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Awesome Bike.... #342567 07/08/2009 7:41 PM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ 67GTONUT OP Adjunct OP 67GTONUT Adjunct Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ I know you all know it already..... but I just have to say it. Bought 2003 SM last weekend, and wow, I love this bike!!! Troy

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342568 07/08/2009 7:49 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,164 Likes: 1 Salem, OR Soren Should be Riding Soren Should be Riding Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 12,164 Likes: 1 Salem, OR •Triumph Connection

Re: Awesome Bike.... Soren #342569 07/08/2009 7:57 PM Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,457 Capital of The Sunshine State Lonzo Learned Hand Lonzo Learned Hand Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,457 Capital of The Sunshine State Had mine 4 years now, feel the same way.

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342570 07/08/2009 8:14 PM Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 12,964 BC, Canada Keith Stickman Yogi Keith Stickman Yogi Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 12,964 BC, Canada Congratulations! Live to love, love to live.

Re: Awesome Bike.... *DELETED* Keith #342571 07/08/2009 8:19 PM Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,995 Likes: 10 Australia findlay13 Loquacious findlay13 Loquacious Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,995 Likes: 10 Australia Post deleted by findlay13 Dinosaur. "Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland "Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson "I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville

Re: Awesome Bike.... findlay13 #342572 07/08/2009 8:21 PM Joined: May 2006 Posts: 2,647 Plainfield, IL KaiserSoze Loquacious KaiserSoze Loquacious Joined: May 2006 Posts: 2,647 Plainfield, IL 3rd year on mine and I still love it like it was my first! 06 America 904

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342573 07/08/2009 8:22 PM Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,995 Likes: 10 Australia findlay13 Loquacious findlay13 Loquacious Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 3,995 Likes: 10 Australia Congratulations.Hope you enjoy.I'm SURE you will! Dinosaur. "Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland "Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson "I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville

Re: Awesome Bike.... findlay13 #342574 07/08/2009 9:00 PM Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 7 St Louis MO roadworthy Should be Riding roadworthy Should be Riding Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 10,735 Likes: 7 St Louis MO Congrats, and welcome to the club! Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.

Re: Awesome Bike.... roadworthy #342575 07/08/2009 9:05 PM Joined: May 2008 Posts: 96 the emerald city andy_m Member andy_m Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 96 the emerald city congrats, yeah they're great rides. Enjoy! ride when I can, work when I have to

Re: Awesome Bike.... andy_m #342576 07/08/2009 11:11 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Likes: 2 North Central Florida MrUnix 3/4 Throttle MrUnix 3/4 Throttle Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 885 Likes: 2 North Central Florida Yup, everyone who owns a SM feels about the same way. There is just something about that distinctive British styling, the built like a tank workmanship and the riding on rails handling that you just don't get from other bikes. Welcome to the club Cheers, Brad To be old and wise, you must first be young and stupid.

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342577 07/09/2009 11:19 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,626 Fort Lauderdale, FL USA. BrianT Loquacious BrianT Loquacious Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 2,626 Fort Lauderdale, FL USA. Congrats on the bike. Have you had your first geezer moment on it yet? "Aye, I had one o' them back in the day..." Steelheart- '03 Speedmaster Black/Yellow The Hayabusa Killa 16" Shorties/140 mains/Airbox drilled Procom CDI "There is no cure for Celibacy. But we can treat the symptoms."

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342578 07/09/2009 2:22 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl moe Should be Riding moe Should be Riding Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl Nice really like this goat though... Blowing gravel off rural roads

Re: Awesome Bike.... moe #342579 07/09/2009 2:27 PM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Dwight Fe Butt Dwight Fe Butt Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Saa-WHEAT GTO there, Moe!!! Is that baby YOUR'S??? 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)

Re: Awesome Bike.... Dwight #342580 07/09/2009 2:29 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl moe Should be Riding moe Should be Riding Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl I wish! That puppy is Troy's! Blowing gravel off rural roads

Re: Awesome Bike.... moe #342581 07/09/2009 2:43 PM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Dwight Fe Butt Dwight Fe Butt Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona So, that beauty belongs to Troy, huh?! Man!!! Talk about your "Trojan Horse"-power, eh?! (Thanassis'll like that one, ya know) 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)

Re: Awesome Bike.... Dwight #342582 07/09/2009 3:42 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl moe Should be Riding moe Should be Riding Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 11,126 Likes: 13 Merritt Island, Fl They have lots of goats over there. Blowing gravel off rural roads

Re: Awesome Bike.... moe #342583 07/09/2009 3:58 PM Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Dwight Fe Butt Dwight Fe Butt Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,096 Likes: 2 Sedona, Arizona Yeah, but I hear not of the Pontiac variety! (...and unfortunately it seems, that's to become a "fact of nature" over here as well, very very soon) 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)

Re: Awesome Bike.... Dwight #342584 07/09/2009 7:12 PM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ 67GTONUT OP Adjunct OP 67GTONUT Adjunct Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ Thanks for the compliments on the car !!! Just had it painted, and just gotta finish some small stuff. I will post finals pics when done. Just took the SM out for another nice ride..... lovin it! Troy

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342585 07/09/2009 8:49 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1 Tulsa,OK, USA PES Bar Shake PES Bar Shake Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,681 Likes: 1 Tulsa,OK, USA Nice wheels! All six of them. "Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown

Re: Awesome Bike.... PES #342586 07/10/2009 2:10 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,726 Mary Esther, FL RamSound Loquacious RamSound Loquacious Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 2,726 Mary Esther, FL My brother had a '66 GTO which looked very similar. It was a medium/dark blue green color. I got a car the next year which had to be able to out run him. I bought a '67 Sunbeam Tiger. Bob 2005 America, 904cc - sold. 2014 Trophy SE.

Re: Awesome Bike.... RamSound #342587 07/10/2009 10:34 PM Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,541 Cleveland, Tennessee Arsenalfan Loquacious Arsenalfan Loquacious Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,541 Cleveland, Tennessee There's something very special about a air cooled twin (with fins). Welcome to the club Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able Seller of fine automobiles. Jaguar, Land Rover, Porsche of Chattanooga 423-424-4000

Re: Awesome Bike.... 67GTONUT #342588 07/29/2009 6:45 AM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 298 East Bridgewater, MA freddyknuckles Adjunct freddyknuckles Adjunct Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 298 East Bridgewater, MA Hey Troy. I remember you from svrider.com I sold my SV a couple years ago and got my BA last year. Welcome to BonnevilleAmerica!!!

Re: Awesome Bike.... freddyknuckles #342589 07/29/2009 6:53 AM Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ 67GTONUT OP Adjunct OP 67GTONUT Adjunct Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 140 Rockaway, NJ Quote: Hey Troy. I remember you from svrider.com I sold my SV a couple years ago and got my BA last year. Welcome to BonnevilleAmerica!!! Thanks everyone..... I really really love this bike..... Troy

Re: Awesome Bike.... BrianT #342590 07/29/2009 8:07 AM Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 298 East Bridgewater, MA freddyknuckles Adjunct freddyknuckles Adjunct Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 298 East Bridgewater, MA Quote: Congrats on the bike. Have you had your first geezer moment on it yet? "Aye, I had one o' them back in the day..." Haha! That's so true. Almost a day doesn't go by without someone saying "I(or 'my crazy friend') had one of those in college." The second sentence is often "Leaked oil and was always broken... great bike!"

Re: Awesome Bike.... freddyknuckles #342591 07/29/2009 12:00 PM Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 242 Canyon Country, Ca. cmiman Adjunct cmiman Adjunct Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 242 Canyon Country, Ca. You'll love it more every day. Most fun bike on the planet!!Congratulations. 08 America Rinehart exhaust, Clearview shield, Viking bags and magic carb's