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- if you were driving that range and you did that to us over here , You better be able to drive really fast into the nearest police station because if you stop or are stopped before that , you'd be invited out of your vehicle for an exchange of words.

- running over those bikers like that is akin to using your vehicle as a weapon.

- looking at the vid immediately prior to the "bump" , my educated guess is that there was already something going on with the driver of that car and the bikers.

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The newspaper article says there was an accident prior to the video starting involving the RR and a bike/s. The driver will have been spooked [possibly by the actions of the bikers] and reacted in fear of his familys safety. I would of done the same, my family comes first, way before the people he may of perceived were threatening him and trashing some bikes. If the driver or the bikers had a firearm all sorts of crap could of happened.

Holy crispy crap. I expect the driver and his family were very intimidated and the whole thing just escalated wildly out of control.
At least no fatalities and no  .

Thx a lot   

Any recommends for a good dealer in the North West. Looking for servicing and after sales.
Cheers.

Heres Tex

Thanks for the replies so far, its very helpful, the service costs summary especially.
The numbers are quite high as i thought they might be. My Explorer [and the Trophy] have 10k service intervals, so cost a lot less for spannering.
I would like to do my own servicing, but am rubbish at it, and leaned long ago to pay someone to do what they're good at while i do the same to pay them.
However, its not all about costs so i'm still very interested. The Trophy looks like an RT rip off, but its still a great bike to ride. The GTR has by far the best styling in my opinion.
As regard the Explorer, its a fab bike. Very fast and comfy, is quite a handful and as a consequence tiring after a while. Im looking for better weather protection and a more refined ride, so i can ride further for longer and i reckon the GTR will give me that. Plus, ive never owned a big Japanese in line 4 and need to tick that box. Being a volunteer bloodbiker [hoofing Pans and RT's] the big tourer market suits me.
My first two bikes were Kawasaki, a KL125 and then a GPZ305 [with belt drive] so i'm no stranger to the brand.
Anyway, im staring to blather, more views would be welcome.

Hello all.
I'm currently a lurker. At the moment ride a Triumph Explorer both for business and pleasure and i renew my bike every 3 years. I have another 15 months yet to run but i like to start early choosing my next bike.
I have had a few issues with my explorer but triumph have been great in sorting them out, but i wont buy a new model again due to teething problems etc.
I test rode a GTR prior to buying the Explorer and really liked it, so will be doing so again, nearer to the time. What i like about the GTR is the smooth ride, road presence, weather protection, styling and luggage capacity.
I have had a skim through the problems thread and all i can really see is the sticking shock adjuster, front brake disc issues and a bit of flaky paint. Did i miss anything, because compared to my Explorer and a beemer i had prior, the GTR seems pretty bombproof. Like i say i use my bike for getting to and from clients offices, so it has to be reliable. How are the servicing costs? i do 12k miles per year [including my tours]. Does it eat tyres like its ZZR partner? Any insights from owners would be gratefully received, as being a marketeer by trade, i dont believe a word of the glossy brochures! I would be looking to pick up a very low mileage used bike, say up to a year old.
Also, which would be the best dealer in the North West for sales and servicing, and which is to avoid?
Thanks in advance.