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Nice bike, enjoy your new ride. I have a 1200 sportster S model with dual plug heads. It has a bit more hp and cosiderably more torque than my speedy. My harley is a 2001 and triumph 2003. However I like the way the triumph handles by far. Having said that, both bikes have been very reliable and I'v enjoyed both. I was wondering if you bought you triumph from D & D in norfolk,va?



No, I bought my Triumph from Ray Price Triumph in Raleigh North Carolina. I had a Honda 750 I'd been riding for years and decided to make a move so It came down to the Victory or Triumph. I went to AllOut Cycles in Chesapeake Va. the Victory dealer one Saturday morning and said "work me a deal on this Vegas and I'll buy it today." Now a buyer saying that right off the bat should have given any salesman wood! He said "the guy that does trade appraisals will be back Thursday...come back then. I said "are you serious?" Mind you, my wife and I were the only non-employees in the dealership on a nice Saturday morning. The more I talked to the guy the more wrong things he said.

So I whipped out my phone and searched for the nearest Triumph dealer that had an America in stock, that was Ray Price. I told my wife "hey, you want to take a ride?" So I rode 3 hours to Raleigh NC to buy my Triumph that day. Ray Price is a Harley-Davidson AND Triumph dealership. Both are sold in seperate sides of the same building and the Triumph showroom is beautiful second to none! They do not treat Triumph like a second class franchise. Ray Price senior is a retired Harley drag race champion and the upper level of the showroom displays his bikes and race trophies and pictures. His grandson road races Triumph IIRC. Everyone there was very nice and professional. That's why I went back and special ordered my wife's new 1200 Sportster from them in 2012.

I discovered D&D Triumph in Norfolk later, at the time I bought my Triumph they did not take trades when you bought a new motorcycle being a smaller dealership so it wouldn't have worked for me. I don't waste time trying to sell my ride when I want to buy a new one, patience is not my strength. D&D has been my source for all parts and a few service items on the Triumph and they are outstanding!

2011 Triumph America (10/2011 to 07/2014) 2012 Harley Davidson 1200C Sportster 2014 Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide