It’s definitely a beauty. After much consideration and soul searching I will proceed forward in life without one. Perhaps another motorcycle will enter my garage someday but not a Triumph 900 Scrambler. It exceeds my desires for something lighter and more manageable…

BugMoto has great content. And his scooter channel is a hoot.

Steve, I was lusting after the scrambler as well. But it faded and I’ll stay with my W800.
So….thanks a lot for reigniting my scrambler lust. Curses.

Oh oh!

The closest Triumph dealer here has four 400Xs in stock. I’ve been thinking. Never a good plan for me….

Makes sense. Finances and the economy provide plenty of things to think about. I try to make good choices and be sensible with money. Unless we end up in a nursing home for a long, long time the money will be ok. But I have seen wealthy parents burn through their entire net worth built over a lifetime by nursing home costs. And the children were left with nothing. Not sure much can be done about it. Even with long term care insurance most only cover stays of a typical duration — 2 years. Spend 10 years in a home and it all goes away unless you are a multi-millionaire.

Hah. Finances in the Sticks! That’s another channel…

I enquired about a 400X demo ride through Triumph and the dealer they linked me up with commented that they are scarce to non existent in our part of the World. Seems whatever was available has been spoken for. Smart looking machine👌

The only reason cost comes into play for me is that I’d like to leave each of my 3 kids as substantial an amount of money for their future retirement as I can. None of them are high-paid professionals, and I fear with the direction the economy is going their own retirement funds will need all the help they can get (not to mention concerns over SSA).

By the way, I got my first motorcycle ride on my aunt’s Triumph 400 when I was 14, and she let me drive it when I was 16. So a Triumph is responsible for my lifelong enthusiasm for two-wheel riding.

Since I don’t fish for trout or bass, don’t play golf, and don’t travel, I figure spending a little mad money on a motorcycle isn’t so bad right?

I think the 900 Scrambler is just too big for my comfort now. A few years too late. But maybe the 400X…

Oh man. I’m not sure I’m up to maintaining a 60’s vintage Triumph. I’m patient but not that patient…

And thanks for the storage offer. A great kindness!