Well, I've been a blue and white Thunderbird owner for a week and a half now; I am now enjoying riding on the street more than I EVER have before. What a fantastic bike! I don't find the suspension to be stiff at all, though; I'm 5' 10", 180 lbs, and the ride is worlds better than the 06 HD XL1200R I had until I got my bird. Gotta watch it on this bike; it handles so well you can forget you're riding a cruiser and it's pretty easy to scrape the pegs in the twisties :)
I started with the 1978 bonneville 750 (still have it) then the 2010 America 900 loved it and now Ive got the 2011 blue haze thunderbird. Highly recommend this bike to any rider. Excellent handelling bike. Great looks and comfort and sound. Customised mine with Foran Razorback pipes and Triumph flat bars plus a few other items. Sounds the best looks like no other. .
@Tiger1050ABS ... i agree about triumph's handling. i have an '07 rocket 3 that'll run rings around a similarly sized harley 7 days a week. not to mention it beats a V-Rod between stoplights every time. much as i love my rocket, and wouldn't give it up for the world, had triumph come out with this one first, this is what i'd've bought. a beautiful bike in every way.
@jafland - After having ridden both a 2010 Thunderbird and a 2010 Rocket III Roadster last Saturday, I don't think you could go wrong with either bike.... best 2 bikes I've ever ridden, by FAR... and I'm currently a Harley owner.... for now.... until I can FIND a Rocket III Roadster..... ;)
@NikkoDaniels No, on my PC and I'll stand by my comment after listening to it again. It sounds absolutely awful, but that's got to be according to my own taste anyway. No doubt some aftermarket pipes will do the trick, I'm of to watch some more clips of them to find out. cheers.
Dont you just love it when you see them harly boys at stop lights on there screaming eagles, or vrods, and they start revving the piss out of there bikes, looking at you like there gonna blow you away soon as the lights change! Then as soon as the lights change all you get is a mirror full of harly getting smaller and smaller!...
Probably shouldn't do those sound displays until you get some better recording equipment. If it really did sound like that I'd never buy one and if it doesn't you've done more harm than good.
Hey man. I really like your video. I am a big fan of both: HD & Triumph. But I gotta say: the T-Bird sounds like shit. Specially when its compared to a Harley-Twin. No doubts about the other qualities of the T-Bird.
Well, I've been a blue and white Thunderbird owner for a week and a half now; I am now enjoying riding on the street more than I EVER have before. What a fantastic bike!
I don't find the suspension to be stiff at all, though; I'm 5' 10", 180 lbs, and the ride is worlds better than the 06 HD XL1200R I had until I got my bird.
Gotta watch it on this bike; it handles so well you can forget you're riding a cruiser and it's pretty easy to scrape the pegs in the twisties :)
I started with the 1978 bonneville 750 (still have it) then the 2010 America 900 loved it and now Ive got the 2011 blue haze thunderbird. Highly recommend this bike to any rider. Excellent handelling bike. Great looks and comfort and sound. Customised mine with Foran Razorback pipes and Triumph flat bars plus a few other items. Sounds the best looks like no other.
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Triumph still makes the best motorcycles in the world.
Sounds great to me!
@rasersedge2004 -were you listening on your iPhone?
I thought it didn't sound too bad... I just rode one yesterday and the bike sounds AMAZING....
@Tiger1050ABS ... i agree about triumph's handling. i have an '07 rocket 3 that'll run rings around a similarly sized harley 7 days a week. not to mention it beats a V-Rod between stoplights every time. much as i love my rocket, and wouldn't give it up for the world, had triumph come out with this one first, this is what i'd've bought. a beautiful bike in every way.
@jafland - After having ridden both a 2010 Thunderbird and a 2010 Rocket III Roadster last Saturday, I don't think you could go wrong with either bike.... best 2 bikes I've ever ridden, by FAR... and I'm currently a Harley owner.... for now.... until I can FIND a Rocket III Roadster..... ;)
nice bike !
maybe the 6 speed transmission as opposed to the 5 on the rocket...
@NikkoDaniels No, on my PC and I'll stand by my comment after listening to it again. It sounds absolutely awful, but that's got to be according to my own taste anyway. No doubt some aftermarket pipes will do the trick, I'm of to watch some more clips of them to find out. cheers.
Sounds just like my old Superdream :-)
Dont you just love it when you see them harly boys at stop lights on there screaming eagles, or vrods, and they start revving the piss out of there bikes, looking at you like there gonna blow you away soon as the lights change! Then as soon as the lights change all you get is a mirror full of harly getting smaller and smaller!...
since your correcting the man's english, you forgot one....it is those harley boys, not them
The first thing you must do is put the shorty pipes on them, then they sound good.....
@1981rocketman1981 hahahahaha,now thats not very nice!!!
Probably shouldn't do those sound displays until you get some better recording equipment. If it really did sound like that I'd never buy one and if it doesn't you've done more harm than good.
why is it so important to share your music with the views and considerations of the motorcycle. its always distracting and never a positive addition
Hey man. I really like your video. I am a big fan of both: HD & Triumph. But I gotta say: the T-Bird sounds like shit. Specially when its compared to a Harley-Twin. No doubts about the other qualities of the T-Bird.
The first thing you must do is put the shorty pipes on them, then they sound good.....