2010 Triumph Thunderbird

[mossy1200]

Three of them arrived presold at Motorad on Friday and the blue is awesome.Silver I didnt like.
I ride bonneville and the hp is not issue so these are tempting for me.
I think they are 24K so not to bad price wise.
I think I would need a 2stroke 250 as well to play on if I sold the bonneville as its all the way cruiser.
Back seat is no good(small and skinny).Wife would want to change that.
Might do it when I have seen all the kit that you can get as extras,luggage etc.

[Big Dave]

Three of them arrived presold at Motorad on Friday and the blue is awesome.Silver I didnt like.
I ride bonneville and the hp is not issue so these are tempting for me.
I think they are 24K so not to bad price wise.
I think I would need a 2stroke 250 as well to play on if I sold the bonneville as its all the way cruiser.
Back seat is no good(small and skinny).Wife would want to change that.
Might do it when I have seen all the kit that you can get as extras,luggage etc.

Agree with the seat comment.
Looks phat with a solo seat and rack though.

Go to Triumph web site and 'create my triumph' - even prices it in NZD.

[tri boy]

Heath at Ham m/cycles reckons he's sold five this last fortnight. Mostly to ex Harley riders. Something to do with "Stopping/Handling/Working as a package"
They do look a hell of alot better in the flesh. Smaller, lower, and cooler.
The R3 is a behemoth next to one.
Gunna take their demo out for a pootle real soon.

[Owl]

That 6 has a lot of fans. I understand why. The front end also works really well, it also has the best ground clearance of the supertankers and a real world 180 rear tyre.

The one we perved at yesterday had a 200 rear Dave. I bent down to look because it looked very fat!

I'd love one parked in the garage, but with Speedy and a Bonneville SE due at the end of the year, I don't think there'll be room.

[Robbo]

Here's one with twin headlights. I think it looks better than the big single.

[Bounce001]

Saw one "in the flesh" at Cold Kiwi and again at Hamilton Motorcycles last week. I stand by my orginal assessment - Butt UGLY. Looks like a Boulevard.

[GMcC]

With some decent open pipes the TBird would sound way better than any boulevard ever could!!!
I ve had 2 109s in the past and this Trumpy looks shitloads more easy on the eye Aye

[Oxy]

I've got the short pipes on my new T-bird and, after it was tuned at its first service, it sounds way better. Not too loud for cruising, but open it up and it barks. Also, a nice tone when engine breaking. I'm loving it!!

[Big Dave]

The one we perved at yesterday had a 200 rear Dave. I bent down to look because it looked very fat!

We talking thunderbird or rune?

[Big Dave]

Saw one "in the flesh" at Cold Kiwi and again at Hamilton Motorcycles last week. I stand by my orginal assessment - Butt UGLY. Looks like a Boulevard.

Speed triple owner calling bikes ugly. Uh.Huh.

[Owl]

We talking thunderbird or rune?

New Thunderbird!

Speed triple owner calling bikes ugly. Uh.Huh.

Yeah, but the Speed Triple is a gorgeous kind of ugly!

[Big Dave]

New Thunderbird!

Aye - it be 200 - the rune - to which I wuz reeferrring has a 180.

S3 - that it is.

[Mekk]

Here's one with twin headlights. I think it looks better than the big single.

I dunno man, I'm with the single on this one.

Can't really shake the "eyes" look.

[Oxy]

Took my new T-bird for a liesurely scoot from Levin to Hawera on Friday. Filled up at Hawera and rode to Upper Hutt and then Lower Hutt where I refuelled. Did an amazing 320 on the tank with an estimated 30k left in it. Cost me $26 to fill it up again.. awesome! I would have been sitting on around 110-120 most of the way cos I was riding with the missus, so showed HUGE restraint! We parted company at Pauatahanui and I managed to open it up over the Paekakariki Hill Road. Awesome handling.. very impressive! The trip home up the coast was a tad quick too. )

[carver]

Heath at Ham m/cycles reckons he's sold five this last fortnight. Mostly to ex Harley riders. Something to do with "Stopping/Handling/Working as a package"
They do look a hell of alot better in the flesh. Smaller, lower, and cooler.
The R3 is a behemoth next to one.
Gunna take their demo out for a pootle real soon.

beat ya to it

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