Triumphrat

Rincewind · 04-02-2007, 10:46 PM

New Triumph for me! I picked up a blue Tiger 1050 this evening at Capital Area Triumph (near Harrisburg). I am thoroughly stoked! I traded in my Tbird there, so if anyone is looking for a well-cared for Thunderbird with lots of goodies, call CAT and talk with John.

Here it is in the daytime when I first tested it nearly a month ago. I picked up their demo with very low miles. I love it!

My 01 Tbird was a fantastic bike for me, and I will miss it on a certain level. But the Tiger is more in line with where I'm at now as a rider. I'm very happy with my decision.

I want to thank all the wonderful and helpful users in this forum, particularly Mick, Jimmy, Sware, vonbonds, and TBSstunta. I also appreciate the fellow owners that I've met, including BigAl and Dhall, and others who aren't even on this forum. I wish you all the best with your Tbirds, TBS's, Adventurers, and Legends. They are great bikes! I'm sure I'll pop my head back into this forum on occasion.

FYI - if anyone is interested in a used National Cycle Plexifairing 3 with hardware that fits a Tbird, please PM or e-mail me. $80 USD, which includes shipping within the lower 48 states.

Cheers and see you on the road!

Tommybro · 04-02-2007, 11:04 PM

Congrats! That is awesome! Sweet!. I'm speechless.

Make some of those cool videos and post them.

upNorth · 04-02-2007, 11:20 PM

Congratulations! Sweet lookin' bike!

tridentt150v · 04-03-2007, 06:46 AM

And I thought England was too cold to grow rice!!

Just kiddin', but I can't get my head around the camel hump tank on a brit bike. Yeah, I know I'm a dinosaur, I'm just waiting for my mexican gulf rock to land.

vonbonds · 04-03-2007, 07:37 AM

Alex, congratulations! I knew you had the bug for this bike on ST.N

. Hopefully we can finally meet up one day in Ephrata for a Sunday breakfast they are so famous for.

Enjoy the ride and don't be a stranger in this forum. Once a Classic rider always a Classic rider

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ecrabbit96 · 04-03-2007, 08:47 AM

Congrats guy, it's all about owning what you love isn't it?
I kind of thought you were a fixture around here, hope you continue to hang with us. You have a bounty of useful info in your head and we appreciate it. Best regards Eric

Rincewind · 04-03-2007, 10:07 AM

Tommybro - thanks. I'm sure I'll make some vids, eventually - I haven't even cracked open the owner's manual yet. Lots to do and stuff to order - in time.

Yeah, vonbonds, I'll catch up with you someday. And you're right that I'll always be a Classics rider, even if Trident150 thinks I ride rice now. Lol. And yeah, Eric, I'll be stopping in all the time as I'm so conditioned to hitting this forum.

Long live the Triples. :chug:

Here's a pic from my final ride on the bird -

And blown away over my new Tiger. I kept waking up this morning, anxious for the day to start so I could ride it again.

t-birder · 04-03-2007, 10:32 AM

Yep. Motorcycles just have a way of making a man smile.

Congrats! :-D

vonbonds · 04-03-2007, 11:42 AM

I didn't know the Amish were allowed to ride Tigers?????? :-D

Rincewind · 04-03-2007, 12:19 PM

:lollol: