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| neverhadacruiser | | Set |  | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 25 Jun 2024 - 20:21 Post title : Mine's finally finished! | | | 
Took her off the road back in December, was only planning to be a couple of months, but life got in the way and I've only just got her finished this week, pretty pleased with how she turned out though.
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| Ginetta33 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2016 | | Posts | : | 39 | | Location | : | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Jun 2024 - 19:21 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | That's beautiful! Love the colour and the Thunderbirds LoGo'
| Dean.
2012 1600 Red Marble Haze, Long TORS, De-cat, K&N Air filter, Summer Screen, Engine guard, Long Haul Seat W Back Rest, LED Head light.
Previous Bikes: 2012 America, 82 Honda CB650, Kawasaki KZ440.
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,868 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Jun 2024 - 01:55 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | That's a beauty, no nonsense, a cruiser's cruiser. Goes fast just looking at it. Nicely done!
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Jul 2024 - 08:03 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: Ginetta33) | | | Thanks mate, I nearly went for Thunderbird 17, but didn't think it quite worked so kept it simple.
Glad somebody got it
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Jul 2024 - 08:05 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: MotorMac) | | | Thanks Motormac, that means a lot coming from one of the "elders" on here, you must have seen them all over the years 
Just debating if she needs a supercharger now 
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,868 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Jul 2024 - 03:43 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | It's truly a thing of beauty, no doubt. Go the supercharger route if you want to, a couple of the guys here have done it, but put some miles on her first and you might decide you don't need it.
I'll never understand why Triumph dropped the T-Bird....
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 03 Jul 2024 - 09:45 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: MotorMac) | | | Wouldnt say I need it, but that doesn't stop my inner child hankering after it, for the sound if nothing else. 
I rode her in fairly stock form all last year and knew pretty quickly she was a keeper, hence the winter teardown, can't see me ever selling this one, I've 3 other bikes that serve for long trips and slightly more "spirited" riding, this ones all about the look and the sound for me.
With you on Triumph dropping the T-Bird, for me it's the best cruiser/muscle bike out there, I tried most before buying mine and only the VTX1800 came close, but it was just a bit Japanese. Guess Triumph decided the Rocket was enough muscle in their lineup, but that's nowhere near as nice to ride.
Ah well, we got one any way, best look after them
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| GTM | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 18/07/2024 | | Posts | : | 34 | | Location | : | Russia |
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| | Posted : 22 Jul 2024 - 07:07 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: neverhadacruiser) | | | I don't like chrome, but your Tbird is very nice and style! Good work!
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| MotorMac | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 29/08/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,868 | | Location | : | Nor Cal, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Jul 2024 - 00:57 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: GTM) | | | Uh-oh....
Heck, if it was up to me, streets would be paved with chrome ;-)
Neverhadacruiser, your bike is a work of art and one of the nicest T-Birds I've seen anywhere. All business.
Watch out for cagers with cell phones and virtual reality goggles - they're out there. And never trust turn signals.
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| peteronkarra | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 830 | | Location | : | Karragarra Island, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 26 Jul 2024 - 09:14 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: Ginetta33) | | | Looking sweet. But. Never really finished. ????
| I sometimes wonder what I"ll do when I grow up.... but not very often 
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,973 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 27 Jul 2024 - 13:38 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: peteronkarra) | | | Yes never finished, my favorite mod is to remove some of the tread from the tires
| Never drink from a cow with one udder! 2010 1600 Blue&White ( of course ) Long TORS and HP filter.
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2024 - 08:53 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: MotorMac) | | |
MotorMac wrote:
Neverhadacruiser, your bike is a work of art and one of the nicest T-Birds I've seen anywhere. All business.
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You are too kind my friend..........but I'll take it.
You're not wrong on the Mr Magoo cagers, just ride like everyone wants to kill you, and make plenty of noise
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| neverhadacruiser | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/07/2023 | | Posts | : | 43 | | Location | : | Leeds, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2024 - 08:56 Post title : Re: Mine's finally finished! (Re: peteronkarra) | | | Yeah, never really finished.
Toying with the idea of USD front end swap off a Rocket III........and a supercharger
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