If he's not too upset when it gets dinted up, no issue. And some street bikes are not too bad, depends how they land.
Must be some stock of that Triumph around somewhere:
https://www.argyllmotorsports.com/--inventory?category=motorcycle%20%2F%20scooter&condition=new&make=triumph&pg=1&sortby=Price|asc
I'm really not.
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happens. Not like I'm going to total the bike with a walking speed drop. Scuffs, scrapes and dings are fixable.
If he's not too upset when it gets dinted up, no issue. And some street bikes are not too bad, depends how they land.
Must be some stock of that Triumph around somewhere:
https://www.argyllmotorsports.com/--inventory?category=motorcycle%20%2F%20scooter&condition=new&make=triumph&pg=1&sortby=Price|asc
Oooh... the matte black one looks sharp and appears to be in stock.
Wonder what shipping would be from AB to ON?
Better yet, fly me out and I'll ride it back for ya. ![Wink ;)](https://www.autos.ca/forum/Smileys/CarTalk/wink.gif)
Matte black is my #1 choice. Add bar end mirrors and call it a day. Looks so slick. Oh, and a lot of these dealer web-sites make it appear that every bike is in stock, when they're not. Go on GP Bikes web site and it looks like you can have any Trident in any colour right now, today.
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Only, you can't.
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But hey - if it is and you're willing to ride it back to Ontario, we can def. talk!
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Thanks for the Duke 390 suggestion - seems like a very well-reveiwed and highly-regarded option, though the angry wasp styling doesn't appeal to me nearly as much as the Husqy. And KTM is just so deeply and unrelentingly ...... orange.
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An older Bonnevile might be an option but I wonder if the displacement problem wouldn't still be there in terms of insurability? The smaller ones are still 900cc, no? Buying used in general is less appealing because while I have enough confidence in my own knowledge to buy a used car, I have ZERO equivalent knowledge to confidetly buy a ued motorbike.
Anyway another fun fact about insurance is that I must have my M2 to get it (at least from Riders Plus). So that's around my birthday in mid-August anyway even if I took the course this weekend, due to the mandatory 60 day sentence one must serve at M1. So if I decide to go with a stop gap bike this year, I will be riding it for two months then all of next season as well. Because I would be inclined to wait on the Trident for next year versus going through all the related expenses of getting a new bike just for 2 months then flipping it.
So the die is cast. Wait until mid-Agust and see what Trident availability is then. And if I can't locate one, then decide to ride a gap bike the rest of this year and next, or just start next spring on a Trident.