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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 04:17 Post title : Met a Triumph rep today | | | Today,I happened to stop by my friendly Triumph dealer to announce that I had surpassed the 90,000 mile mark.The owner likes to take a picture of the odometer and yours truly standing next to the machine,then feature it on the front page of his news letter.[I think it's called,"publicity"!  ] When I get it in my e mail,I'll forward it to one of you guys so you can post it on here cause I'm not smart enough to do that.
Well,to my surprise,a gentleman from Triumph corporate happened to be there too and also took pictures of the odometer and yours truly,but, forwarded it to Corporate head quarters.WHY??? I don't know!!  Then he and I had quite a conversation about my 53 years in the saddle,what I did for a living,the machines I've owned and tinkered with over those years,the pro's and con's of the Thunder Bird,the problems I had with my Bird,and what I did to rectify those problems.We talked for a good two hours.He had mentioned the Bennington Bash,in Vermont,which I guess he had attended and also had a conversation with our very own Jamie from New York about the Thunderbird.We then chatted about the LT and I commented on Triumph going backwards with the spoke wheels and tube type tires.Moto Guzzi also uses spoke wheels,but,uses tubeless tires.The spokes on their wheels are on the outside of the rim which allows them to use a tubeless tire,unlike all the other manufacturers which place the spokes in the middle of the rim,hence they need tubes.If you've owned a bike with tube type tires,and got a flat out in the middle of no wheres,then you know what I'm talkin about and why I won't own another machine that uses tube type tires.
So whether anything was gained or not,I don't know!! But he was a fine gentleman and I believe we had a constructive conversation. Dave!!!
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| | | AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,540 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 04:28 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | | Sounds good and maybe next time pick his brain about baggers and fairings...got to look ahead, u know
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| | | Tal | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 05:15 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | | Now we are looking forward to the new "Triumph DAVETAC 1" with various cosmetic changes of course...cruiser, not belt driven, mags not wire wheels...30litre tank...ummmm....thinking...thinking...
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 05:56 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: Tal) | | | In the motorcycle business,like with most businesses,if you want a successfull product,one that will sell,you talk to the general public or atleast to those who use said product,and they will tell you what they want or would like to see in future products,and or what problems they've had with their currant product,[or motorcycle in this case] so you can correct the problem[s],which inturn,will increase sales,not to mention, customer satisfaction.Follow me???
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| | | Tal | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/01/2015 | | Posts | : | 1,074 | | Location | : | Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 09:28 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | | yep...im following....but do you think they do???i mean really?....wouldnt it be great to have a custom built bike ???it would take time but shit it would be wonderful!....i guess thats why we change our bikes to fit ourselves with whatever options "they" provide..seats...handlebars etc..ide like to think that your 53 years of riding Dave would contribute some genuine solid material into the structure of what riders expect/want/or hop onto if the rider is new or experienced....Shape, comfort,problems whatever they might be....it must contribute to developing improvements....we wait and watch.....cant wait to see new models coming on stream.
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| | | PES | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2009 | | Posts | : | 927 | | Location | : | Tulsa, OK, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 09:37 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
Well,to my surprise,a gentleman from Triumph corporate happened to be there too and also took pictures of the odometer and yours truly,but, forwarded it to Corporate head quarters.WHY??? I don't know!! |
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Cool Dave. Maybe Triumph will buy your motorcycle to put on display and give you a new one.
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| | | easyrider | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/12/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,066 | | Location | : | NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 10:40 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: PES) | | |
PES wrote:
davetac1 wrote:
Well,to my surprise,a gentleman from Triumph corporate happened to be there too and also took pictures of the odometer and yours truly,but, forwarded it to Corporate head quarters.WHY??? I don't know!! |
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Cool Dave. Maybe Triumph will buy your motorcycle to put on display and give you a new one.
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Fuck 53 yrs on the saddle , they might Taxidermy Dave and put him beside the bike..
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| | | gwight | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 761 | | Location | : | Broken Hill, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 10:56 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: easyrider) | | | easyrider wrote:
PES wrote:
davetac1 wrote:
Well,to my surprise,a gentleman from Triumph corporate happened to be there too and also took pictures of the odometer and yours truly,but, forwarded it to Corporate head quarters.WHY??? I don't know!! |
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Cool Dave. Maybe Triumph will buy your motorcycle to put on display and give you a new one.
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Fuck 53 yrs on the saddle , they might Taxidermy Dave and put him beside the bike.. |
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Better still, on the bike ! 
| | Post edited by gwight on 17 Sep 2015 - 11:00 |
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| | | daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 13:31 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | | Good thing the conversation didn't move on to motor oils ! They probably would have reprimanded you and confiscated the bike right there and then like the animal shelter would confiscate a abused animal  On a serious note, cast wheels are far better in several respects, but you gotta know Dave that there are a ton of people that much prefer them. So stuff like that ain't going away. I hate spokes myself but they still use em on a lot of cruisers by popular demand. For me, the safety factor alone is paramount regardless of the fact there are 2-3 other reasons i dislike spokes.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 13:42 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: PES) | | | Yup,that would be nice to give me a new one and take my old one back for display in someplace like Jurassic Park, and me along with it as the dinosaur who USED to drive it as depicted in the above cartoon!! I kinda doubt you'll ever see that though. When I croak,the ole lady will probably mount me on it ,then BURY both,me and the bike, together.
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 13:49 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: daz) | | | The conversation DID move to oil and I DID give him my opinion of synthetic oil and the reasons WHY I don't and will not use it in any of my vehicles.
Regarding the spokes,I understand that many people prefer em even though they are a royal PIA to keep clean.But if they made spoked wheels like the Guzzi has,then they could also run tubeless tires just like the Guzzi does.
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| | | Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 3,002 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 19:07 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | |
davetac1 wrote:
Yup,that would be nice to give me a new one and take my old one back for display in someplace like Jurassic Park, and me along with it as the dinosaur who USED to drive it as depicted in the above cartoon!! I kinda doubt you'll ever see that though. When I croak,the ole lady will probably mount me on it ,then BURY both,me and the bike, together. |
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The one and only time you've been mounted
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| | | davetac1 | | Thunderbird | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,379 | | Location | : | Haverhill, Ma., United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Sep 2015 - 19:37 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: Linkdog) | | |
Linkdog wrote:
davetac1 wrote:
Yup,that would be nice to give me a new one and take my old one back for display in someplace like Jurassic Park, and me along with it as the dinosaur who USED to drive it as depicted in the above cartoon!! I kinda doubt you'll ever see that though. When I croak,the ole lady will probably mount me on it ,then BURY both,me and the bike, together. |
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The one and only time you've been mounted |
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SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!! If you don't tell anyone,neither will I.
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| | | KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 22 Sep 2015 - 00:45 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: davetac1) | | | Sounds like Jeff Rose. Good personal friend and companion for rides at The Bash.
One of the good guys, he is.
BTW-he's got some serious "quick" in his riding.
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| | | bnz433 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,843 | | Location | : | Clifton Park (Upstate), NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Sep 2015 - 11:47 Post title : Re: Met a Triumph rep today (Re: KingOfFleece) | | | Yep...had to be Mr. Rose! His territory has expanded recently, so I'm hoping he's going to be able to start sorting through the dwindling dealer options some of us are suffering through. Jeff's a great dude, so all you Northeast US boys should count your blessings that we've got someone like Jeff in our corner.
Jamie
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