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| bigbikelupo | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/05/2010 | | Posts | : | 185 | | Location | : | Frankfurt, Germany |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 04:21 Post title : That's not my cup of tea. | | | 
| Is there an afterlife ?
Touch my bike and figure it out.
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| fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 04:31 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: bigbikelupo) | | | now that is one way on how to fuck a good bike 
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Remember, soft cocks hang around all life long, hard ones come and go
ahh f**k im deep
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| Keets | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/02/2009 | | Posts | : | 453 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 06:14 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: fab) | | | Someone was headed in the right direction...it could be fixed. If I had to call it I would go with ....Fail
| 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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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 09:41 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: Keets) | | | Its still far better than the one with ape hangers on it.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 11:16 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: Keets) | | | Keets wrote:
Someone was headed in the right direction... |
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Agreed, but it turned into a soup sandwich.
We saw another picture of this and you couldn't see quiet as many of the glaring flaws in it in that picture. The hardtailing / frame mod is egregious. However, there are several elements I like but as a whole, it missed the mark quite a bit.
Is that rear belt pulley spoked? ... that's kind of cool.
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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 : 21 Jan 2011 - 11:30 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
Is that rear belt pulley spoked? ... that's kind of cool.
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I didn't notice that first time round - does look cool.
It would have looked a lot better if they hadn't let the Grim Reaper have a go at fabbing and welding on that back end.
| My first natural instinct is to breathe. My second is to evade tax's.
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| mag10 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 485 | | Location | : | Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 12:22 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: mat1600) | | | certainly an interesting thing to do to a nice t-bird.
that oil bag thing looks awful.
it really needs a sprung rear hub (like the old Coventry bikes) and a real kick start (wouldn't that be fun to watch).
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| teebird | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 25/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 293 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 12:27 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: mat1600) | | | it has goods and bads.
some goods: the tank rack reads: early tbird
the seat reads early tbird.
the knee pads SCREAM: WHY ISNT THE INDENT IN THE RIGHT PLACE? EHY ARENT THE PADS IN THE INDENTS?
the rear fender reads cool early bird
the spoked belt pooley looks cool.
the bright silver brake rotors SHOUT ANACHRONISM UNCONFORMITY
the wrapped headers look cool
the wrapped or whatever muffler looks like a stickon...
   
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 12:39 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: teebird) | | | I find the bike very interesting. The designer was obviously going for a distressed look. It would be fun to see a similar retro design with less distress...
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| narsisco_lopez | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 2,765 | | Location | : | Golden (Showers!), Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 13:54 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: EnGage) | | | Uggghhhh... hard tail and springer seat. Retro styling is one thing, reverting to old technology is another. Makes you wonder what he'd do to a brand-new, state-of-the-art Formula One race car.... probably put wooden, model T wheels on it.
| 2012 Storm (SOLD!)
Other Bikes:
2003 Suzuki DRZ400E (plated - my dual sport/mountain trail/camping bike)
Past Bikes:
2012 K13S
2009 KTM 990 Adventure
2010 Triumph Thunderbird 1600 (the Alien Queen)
2009 Triumph Sprint ST (another great bike!)
2007 Kawasaki ZX10R
2000 Kawasaki ZRX1100
1975 Honda SB550T "Clubman"
1981 Kawasaki KZ1000J
1985 Suzuki GS550E
1978 Yamaha 650 Special
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| Truss | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 146 | | Location | : | Canada |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 14:29 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | | When I started riding back in the early 90's I must admit......I thought the retro thing was pretty cool. Now, 20 years later it's just getting old. For years motorcycle companies have been trying to bring out the next new-old styling and all I can do is......yawn. An authentic old bike????? Sure! Cool. But the new Indians/Harley's? Sorry.
I wonder if (in 2040) they will be trying to copy designs of the retro 2000's????
Just my opinion.......not trying to offend anyone.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 15:24 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: bigbikelupo) | | | There are no words, but off the top of my head, hideous. The simplest way to do the same thing IMO is just throw it off a 1000 foot cliff, then paint the remaining carcass completely flat black with $2 a can BBQ spray. I'd rather own a harley
| 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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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 15:33 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | | | hard tail and springer seat. Retro styling is one thing, reverting to old technology is another. |
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Agreed they did a very poor job of it on this one.... BUT, properly set up a hardtail bike can be a very good bike. The combination of a sprung seat, wire wheels, proper tires and the right geometry can produce very good results. However each component is needed if you don't want to hammer your kidneys out your asshole during any given ride and low profile tires aren't going to cut it.
I still can't get over the exhaust on that bike. It looks like it was done with bendable conduit. The thing just sort of snakes all over the place trying to get out the back of the bike. That could of been done much better and the distressing is just way over the top. Not sure why you need to distress a bike to make it old and cool
This one works for me and there's not a scratch on it. (of course it is actually old, it doesn't have to pretend)
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 15:34 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: teebird) | | | teebird wrote:
the knee pads SCREAM: WHY ISNT THE INDENT IN THE RIGHT PLACE? EHY ARENT THE PADS IN THE INDENTS?
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Agreed. That makes no sense to me either.
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| thanks4thefish42 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/11/2010 | | Posts | : | 269 | | Location | : | High Springs, FL, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 15:34 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: Truss) | | | When reading about all the ways to fix up your Triumph or what bike to ride I can't help think of the "motto" of the Triumph Company. My gut reaction to this bike is that it's butt ugly. But I remember the company motto:
Go Your Own Way
This owner is indeed doing this..........
For me the Thunderbird is first and foremost a great handling and smooth riding bike. I'm into the ride more than the bike and am happy to leave my SE stock and work on riding as much as I can. For others the Thunderbird (or any other bike) is a blank canvas to add make their personal work of art or statement. Lately here in America were all trying to get along better with the others in the room. So I'm cutting my reaction to blast someones version and vision of how the Thunderbird should look.
Going my own way-
Capt T Bird
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Kawasaki Vulcan 900 LT
Suzuki Boulevard S50
BMW R90/6-Luftmeister fairing
Calling upon my years of experience, I froze at the controls. ~Stirling Moss
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| haydn71 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 39 | | Location | : | Essex, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 17:27 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | | A great man once said to me "if we were all the same, life would be boring"
| Live and Let Ride!!!
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| PES | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2009 | | Posts | : | 927 | | Location | : | Tulsa, OK, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Jan 2011 - 17:35 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: bigbikelupo) | | |
bigbikelupo wrote:
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Yuck.
| "Four wheels move the body. Two wheels move the soul."-author unknown
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 24 Jan 2011 - 18:00 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: EnGage) | | |
EnGage wrote:
I find the bike very interesting. The designer was obviously going for a distressed look. It would be fun to see a similar retro design with less distress... |
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I'm with you here EnGage.
I kinda like it somehow... ... but there are things that I DON'T like!
All in all - a VERY good and brave project!
Lets face it - the 'Bird is really still VERY NEW to the scene - who knows what will be in 3 or 4 years.
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| angelis745 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 13 | | Location | : | BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Feb 2011 - 22:11 Post title : Re: That's not my cup of tea. (Re: bigbikelupo) | | | Lose the swingarm and put a sprung Hub and it would look better.
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