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    Snagged ya----curious monkeys you are......

    Triumphs.....(bikes) aside from guitars----and rum--- are my OTHER lifelong (since I was 9) passion.......like guitars....I have owned many---brands---styles sizes......in 2007 I found this girl (05 model) and sold off the other 3 bikes I had at the time .....this bike does everything exceptionally well. Keeps up (132 hp, under 500lbs fuel injected triple cylinder 955 cc fire breather) with the sport bikes (except the CRAZY HP ones) is more comfortable than any cruiser I have ever owned-----is dead reliable and can carry me and a passenger (and a ton of crap) across the county---the country or the continent---on road or off ..............yeah its fooking awesome!

    May I introduce the Green Goddess --or GiGi for short. Me and this 2005 Triumph Tiger have racked up over 30,000 miles.....and I have all ready got the side car company picked out for when I get to old and weak to hold this beast up! We go to 3 wheels and keep on trucking!
    The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    My jealousy overfloweth.

    Gar blass ye, sonny, that thing is beautiful, and it looks like freedom.
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    That's a beauty! Our old drummer has one.

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    Sweet bike! I like them a lot too.

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    wheres your amp go?
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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    Quote Originally Posted by FrankJohnson View Post
    wheres your amp go?
    Pignose in the saddlebag.

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    Again........where is my damned LIKE button!
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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    Thanks Gang!
    The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
    T. Roosevelt

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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    More Triumph Porn..........a trip to Mt. Cheaha State Park in North Al.
    The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    Is Mt. Cheaha State Park anywhere near Anniston?
    "When injustice becomes law then rebellion becomes duty."

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    VK -

    That is a REALLY cool bike. 132 hp..! I don't even know where to start
    with that --- I'm pretty sure that my Honda 750 makes about 40.

    Wishing you many, many thousands more happy and safe miles ahead.

    JR

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    Re: Triumph--over adversity

    About a 20 minute romp through the foothills from Anniston. :)

    Yeah she is a screamer (Wolf in Sheeps clothing really)
    Triumph when reborn basically over engineered their motors. I have owned Bikes (98 Triumph Sprint) with over 99,000 miles on it when sold----and the new owner still rides it today.

    They built basically 1 engine 3 cyl Triple started out carb, then advanced to F.I. and they adjust the tunning depending on the bike they ran it in.

    Now they have everything from 800 - 1300 CC options (which I think is a mistake but they didn't ask me) the reason I bought and LOVED all 3 of my Triumphs was that amazingly sweet power plant.
    If you have never ridden a Triple ----try one--- low end grunt of a twin----top speeds and redlines like a 4cyl. and sounds like a diesel locomotive at stop lights-----but SCREAMS like a whipped BANSHEE on the boil....... BEst things going on 2 wheels IMHO ;)
    The only time you really live fully is from thirty to sixty. The young are slaves to dreams; the old servants of regrets. Only the middle-aged have all their five senses in the keeping of their wits.
    T. Roosevelt

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