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tank badge which one ???????????
#115670 12/03/2006 12:00 PM
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this one

or that one

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i'll go for the bottom one. but either way you cant go wrong

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Frank #115672 12/03/2006 12:35 PM
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Just goes to show how everyone is different. I think the top one is far superior!


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kennymc #115673 12/03/2006 1:07 PM
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I like "this one" better than "that one".

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Grzegorz #115674 12/03/2006 1:54 PM
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I prefer "this one" as well.


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Put 'this one' on one side and 'that one' on the other!!

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Neither - stay with the original!!

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Nobby #115677 12/03/2006 2:33 PM
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think i like the first one best....


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Hedgehog #115678 12/03/2006 3:11 PM
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I think the second one... but I prefer the original ones...


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GinaS #115679 12/03/2006 4:08 PM
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I Like this one, not that I am bias

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I like the second one as well.The name Triumph seems to stand out more.


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drgnslyr #115681 12/03/2006 4:10 PM
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Oops! I meant the first one.


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I Like this one, not that I am bias




I'm with you Ray, even though it is not one of the two.

Willy

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Willy-2003 BA
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BikerT #115683 12/03/2006 11:43 PM
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I like them all, but only one has the letters in BLACK.

The Heritage works for me, though I considered the others for a time. Caught the sun shining off my tank and Heritage badge from a distance one day, and it must have come off just right. I have not considered changing badges since.

I'm always looking at other bikes, as we all do, and after first trying to determine that yep, it's a V-Twin, the next objective is to determine whether or not it's a domestic make, or a Japanese imitator. It is not easy trying to read tank badges on the move, or at a distance!

As much as I appreciate the vintage Triumph company, I see no reason to take away from the present. May they one day want to use our Heritage badges on their new Triumphs of tomorrow!


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I like the first badge the best, looks more true to the classic eyebrow badges, BUT it does not look right with the paint. Looks like one or the other was an afterthought. Second badge looks much better on the tank.

Steve

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birchr #115685 12/04/2006 11:19 PM
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geez.. tough call..


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I like the first one. I like the second one, too.

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Grzegorz #115687 12/06/2006 11:34 PM
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I like the first one.

I think.


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glazer #115688 12/07/2006 1:42 AM
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I like the first badge the best, looks more true to the classic eyebrow badges, BUT it does not look right with the paint. Looks like one or the other was an afterthought. Second badge looks much better on the tank.

Steve




I agree, but I have the larger ones on my bike


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birchr #115689 12/08/2006 2:58 PM
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I kinda like yours the best Birchr. Which ones is the eybrow one, the second one?


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I kinda like yours the best Birchr. Which ones is the eybrow one, the second one?




first one


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Did you switch out the tank badge yet? What kind of tool did you need for the 2 screws. They are not allen wrenchs and do not seem to be torx bits either.

Thanks,
Alan

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They are tamper proof torx. You can buy them at Sears


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midlifespeed #115693 01/10/2007 11:44 PM
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Thank you

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They are tamper proof torx. You can buy them at Sears


I hate to sound like a pimp for Harbor Freight, but I saw them there for a fraction of what I paid at Sears.


We all like to think of ourselves as rugged individualists. But when push comes to shove most of us are sheep who do what we are told. Worst of all, a lot of us become unpaid agents of whoever is controlling the agenda by enforcing the current dogma on the few rugged individualists who actually exist.
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Agreed. As many times as you will possibly use them, the cheaper the better.


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bonnyusa #115696 01/11/2007 5:41 PM
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Anyone know what size tmper proof torx size bit I need for the badge screws?? Would save me from buying a whole set. Thanks in advance.

Alan

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From our very own Tech Vault.....

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Pretty sure it's T25... OK yeah it's T25. Just checked. $3.99 at the local Ace hardware for the safety Torx driver (blue handle).

(taken from a Lounge post by Bennybmn)

Keep in mind it's an "anti-tamper" torx. The bolt has a small "pin" in the centre, so the torx key needs a matching hole in its' centre.

(added from a post by Simonr)




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