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Photobucket won't let me open them to a large image though, I just get a message that says please enable 3rd party hosting.
When you click the link you have to click on the "old stuff" link to the left and you can see the thumbs anyway.

Even logged in it won't let me open my own photos. I knew about the whole charging to embed thing but I didn't know I couldn't even open the thumbs.

Your picture says the same thing and there is no picture. You will never be man enough to put your foot up my ass. I am putting you on ignore now since you can't be pleasant. I have nothing to prove to anyone least of all a jackass like you.

The image is shown on my computer as I posted it but when I try another device it shows that it is blocked.

Photobucket sucks, they essentially have altered their agreement with their users after capturing millions of personal photos...aka theft. And then attempt extortion to get the use of your photos that they originally agreed to.

Anyway I'm real upset that you want to block me...

Well let's see if this works.

Almost forgot one with the most reliable bike in it, I special ordered the white pearl with pink flames XL1200CP Sportster for my wife in 2012. The model number has a (P) suffix denoting a factory special order.

Kiss my arse

that sporty has a fat front tire

Click his name then to the right is a link that says "ignore this user".

Yes lets see some pics!

Here's some.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NC3M_utkqac

I was ready to pick that T-110 apart but it was a nice restoration. Only thing I saw is it's the wrong color for a 54, should be shell blue.

Thanks Ian ,it's done.

DONE

Yes 54 was the first year. Can't believe I missed that! I didn't mention the tail light either. I was busy looking at other stuff. Wrong magnito too, should be manual timing advance and the carb is also wrong for the 54, 54 had the Monoblock. Still a really nice restoration. Mine is not that clean anymore.I did my restoration almost 20 years ago and then rode it, not too many miles but you can tell it was been ridden.

My iconic Triumph remains the 1961 Thunderbird (6T) I ran for ages.
Pre unit engine, slick shift gearbox, and of course magneto ignition.
I once rebuilt the top end with new barrels and pistons in a morning.
Such a pleasant machine.....if slightly bendy on the corners.

It's terrible you mentioned the frame Paul, I keep seeing things I should have seen the first time. Has the wrong head on it too, 54 was the last year for the cast iron head. Then the early aluminum heads sucked. They made the exactly like the iron head and the valve seats were too close to the head bolts so they tended to crack. Then they went to the 9 bolt head and they were OK. You could also put a unit top end on them.

You were probably too fired up with the "Harleys is great" man,to be paying full attention.Don't worry about it.I only picked the frame and paint.

Time to set some things right.
I don't like liars. I know this is the internet and it's full of men who's fathers never taught them to honor their word. I give the benefit of the doubt until it gets obvious someone is stroking his ego bragging and BSing everyone. I got tired of it and asked for one picture of Dog33 standing beside his prized $18 grand '54 T110 that he personally restored. Obviously he should have many such pictures of his pride and joy that he worked so hard on. We got nothing from him.

Moving on, why am I a "Harley guy" here on a Triumph site? Simple, I like Triumphs and I bought my 2011 Triumph America literally off of the showroom floor from Ray Price Triumph. I bought my Triumph brand new how many others here on this site did the same? Dog33 didn't. He has posted that he bought his BA used for $5,000 and that's the upper limit of what he would spend for a motorcycle. Why does it matter? Obviously Me buying my Triumph new supports and keeps the Triumph Motorcycle Company that you all love so much in business. Dogs buying only used bikes certainly doesn't. They'd go bankrupt with customers like him.

So when I wanted a bigger bike it came down to a New Triumph Storm, a Victory Vegas 8-Ball or the Harley Wide glide. Ray Price Triumph is in Raleigh NC three hours away but the one local Triumph dealer didn't have the America when I wanted it so I rode there. The local dealer here did do all of my America's warranty work etc and were great guys but they always said Triumph was making it hard on them and sure enough right when I bought the Harley they gave up the Triumph franchise. When you spend $16 grand for an new motorcycle you want a local dealer to back it up not 3 hours away. I chose the Harley Davidson over the Victory because I liked it better, fortunate since Victory is now gone.

Why do I still hang here? Because I like it, And I like those Triumphs to. I'll re-post a favorite picture of my America now and if anyone asks I'll post a picture of my Triumph with me in it to prove it was mine.

Don't sweat it. I ride an '13 FJR now. I have made many friends on this site & met some damn fine people. thats the only reason I hang around.

Is this the pic you wanted?
http://triumphmotorcycles.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453778c69e2014e866779e7970d-800wi

I have also made a bunch of friends off this forum. Yota is one of them!

That green one in left of the pic looks like my Daytona

Exactly. I ride a Thunderbird Commander now. No BA in
My garage any more. I stay here because even though I don't ride one doesn't mean I'm not still a fan. Some of the guys I ride w here go back 15 years. One of my best riding buddies has a Triumph and a Harley Dyna Sport. Does it really matter what we ride as long as we do? Don't get me wrong. I like to Harley bash like the next guy but in the long run who cares as long as we are out there.

I bash my friends HDs all the time but it's all in fun and we laugh about it.

I have a friend who rides a Honda VTX.......it's elderly and prone to electrical problems.
I tell him that my jibes are simply payback for all those Jap riders I had to endure with my old Meriden Triumphs way back.

I just got sick of the fact everytime a HD is mention OB jumps in "Harley,this Harley that"

My HD was ******! no defending it,but it was a long time ago.Harley [NOW] make good bikes but I hate the HD "Lifestyle"/propaganda.I'll admit if I have a ****** Triumph or any other brand but Harley owners all seem to be inoculated with the "Harley is da best,****** da rest" serum.
The reason I saw his post,is I forgot to log on before browsing the forum.Wont happen again.

I remember when my friend Cousin Jimmy was still alive his cousin left his Honda in his garage because it started to pour outside and he didn't want to ride it home. Jimmy spread rice on the floor under it and then yelled at him when he came to get the bike because it had leaked all over his garage floor.

http://triumphmotorcycles.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83453778c69e2014e866779e7970d-800wi

Some lovely bikes there!

Give it a rest OB. Maybe all you guys should go for a long ride. Like maybe 8-10 hours.

Oops I did it again, looked at the site without logging on.So much better when I log on first and see *** You are ignoring this user *** instead of

That's all I see. I come on here to share ideas, help other guys out, and enjoy myself not argue or prove anything to anyone. I could care less what anyone believes or doesn't and with an attitude like his my bike could be sitting in my driveway and I wouldn't take a picture. There are other reasons I don't though, it is burried in storage and would take a day to dig out and even then it is in the back of my dining room/ storeage room with 14 other bikes and misc. stuff stacked all around and on top of them..