 DON'T DO THIS
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So i was sitting around going through some stuff, thought maybe sell some, and i started to make a list of the stuff i have purchased for the SM and the prices!!! WOW the stuff add's up don't it? LOL i cold be riding the T-Bird and then some with the money i put into this bike..... so i ripped up the paper said "shag it" and will carry on.... 
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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J. Prine
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Stickman Yogi
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"Don't do this", you say... waaaaaaay too late for THAT advice and I tell you what, I'm NEVER pulling out the calculator for this one! I don't need the stress. 
Live to love, love to live.
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Early on I decided I wasn't going to sell this bike, everything I spend to make her better and more unique is well worth it. Step away from the calculator!
Cheers, Richard
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09 America, Staintune Pipes, K&N, Breathe, Hagon Nitros, AI & O2 removed, tune 20184 (modified), MTX-L a/f gauge
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Even my local shop says my bike is very customized. No I never use the calculator, the shock would be too much for my checkbook to handle!
Have a heart that never hardens, a temper that never tires, a touch that never hurts. - Charles Dickens
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Check Pants
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I did that a coupe years ago before my motor mods. I knew I put some $$ into the bike but I had no idea how much till I added it up. Scary doesn't cover it. 
SOLD: 07 Black BA, 39mm FCRs, TPUSA stage 1 head, TPUSA 813 cams, TPUSA 10.8:1 pistons, TTP #3 igniter, Specialty Spares Long Cannons, Tsukayu Hard Bags. 82HP/55tq
NEW: 19 Goldwing Tour DCT
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Monkey Butt
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I went the other way and spent very little on my bike. I figured the motor was what it was. It didn't bother me when I bought so didn't make it any faster. Other mods were cheap. Maybe 1500-2000 bucks.
I will say the highest quality, cheapest, and best looking mod I have done in a long time is the laydown bracket from Zdenko.
Somebody said about 6 years now "You really don't own a Triumph, you are just its caregiver." I have never been able to remember who said that. Don't count the money, its not about the money, its about the way it touches your heart.
I try to aggravate one person a day. Today may be your day.
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Somebody said about 6 years now "You really don't own a Triumph, you are just its caregiver." I have never been able to remember who said that. Don't count the money, its not about the money, its about the way it touches your heart.
Ron, that's the truth for sure, well at least in my book! Every Triumph I've owned was gonna be a keeper, and all (except for #14 - Black Beauty ) were labors of love (so to speak) in rebuilding each back to road worthy condition. I've never made a wad of $$$ when reselling them either. But enjoyed riding them for a year or so, and then being certain that the new "caregiver" had the right heart for the cycle. It's never been about the $$$, but about the ride and enjoying and sharing the history of a finely crafted machine.
With respect to Black Beauty....yep, she's a "keeper" too and it doesn't matter how much $$$ I may spend to keep her sound and safe, fun to ride, and an object of envy in the eyes of others ...HAHAHA 
Karl
Odessa, MO
'07 America, Cinnamon Girl (aka: Black Beauty or Ol' Penny) - Sit Down, Shut Up & Hang On
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