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I have read on this forum about how people stop triumph riders and tell them about their bike they had years ago. And I have already had this but today was a little different.

So I stopped to get gas, after I had filled up I was pulling out of the station and as I was passing the front of the store this guy come running out. I saw him run out the door pointing to my bike and was saying something but I couldn’t make it out. So I stopped and shut the engine off so I could understand what he was saying. I thought I had picked something up and was dragging it or something was falling off of the bike. Well that was not the case, the first words out of his mouth was “What year is it?” Then he went on telling me about his buddy that had to sell his bobber years ago. So to be nice I just listened for a couple of seconds answered a couple of question and went on my way. But he threw me off when he asked me what year is it?

Welcome to the neighborhood.

Yes, it happens in the strangest of ways.

During a cross country trip I stopped for gas somewhere in AZ. A guy ran across 4 lanes of busy traffic and came up to me, I thought he was berzerko or something, but then he asked breathlessly, "puff.. puff.. puff.. I saw your Triumph from across the street,... puff.. puff.. puff.. and just had to come take a look!... puff.. puff.. puff.. What Year Is It?... puff.. puff.. puff.."
I was on a timeline but felt bad that he'd risked his life to look at the bike, so I took a couple of minutes and had the conversation we've all had... many times.

It happens always yesterday seen by the window like about 70 years old man was walking few times around my bike!!! another one last week was telling me about his Triumph in sixties and I'm living about 30 minute ride from factory!!!

A couple of weeks ago I'm sitting at a redlight near home when a NC state trooper (sitting at the other light) comes whipping in BEHIND me (scared me to death, my bike is illegal a couple times over), rolls his window down and asks me the same question--what year is that thing? I guess my white walls had him fooled haha. He's a local guy who rides himself (Hardley Drivensome), told him what year it was and he complimented me and went on his way.....scare the bejeezus out of me!!

Lee

I tell em it's a 68...look at the goofy look on the face then tell em the truth.

It just confirms the magic is still there and we all made a good choice on what we're riding.

Hi All,

Two weeks ago I took a long trip north into Oklahoma. At my first stop, the OK Welcome Center on I35, a guy stopped me inside (saw me with my helmet) and asked if that was my Triumph. He told me about his brother owning a 68 or 69 and him sneaking it out for rides. Then at my second stop, the gas station, 3 guys come over to the pump. They had been following me for a while on the interstate. They looked the bike up and down, one guy said he was going to purchase a Rocket as soon as he could save a few more dollars. They couldn't believe how great the bike sounded at 70mph (no baffles).

This kind of thing happens all of the time. I would say at least every other stop someone will at least say "nice bike!"

Go Triumph!!!
~John~

The looks on their face is always priceless when they ask, "Where do you get parts?" or "Where do you get service?" and you tell them, "At the dealer."

Soren

Wouldn't mind attention from attractive young women, all we get are middle aged men...

I was stopped at a red light and a guy in a pickup pulls up, rolls down his window and hollers " Great restoration." I just said thanks.

When I was riding mine home from the dealer that I just bought the bike at, I had a guy pace me over a 3 mile bridge. After a couple of stoplights, he managed to weave his way through traffic so he could pull up along side me. All he said is: "Is that one of them new Triumphs?", I said: "Yeah, just bought it today.", he then followed up: "Looks purty nice to me!". The light changed and off we went.
It's the nature of the beast. I agree with Lonzo though, wouldn't mind attention from attractive young women!!

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Just another day in the life of an America or Speedy owner. It amazes me how few people really know about the new Triumph's. What other bike can you buy for $8k that would get this type of attention? It's of those little things that makes owning an America or Speedy so interesting and cool.

I was gonna ask for that deal too...

Except, Yea, yea, yea count me in please

I had a seventy year old woman come up to me at a gas station and start telling me about her Triumph from years back! Not her husbands, HERS! I thought that was pretty cool!