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| | | Linemech | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 23 | | Location | : | Tennessee, United States |
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| | Posted : 03 Apr 2011 - 23:52 Post title : T'Bird at a Poker Run | | | Went on a poker run in Memphis today, if I heard right there were almost 700 bikes. Five stops and I saw pretty much all the bikes, two Triumphs total, mine and an older bike, could never find the owner. I ride with a group, 4 Harleys, a customized Victory Hammer and my Triumph. It still amazes me the attention this bike gets. Had a group of three get off their HD's and make a beeline to mine (walking around the customized Vic). One guy had a Triumph back in the early 70's and was just amazed how it had "grown up" lol. Seemed every stop this bike had people looking, just gotta love it.
The bad side of the coin, I really want to get a set of pipes for this bike, but unlike any HD or most other bikes, there just aren't any around with aftermarket pipes I can hear in person. Hate to trust a Youtube sound clip when it comes to spending over $500, but looks like that's the way it'll be. It's all good though, I'll have it around for the next local guy who buys one and wants a little more sound to hear in person.
Roughly 6 weeks and a thousand miles, I love this bike.
| Sam
2010 Thunderbird 1600 SE
2008 Yamaha Venture S
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| | | KingOfFleece | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 30/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 304 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Apr 2011 - 14:22 Post title : Re: T'Bird at a Poker Run (Re: Linemech) | | | check with www.fasteddysports.com for pipes
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| | | Theazrp | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 111 | | Location | : | Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Apr 2011 - 16:45 Post title : Re: T'Bird at a Poker Run (Re: Linemech) | | | Linemech wrote:
Went on a poker run in Memphis today, if I heard right there were almost 700 bikes. Five stops and I saw pretty much all the bikes, two Triumphs total, mine and an older bike, could never find the owner. I ride with a group, 4 Harleys, a customized Victory Hammer and my Triumph. It still amazes me the attention this bike gets. Had a group of three get off their HD's and make a beeline to mine (walking around the customized Vic). One guy had a Triumph back in the early 70's and was just amazed how it had "grown up" lol. Seemed every stop this bike had people looking, just gotta love it.
The bad side of the coin, I really want to get a set of pipes for this bike, but unlike any HD or most other bikes, there just aren't any around with aftermarket pipes I can hear in person. Hate to trust a Youtube sound clip when it comes to spending over $500, but looks like that's the way it'll be. It's all good though, I'll have it around for the next local guy who buys one and wants a little more sound to hear in person.
Roughly 6 weeks and a thousand miles, I love this bike.
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As you can see in the picture (If I upload it correctly), there were a few bikes at the last Sunday of the Arizona bike week. This is only about half of one parking lot, there is another that had almost as many bikes. The only Triumphs I saw were my Bird and a Rocket. Was sorta hopin to see more birds there. 
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| | | ray548 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 09/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 299 | | Location | : | sylmar, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 04 Apr 2011 - 17:53 Post title : Re: T'Bird at a Poker Run (Re: Theazrp) | | | Well at least we all have fun. Went with the wife to the Vietnam Veteran MC Vung Tau run. I would have have taken bike fotos, but only saw my TB and one sports bike. But the lunch was good. After being in Vietnam for two months it was good to get a nice ride in.
| 2010 TB, 2007 America
2009 Black Bonnie
owned by daughter, but fun to borrow
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| | | Theazrp | | Set | | | Reg. Date | : | 14/10/2010 | | Posts | : | 111 | | Location | : | Gold Canyon, Arizona, United States |
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| | Posted : 05 Apr 2011 - 15:59 Post title : Re: T'Bird at a Poker Run (Re: ray548) | | | Spent one weekend in Vung Tau once upon a time long ago. Would like to see it again to see if it matches my memories.
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