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His wife watched, holding their fourth baby, just 8 weeks old, while he handed over his first, 5 years old. I gave her $4,600, cash, and she smiled. I thought he might cry.
No slave trade, no illicit adoption. I just got his 2002 black Bonneville America with 762 miles on it. He kept trying to tell me all the problems, as if dirty chrome was somehow fatal, in the forlorn hope that I would back out of the deal. I didn't.
I am a happy man.
He was fun while he lasted.
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He shoulda spent more time riding than makin babies!
Stewart
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"Poppycock normally is."
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Pics man! We need pics! Congrats! 
Learning from my mistakes... again and again.
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762?!!! That hasnt even been broke in yet.
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If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, in a state of civilization, it expects what never was and will never be.----Thomas Jefferson
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Here's one. http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/photopo...=500&page=1I'll post more when my son edits out the ones where I look like a dork. That's pretty much all of them. 
He was fun while he lasted.
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Here's how little he knew about it. He must have searched for 20 minutes for the Owner's Manual. He couldn't find it and apologized and gave me a gallon of real synthetic oil instead. The manual was in the slot under the pillion  .
He was fun while he lasted.
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Heh Heh!  He'll get another bike...in 20 years
Last edited by Matt; 06/18/2007 6:00 PM.
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Congrats on what I consider a great deal. Too bad it wasn't the perfect Cardinal Red, but that would have cost more than a new one. I turned down $6800 a month ago(maybe word is getting out and our resale is catching the declining HD resale value). Blessings on your new ride, what a bike!!!
Put your registration and proof of insurance under the pillion. You won't need an owner's manual.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
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Ohhh dude, I'm sooo jealous. dats a perty bike.
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Ohhh dude, I'm sooo jealous. dats a perty bike.
mike
And you can't even see the prettiest parts - the milage on the odo and the price on the bill of sale.
He was fun while he lasted.
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Oh you cruel, cruel man!!!
And, ONLY one day after FATHER'S DAY, to boot!!!)
(good deal, Dude!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Pretty sure you are going to he!! for that, but it will be worth it!
Not you fat Jesus!
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That's a great deal! And a beautiful bike! I am SO jealous!
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Congratulations!!! 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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Yep Great deal
I just bought My 2005 America from a guy who's wife is having there first child for $5200 with 1858 miles .
Tim
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Yep Great deal
I just bought My 2005 America from a guy who's wife is having there first child for $5200 with 1858 miles .
Tim
That is a very good deal! Where in VA are you?
He was fun while he lasted.
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South central Virginia right on the NC border in Halifax County.
Tim
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looks like the A.I. hasnt been removed and did it come with bags, i see the brakets for them. you got a sweeeeet deal. congrats and welcome to the 2002 club. the 100yr anniv. bike. 
ENJOY!!!!! NEWT!!!!!
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looks like the A.I. hasnt been removed and did it come with bags
He gave me the bags. They are square, heavy duty nylon with the Triumph logo. Original equipment?
It is totally stock, and I have to decide what simple mods, like AI and jetting, I may do.
He was fun while he lasted.
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Incredible deal! Nice! 762 miles, and the owners manual still under the seat, it's still a BABY! And it's BLACK! 
"Let your soul shine,
It's better than sunshine,
It's better than moonshine,
****** sure better than rain."
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Wow, congrats on a great deal indeed. 
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Incredible deal! Nice! 762 miles, and the owners manual still under the seat, it's still a BABY!
And it's BLACK!
Right after this post, I'm switching allegiance and committing to black. So, for the last time, it's black beacuse I couldn't find red.
BLACK IS BEST. And, no, I do not have a big butt. 
He was fun while he lasted.
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it's black beacuse I couldn't find red.
Lucky you .
Sweet deal!!
Contra todo mal, mezcal; contra todo bien, también
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 Not to hijack this thread Tim, but I live in Rustburg and come to Halifax (Staunton River State Park, VIR, South Boston Speedway, ect.) fairly often. Maybe we can get together and ride sometime. There aren't many Triumphs around home. Send me a PM.
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Congratulations. I hope you feel at least a little empathy for the poor soul.......while grinning down the road. 762 miles in five years? I have always been partial to the 02's . I talked to a guy last Saturday who bought (stole) a Triumph Trophy with 3,300 miles for $3,000 if I have the numbers right. I think there were children somehow involved in that tale also. jh
"It's not what I say that's important, it's what you hear" Red Auerbach
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Congratz on the new wheels.. good score my friend...  Trev
07 TBA Pacific Blue and White.. stock for now!
A bike has half the wheels my cage does.. but 3x the fun factor
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