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| Kando | | Chaac |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 00:46 Post title : Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride | |
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| Truss | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 146 | | Location | : | Canada |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 01:46 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Kando) | | | Just saw that. Me likey......except for the name.
Interesting that he states that abs isn't available until 2012???????
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| Buzzo | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 20/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 110 | | Location | : | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 03:34 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Kando) | | | Thanks for the link. Good review.
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| mito3dc | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 81 | | Location | : | Adligenswil, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 06:48 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Kando) | |
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| Birdy68 | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,352 | | Location | : | Bad Zurzach, Aargau, Switzerland |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 09:18 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: mito3dc) | | | 
I helped un-pack one at my dealers...
I liked the black engine casings - that's what made me order them to fit on my 'Bird.
Otherwise, there's just a little too much black for my likings.
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| TraderVic | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 274 | | Location | : | Manahawkin, NJ, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 13:12 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Birdy68) | | | Interesting that the video is sponsored by Victory. 
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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 : 10 Feb 2011 - 13:17 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Birdy68) | | | Man, that narrator's voice almost put me to sleep... talk about unenthusiastic. Did you catch the name of the Motorcycle-Usa.com cruiser editor? "Brian Harley" 
| 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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| jsprunner | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 31/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 91 | | Location | : | Houston, TX, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 14:34 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Kando) | | | Man, I love the way that thing looks. I thought about waiting for it, but I found a black TBird dealer demo back in December 2010 and the timing was good and the price was right. I don't regret it at all because I love the way mine looks as it is. But maybe one day they'll make the twin headlights available as an option.
Jeff
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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 : 10 Feb 2011 - 14:57 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: jsprunner) | | |
jsprunner wrote:
Man, I love the way that thing looks. I thought about waiting for it, but I found a black TBird dealer demo back in December 2010 and the timing was good and the price was right. I don't regret it at all because I love the way mine looks as it is. But maybe one day they'll make the twin headlights available as an option.
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Jeff,
Talk to Birdy68... he (and I believe a few others here) converted his awhile back.
| 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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| TVL65 | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/09/2010 | | Posts | : | 98 | | Location | : | wayne, NJ, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 20:40 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | |
What's up with the sheriff's officer at the very end of the vid? Don't tell me he wrote everyone a ticket! I can understand if you kick it up thru a residential area & get cited, but out on a open desert road?!!
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,593 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 23:14 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: narsisco_lopez) | | |
narsisco_lopez wrote:
Man, that narrator's voice almost put me to sleep... talk about unenthusiastic. Did you catch the name of the Motorcycle-Usa.com cruiser editor? "Brian Harley" |
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Yeah that name got a laugh out of me . Also noticed the drive belt looked like it was centered in the pulley.I'd be interested to see if those bars give a bit of forward lean too.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| Thatch | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Feb 2011 - 23:24 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: TVL65) | | | Don't care for much about the Storm, and I'll leave it at that... but, I am going to check into the price of that pulley. I would be nice to have a factory blacked out one instead of the cast plastic looking one on the standard bird
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,593 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2011 - 02:24 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Thatch) | | | I was thinking about painting my pulley blue(to match the best colour ) when I replace my tyre, hate the grey undercoat look. I didn't realise that they were available in chrome until the dealer told me the day they delivered my bike to my house. I wish he hadn't mentioned it because I now look at it every time.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,731 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2011 - 03:10 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
Don't care for much about the Storm, and I'll leave it at that... but, I am going to check into the price of that pulley. I would be nice to have a factory blacked out one instead of the cast plastic looking one on the standard bird |
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It's over $500 thatch, i think $550 if i recall. Remember, stock parts are a lot more expensive than the accessory parts. For example, the chrome pulley is $450. But even if it were just $100, why? I mean, the easiest thing to paint and do a factory looking job is heavily textured parts like the pulley. And the easiest color is flat black. Or satin if you wish. For a $3 can of enamel you have what you want, and it will look as good as any.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Feb 2011 - 12:06 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Thatch) | | |
Thatch wrote:
Don't care for much about the Storm, and I'll leave it at that... but, I am going to check into the price of that pulley. I would be nice to have a factory blacked out one instead of the cast plastic looking one on the standard bird |
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T,
I had my pulley powder coated gloss black for 75 bucks and it looks great.
| There are those who own and there are those who ride! 
2010 Thunderbird
2007 Kawi KX250F
2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| Kando | | Chaac | | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2009 | | Posts | : | 780 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Feb 2011 - 00:51 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: CornerBanger) | |
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| Thatch | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/06/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,655 | | Location | : | Savannah, GA, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Feb 2011 - 19:22 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: CornerBanger) | | | You're probably right about the painting or powder coating, I'm just going to be away so long that a quick bolt on solution works better for me. I'm back in country for 3 weeks where I have to try and get all the repairs on my bike sorted on top of everything else that is going on, then I'm gone again for a month. The painting I'm not big on simply because I suspect it will be a rather short term solution and start to look bad in short order. Plus there is an advantage to being able to go back to stock at any point. (for trade in / resale)
I'll check with my local shop when I get back if they could do the powder coating while working on the rest of the repairs. We shall see.
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| jsprunner | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 31/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 91 | | Location | : | Houston, TX, United States |
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| | Posted : 14 Feb 2011 - 19:42 Post title : Re: Thunderbird Storm 1st review & ride (Re: Kando) | | | Another review, this time from Cycle World.
Link
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