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| lwc1600 | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 114 | | Location | : | Lakeland, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 03:27 Post title : Ex T'bird owner returning to the club | | |
I bought a new blue / white T'bird last December . I rode it until August of this year when I traded
it for a new 2011 black / white Rocket 3 Touring bike. Big mistake on my part. I wrongly assumed the R3T would be a better bike. The T'bird is a lot easier bike to ride especially at low speeds. The R3T is a big handful at parking lot speeds. Any way I traded back to a new red Thunderbird SE last week and really do like it more than my first T'bird.
I sold all of my accessories on this site in August and now have to buy some more parts again. Glad to be back on a T'bird and able to use this siteand taalk to some nice people.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 05:23 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Good 4 u, welcome back ! I demo'd a R3 a few years ago. If you take away the massive power IMO what you are left with is 1/2 the bike the Tbird is.
So you went from the 1600 on your first one to 1700 on the SE right? Good choice. i did the BB kit and i could never imagine going back to the 1600 now.
| 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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| zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 08:04 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | welcome back 
its something you now can say i tried it and it wasnt as good instead of i wished id tried.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 08:05 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Hi - again !!.
A lot of 'extra marital affairs' go wrong, glad you got back together again. Just goes to show what a fantastic bike this is.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| lwc1600 | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 05/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 114 | | Location | : | Lakeland, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 14:29 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | |
The SE model only comes in one color, a really good looking Cardinal red and the 1600 engine. You have no choice as to color or the 1700 engine. Looks like the BB 1700 could be on my short list of bike changes or maybe a birthday present for me in February.
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| DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 15:03 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Oh, that's right! I was just coming in and I bought some accessories from you, clansman.
Glad to have you back.
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| DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 15:15 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: daz) | | |
daz wrote:
I demo'd a R3 a few years ago. If you take away the massive power IMO what you are left with is 1/2 the bike the Tbird is.
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I ran some T-bird bore and stroke calculations...a DynoSim feature.
You have to run a lot of technical data, you can't just say give me 150 hp for example...I wish.
So, the last thing you see is what displacement that works out to.
Would you believe it? 2300 cc is optimal if you are looking at power to weight for torque.
So, for 2015, I give you...(in bizzaro world) Rocket 2!
Why ride an inline 3 cylinder road pig when a big parallel twin is much more nimble? Rocket 2....coming soon to your imagination.
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| RedBird2010 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 666 | | Location | : | Spokane Valley, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 20:22 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Congratulations!! Interesting to hear your thoughts on the R3.
Great choice of T-Birds to come back to.
| Rick 
2010 Thunderbird SE 1600
"Harley-Davidson; the worlds' most efficient method of turning gasoline into noise without the harmful side effect of horsepower."
"The wilderness holds answers to questions man has not yet learned to ask"
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| Jimbo | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 25/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,032 | | Location | : | Queanbeyan, N.S.W., Australia |
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| | Posted : 23 Dec 2010 - 21:52 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Welcome Back Louis,
and , no, you can't have your Rack back - I like it too much!! (LOL)
Cheers mate, and, as already stated, good to get your feedback about the Rocket.....
Jimbo
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Jimbo (Bishop) 
Keep the black side trackside and the shiny side up!
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| FTL40 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,122 | | Location | : | massachusetts, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Dec 2010 - 02:46 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: Jimbo) | | | welcome back and goodluck with the new bike
| 2010 tbird 1700 silver (fastest color) BC exhaust, BC airbox removal
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| molinoman | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 189 | | Location | : | Molino, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 24 Dec 2010 - 07:10 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | Congrats on getting the new T-bird. I know what you mean about the Rocket...it is a handful but it rocks, I am looking forward to having the best of both worlds by this next summer...though instead of getting the Rocket III Roadster I'll be going for the R3T...it's a touring thing .
Dennis
Back in Afghanistan after finally gettin out of London on Wednesday
44 dtg Dubai
45 dtg Home (Thunderbird 1700 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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| Theazrp | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 111 | | Location | : | Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States |
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| | Posted : 25 Dec 2010 - 00:36 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | | I copied and pasted your post into an e-mail to a buddy who has a Rocket, reason being that while I was on a long road trip with him last summer he laid it down and the 2 of couldn't pick it up without the help of a passing trucker. I told him my e-mail wasn't a suggestion, but just sending it. He responded by saying he'd be lying if he said he hasn't already thought about it. Probably be a new Bird owner by spring.
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| coneye | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 420 | | Location | : | adelaide, Australia |
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| | Posted : 25 Dec 2010 - 01:23 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: Theazrp) | | | Has a rocket owner . i can symphasize (scuze spelling ) they are a handful . i was going to get rid of mine a few weeks ago , two up with the wife doing a sharp u tirn , i couldn't make it with her on the back, and the camper of the road against me i could'nt push back for a 3 point turn , wife had to get of and help push me back , EMBARASSING . any way got home and said enough is enough its just too bloody big for me its going .
But has a last ditched effort , i bought the shorter ikom shocks 35 mm shorter lowered the front 20mm , and presto , its fixed , its now at the same seat height has my t bird and a perfect tourer . I will admit though its still a big heavy bike a lot easier than before but still BIG .
Now if Triumph stop ripping us off here in Aust , i could well see me swapping it for the se model , but up till now Peter Stevens have refused to import the se model instead wanting us to pay exorbinant prices to turn our base model into a tourer by paying for accessories .
Has much has i like my T BIRD its just not a bike i would want to travel a 1000 klm on at the moment , with the forward controls and t bars , .
But the , footboards , windscreen , normal bars with risers , would make the SE a great tourer i would imagine . The rocket tourer is a great bike though .
Seems like Triumph just can't seem to go wrong the last few years .
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| feduke | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/08/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,441 | | Location | : | Daytona Beach, Florida, United States |
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| | Posted : 28 Dec 2010 - 00:11 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: coneye) | | | I traded my R III for my TBird months before they even brought a mockup to Bike Week to show off. I could handle the R III alright but it was work at low speeds. It was a great bike but I'm not looking back. All I had to do was ride the TBird once and I was happy with my decision. As far as touring, I have the floor boards, windshield, saddle bags, a Throttlemeister, a Corbin seat, Zumo GPS and Motolites. I've been riding close to 50 years and it's as good a tourer as anything I've owned. I wouldn't trade it for anything I've seen on the market.
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 05 Jan 2011 - 15:02 Post title : Re: Ex T'bird owner returning to the club (Re: lwc1600) | | |
lwc1600 wrote:
I bought a new blue / white T'bird last December . I rode it until August of this year when I traded
it for a new 2011 black / white Rocket 3 Touring bike. Big mistake on my part. I wrongly assumed the R3T would be a better bike. The T'bird is a lot easier bike to ride especially at low speeds. The R3T is a big handful at parking lot speeds. Any way I traded back to a new red Thunderbird SE last week and really do like it more than my first T'bird.
I sold all of my accessories on this site in August and now have to buy some more parts again. Glad to be back on a T'bird and able to use this siteand taalk to some nice people. |
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Welcome back....
The only way to be sure is to try it yourself! What works for one may not work for all. It's an expensive lesson but a very valid one.
Nice to have you back.
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