classic engine, loads of character, pretty good both on and off road. I hate the plastic tank but love the analogue dials and layout. And it drinks oil like a bastard!!

[Bixxer Bob]

Funny you comment on the oil consumption; a few of them do that but it's not all that common.  Evil Betty is the expert if I recall rightly.

[Sin_Tiger]

Sad but I own and ride all three of those, rode a Girly but never owned, personally the looks didn't speak to me.

The Steamer gets it for looks and character, oil and reliability has not been an issue, maybe just lucky.
The Roadie is very competent, much more than it looks or on paper, for me anyway the comfort is excellent after sorting the screen and bars, chrome  dip beam is shocking and the looks in stock trim are a little too close to a Fazer.
The XC is so good at just about everything I have asked of it, some might say its on the bland side for a Triumph, it certainly has zero quirks. The more I ride it, the more I think, do I really need an Explorer, want is another matter

The Multi is pretty mad by all accounts, a Street Triple in hooker heels but I've heard that it's tyring on longer journeys.

[Bixxer Bob]

.... rode a Girly but never owned, personally the looks didn't speak to me. ....

The jelly mould looks let down an otherwise excellent all-round bike.

[blacktiger]

.... rode a Girly but never owned, personally the looks didn't speak to me. ....

The jelly mould looks let down an otherwise excellent all-round bike.

Nothing wrong with jelly molds. Morris Minor looks great and always will. I like the look of the 955i. It's distinctive and unique. If only they'd designed it with a decent screen.

[Sin_Tiger]

Don't tell us, you owned a Move Sierra 

[blacktiger]

Don't tell us, you owned a Move Sierra 

Who me? No, I'll never own a Ford. Utter shit like Ratners Gold.

[Dutch]

I guess I just have to try to test ride both the 955 and the 1050 then when weather and mainly road conditions cooperate.

[Chris Canning]

There are 3 outstanding differences between the two,the first is engine the 1050 is a league better for the simple reason it's had more R+D and Triumph switched from French Fuel injection to Japanese.

The 1050 has 17" wheels with all the advantages of a better selection of rubber that brings,I see on the latest test of the watercooled GS scribes mention how they were suprised that BM carried on with the 19" front 17" which gave the same old vague feel and thats why I ditched mine on my 955.

The 3rd which is never mentioned and thats fuel tank size the 1050 is 19L as opposed to the 955 which 24/5L and that does make a difference when looking for fuel.

[Sin_Tiger]

Fourth is that the 1050 doesn't have an expanding petrol tank  I find 200+ miles on the roadie tank not a problem, motorway speeds with side boxes.

[Dutch]

Winter -like Pope or Dutch Queen- is thinking about a retreat, so I was thinking about trying to arrange a decent test ride on a 955 and on a 1050. But last week an '05 955i happend to pop up that I couldn't resist. Considering my location and nick, obviously it had to be an ORANGE one 

I still have to make some pictures, I'll show them in the Girly picture thread later.

Cheers, Dutch

[Bixxer Bob]

Best colour anyway Dutch.  Well done!

[Kiwitex]

The jelly mould looks let down an otherwise excellent all-round bike.
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umm is it wrong to think the jelly mold look is kinda sexy????
Or is that a bit like being turned on by the big blue chick in Avatar?