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TwinVee2

Help!! I would like to buy a tb, legend or should I buy the bonne ? gotta ride two up and maybe a 2 or 3 hundred mile trip once in a while, which would be the best ride? Thanks for the help. twinvee2
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Tbirdnz

No question, for you it's a TB, and get a K&Q seat on it and you'll both be able to ride comfortable all day. Only get the Legend if you're vertically challenged.

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welshrob

They`re all good, you can`t make a bad choice from those 3 but as John says, go for the Thunderbird. It`s slightly heavier than the Bonneville but the motor`s a gem, a watercooled triple and the bike has a lot of quality touches like a hydraulic clutch, monoshock, hazard flashers etc etc. It`s a more comfortable distance bike than the Bonny.
The Leg-end is just a low budget Thunderbird with a slightly lower seat height, black engine and 2 x 17" wheels instead of the 16" rear and an 18" front that the T-birds have.

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jp99tbirdnm

Well so far your first three replies have came from T-Bird owners. The envelope please. Thunderbird it's a really great motorcycle. You can't wrong with Legend or Bonnie either, but we're a little biased.

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BigAl8295

Black motors are cool. I'd go with the Legend!

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Joe Black

Go ask the same question in the Twin Talk area - see what the % outcome is then.

Personally I like the TBs, but if they're so great then how come Triumph stopped making them and why isnt there much aftermarket support?

Tbirdnz

Well the official reply to why they stopped making them was that tooling had to be replaced and the marketing thrust for retro's was deemed to be the Bonnie which had a larger following in the US, by tradition.

Parts for the TB class, Adventurers and Legends are readily available, at least I've never had any problems, wear and tear parts are pretty common with other bikes in any case. Not many riders give up their TB's and those that do seem to miss them.

It all depends what suits you, looking at TwinVee2's request the TB to me was the bike for him, despite his monicker !


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Gdsila

The 17" rims on the Legend give you a wider range of tyres to choose from.
As for the Lo-budget aspect of the Legend it simply means less chrome.

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jp99tbirdnm

Wow what a reaction. If you read my post, you'll see that I said I'm biased.

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99 Triumph Thunderbird
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Blockhead

From a non-Tbird owner, I'd say a TB Sport. It has the black engine and less chrome, and slightly more power than the standard TB. Besides, it a triple!

I wanted to buy an '03 orange & black one before I became endeared with the Tiger.

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