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On 2006-06-08 18:21, gm16sw wrote:
The seam is cheap!! All the Jap bikes use it, all the AMerican bikes don't, including custom bikes. Triumph probably saves about 20 bucks on every tank with that seam. I'd rather pay the 20 bucks in the sales price and have a seamless tank. It looks a hell of a lot more classy without it. You guys who don't mind it have been exposed to mass produced, characterless Japanese bikes. Triumph should stand out and produce a better quality tank like Victory and Harley does.
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Visible bodywork seams are a longstanding tradition on classic British vehicles. You thought the Japanese Big 4 invented them? NOT!
For those who don't like the seams naked and find the AutoZone door trim stuff inadequate, I wonder if you can still get the deeper molding that completely covered the seams like they used to put on certain Brit sports cars e.g. Triumph Spitfires. I bet somebody still makes it but might take some savvy googling to track down.
Now, those fender seams on cars like the Spit were definitely part of their "character"
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