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| | | molinoman | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 05:26 Post title : I now own it....just don't know where it is | | | Signed the loan papers over here last night and scanned them in and mailed them back to my credit union. The loan amount showed up in my account totals this morning so now I am the proud owner of a new 2010 Triumph Phantom Red Haze 1700 Thunderbird. I don't know where it is (still enroute to the dealer from California), haven't ridden it, haven't see it but I'm sure it exists somewhere . Here is to hoping that I'll get to ride it in February .
Now to, hopefully, pay that sucker off by May.
Oh...and what a great birthday present to myself today .
Dennis
9 dtg KAF
14 dtg Dubai
15 dtg London
17 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
68 dtg Dubai
69 dtg Home (Thunderbird time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
| | Post edited by molinoman on 30 Nov 2010 - 06:20 |
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| | | daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 05:36 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | | Congrats. Uh....i wasn't sure whether to say this, but if this is a Ca. model you do realize it will have the California evaporative loss emissions system on it, right? Just thought you should know.
| 2010 Blue/White Thunderbird, "Brutus". 1700 kit, short tors, gutted cat, UNI filter, filter seal off, custom tune. Brutus in his native habitat: Link
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 06:22 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: daz) | | | I hadn't thought of that...that's a good point . May have to get those "shorty" pipes sooner than I thought.
Where are the catalytic converters on the Thunderbird anyway...in the pipes themselves?
Dennis
9 dtg KAF
14 dtg Dubai
15 dtg London
17 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
68 dtg Dubai
69 dtg Home (Thunderbird time and, hopefully, R3T ordering time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
| | Post edited by molinoman on 30 Nov 2010 - 06:24 |
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| | | Keets | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 06:22 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: daz) | | | Excellent buy...let the modding begin
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 06:51 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: Keets) | | | The following is a list of accessories that I have put on order for the new 'bird:
Adjustable Hwy Peg Mounting Kit
Highway Pegs/Logo Badge
Auxilary Lamps
Chrome Single Seat Rack (flat tubular one)
Engine Dresser Bar Kit
Heated Grip Kit
Windshield Lock Kit
QR Roadster Screen
Mounting Kit for QR Roadster Screen
Rear Dresser Bar Kit
Rider Footboard Hardware/Controls Kit
Chrome Line Rider Footboard Kit
Auxilary Power Socket Kit
In addition here are some other accessories under consideration:
Corbin Heated Seat
Corbin Back Rest (not the Oval Back)
Short TOR pipes or Hogslayers
and a set of digital gages for the handlebars such as: Link
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
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| | | zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 12:36 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | |
molinoman wrote:
Where are the catalytic converters on the Thunderbird anyway...in the pipes themselves?
69 dtg Home (Thunderbird time and, hopefully, R3T ordering time) |
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infront of the back wheel. if you search youtube for installing the bc pipes they give a clear view.
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| | | Keets | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 13:05 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: zolti) | | | What made you go for the digital dash? I could use one as i've got more of a drag bar set up which means looking down isnt too comfortable. Unfortunately I have my Garming hiden under the little cowel so there isnt much room left.
| Cruisin' on thru the junction i'm flyin' 'bout the speed of sound
Noticin' peculiar function i ain't no roller coaster show me down.
I turned away to see her woa! she caught my eye
But i was rollin' down movin' too fast;
...Doh!
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 14:24 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | | Are you familiar with the EVAP system? It has nothing to do with pipes or cat. It's a system with canisters and hoses made to catch and reintroduce any fuel vapors that would otherwise escape. The reason i don't like them is they are another thing to go wrong as mine did on the speedy, plus just a lot of garbage on the bike. heres the EVAP system...
Link
| 2010 Blue/White Thunderbird, "Brutus". 1700 kit, short tors, gutted cat, UNI filter, filter seal off, custom tune. Brutus in his native habitat: Link
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 30 Nov 2010 - 16:44 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: daz) | | | Guess you are going to end up in CA after tour? I kinda like the evap. I somehow think it keeps the
gas less pressurized and thus cooler. But, I don't really know. And it's extra weight and as the daz
says, more kit to break.
And on a completely separate and personal note.
Red One for Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Dec 2010 - 02:48 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: daz) | | | I just got an e-mail from my mechanic at D&D Cycles who is the co-owner and he said that all Triumphs are now 50 state legal so there is no difference. Now does that mean that if you took off some of the "kit" that would make it more "palatable" to CA will it run better or better mileage? That may be another question to ask him. But I have a feeling it is pretty much tied together so it I/we may just have to live with it.
Keets, I haven't got the Dakota Digital dash yet. I am going to ride the bike the 12 days I'm home and over the summer when I return for good and see how I like the current gage set up. Depending on whether it "bothers" me or not I will decide probably in September whether to go that route. If I also have the R3T at that time since it has the same tank top gage cluster I may do it as well. The advantage to having the two bikes at that time will mean that I can have one in the shop getting fitted with the Dakota and still have one to ride. When it gets done then I'll get the second one in and have it done.
Dennis
8 dtg 13 KAF
13 dtg Dubai
14 dtg London
16 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
67 dtg Dubai
68 dtg Home (Thunderbird enjoyment time and, hopefully, R3T ordering time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
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| | | daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Dec 2010 - 04:28 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | | It will be interesting to read your take on the 1700 compared to the R3 once you get a few miles on it. I felt the 1600 wasn't remotely close, and while the 1700 doesn't seem to be real close either, it at least seems to now be in the same ballpark. But you'd be the person to give the best comparison, and it's been a few years since i demo's the R3 so my memory isn't fully intact. I bought the Tbird because i just like it much more than the R3, tho i DID love that R3 torque. I could have gotten the R3 for what i paid, so the power while important to me isn't as important as all the rest that i prefer. But i'm always comparing everything to the R3 power-wise because that beast is king in that arena. So i look forward to your thoughts on the 1700 Tbird compared to the R3. (just got the 1700 kit installed in my 1600 a week ago in case you hadn't seen the thread I started)
| 2010 Blue/White Thunderbird, "Brutus". 1700 kit, short tors, gutted cat, UNI filter, filter seal off, custom tune. Brutus in his native habitat: Link
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Dec 2010 - 06:59 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: daz) | | | Daz, yeah, I saw the thread and if it is true about the "racing cams" in the BB kit...I wonder if the regular 1700 has the same? I put about 8,500 miles on the R3 Classic, which was pretty good considering how long I've been over here since '08. It was comfortable enough that I was able to go from Key West to my home just north of Pensacola (in Molino...hence my name) in one day...855 miles.
I only had the short test ride in April which is very vague right now...but I do remember (it was the 1600 version) that I was impressed first by the exhaust note, the pick up in speed was definitely no slouch and I came away with a good feeling about it.
But shortly after that I started concentrating on possibly getting a Stallion (Thoroughbred Motor Sports) for myself and my wife to ride around in as I felt she would come out more with me if it wasn't on two wheels. But we had a pretty serious talk about 4 or 5 weeks ago over the phone and she let me know she would just rather drive around in a car and wasn't too much interested in the "in the wind" experience. Free'd up by that knowledge...I let the idea of the Stallion go...,for now, and started concentrating on the idea of getting the Thunderbird and the R3T (since both together cost about what I would have spent on the Stallion).
So the first step is done as I now own an "unseen, unridden" Thunderbird 1700. When I am home in February and pick the 'bird up I will see how my "future" budget looks and decide then whether or not I get the R3T at that time. I am hoping that I may fall into my "old" job at the Triumph dealership in Pensacola again (doesn't pay but $8 or, maybe now, $9 bucks an hour...but I enjoyed it and got to ride a different bike home any night I wanted if I wanted to). Since financially I'll be in pretty good shape by June...I can afford to hold down a job like that which is way less than what I am working over here but has an "enjoyment" quotient that you can't really put a price on so I feel I'll be happy working there. If I do get that job I will definitely go ahead and push ahead with getting the R3T at that time if I haven't already done it.
Dennis
8 dtg KAF
13 dtg Dubai
14 dtg London
16 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
67 dtg Dubai
68 dtg Home (Thunderbird time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
| | Post edited by molinoman on 01 Dec 2010 - 07:01 |
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| | | DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 Dec 2010 - 17:23 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | |
molinoman wrote:
But we had a pretty serious talk about 4 or 5 weeks ago over the phone and she let me know she would just rather drive around in a car and wasn't too much interested in the "in the wind" experience. |
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Yep, riding on the back of motors is not for long haul, but good for sightseeing, per dizwife. So, I've found a solution.
First there was SPAM in a can and now there is Trailer in a Bag. Link 140 lbs, fits in an army duffel bag and my car trunk. Tow, stow, go. If the Lady wants, else, forgetaboutit.
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Dec 2010 - 07:54 Post title : Re: I now own it....just don't know where it is (Re: DizzE) | | | DizzE, thanks for that link, a little expensive but I like the concept and not having to "store" it anywhere special makes it a pretty good buy...I may just end up picking one up when I come home for good in June.
Thanks,
Dennis
4 dtg KAF (6 or 7 if I can help it...don't like being in KAF)
10 dtg Dubai
11 dtg London
13 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
63 dtg Dubai
64 dtg Home (Thunderbird time and, hopefully, R3T ordering time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
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| | | molinoman | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Dec 2010 - 02:03 Post title : Re: I now own it....and I do know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | | The "Thunderbird" has landed...I now know where it is. It arrived at the dealer yesterday (Wed./Dec. 8th) and was a little dusty but in good shape.
Dennis
1 dtg KAF
7 dtg Dubai
8 dtg London
10 dtg Ace Motorcycle Cafe
59 dtg Dubai
60 dtg Home (Thunderbird time)
| Last bike owned:
2007 Triumph Rocket III (sold in April, 2010)
Have finally ridden my 2010 Phantom Red Haze Thunderbird, picked it up in Feb 09, 2011, enjoyed the ride...now I am back in the sand box.
| | Post edited by molinoman on 09 Dec 2010 - 02:06 |
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| | Posted : 09 Dec 2010 - 04:38 Post title : Re: I now own it....and I do know where it is (Re: molinoman) | | |
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