 Got my baby back
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My 2006 America was my first bike, my first love if you will. So it was a difficult decision to let her go last summer after buying a Tiger 1050. I got a great offer for the bike, so it made the decision to sell a little easier to swallow. I love my Tiger, it's a great bike, but I kept thinking about the old girl and wished I could have kept her. This summer rolled around and what did I see pop up on Craigslist? Yep, my old America. The guy I sold it to needed money to start a business. I couldn't really afford to buy it back, but I kept asking about it. Long story short, the guy wasn't getting any bites, and was desperate, so he eventually accepted my lowball offer. I am now a 2 Triumph guy. He did some questionable mods (in my opinion) in the year that he had it, so now I guess I have a project bike for the winter. 
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Re: Got my baby back
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Fe Butt
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Glad you got it back, I know I like my old Triumphs but I love my SM. It doesn't have the personality the old bikes do but I don't have to tweek it when I want to ride. I have ridden bigger bikes and I just like the feel of my SM. Power to weight is fine for me and it handles nicely. Have fun with it as I am sure you will.
I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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3/4 Throttle
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Congratz Hold On Tight!!! 
Road Rash Heals. Freckles Grow Back. Ride
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Should be Riding
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Always remember to be yourself. Unless you suck. Then pretend to be someone else.
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Worn Saddle
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Hope she isn't mad at you!( Specially if she sees you cheatin on her with the other) 
Fidelis et Fortis
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Fe Butt
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Fe Butt
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I learned all I need to know about life by killing smart people and eating their brains.
Eat right ,Exercise ,Stay fit, Die Anyway!
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Learned Hand
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is that some yellow tiger body work under the bench? or just a odd souvenir from an Illinois state park? 
05 speedmaster - 1100cc, 11:1 racing pistons, Carillo rods, thunderbike cams, ported and polished head, 2mm over intake and exhaust valves, Barnett kevlar clutch, scepter pipes, oversize manifolds, 45mm HSR's, TTP stage 4 firestarter
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Glad you got her back. I was surprised when I saw you wanted to sell it.
John
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Hang on to it this time! You don't always get a third chance. 
"Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at seventy miles per hour can double your vocabulary" Author unknown
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I think it looks awesome!!!!
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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That's great Scott!
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What questionable mods?
He was starting to do a "rat bike" thing. He put the brown seat on, then it sat outside and faded, so now it looks like s**t. Spray painted the headlight and the mirrors black, and did a really bad job, can't tell from the pic. There's even overspray on the triple tree. He actually didn't take them off the bike to paint them. Took the aux lights off, but left the light bar on there. Taped off the wiring with black electrical tape. A few other minor things that aren't worth mentioning. All in all it's just minor stuff I guess, but it's just not the same you know. So now I'm left with the task of deciding "do I put it back the way I had it, or make it a bobber/hot rod?" It was set up before so I could tour on it, but I have the tiger for that now. I'm thinking of selling a bunch of stuff off of it and doing it up bobber style.
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is that some yellow tiger body work under the bench? or just a odd souvenir from an Illinois state park?
 Know anyone in need of a baby-poop yellow gas tank and rear section?
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Hang on to it this time! You don't always get a third chance.
That's right, she's a keeper for sure. That was my justification actually, how many chances do people have to buy back their first bike?
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How lucky can you get, just sometimes you don't know what you're got until its gone, hope you have a lot more happy miles on her. There is a couple of bikes I had in the 70s .. 80s that I would sure love to have back..
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