No, I didn't really take THAT much offense to it since I put that smiley face on the end. I didn't mean to be snippy, and I also don't think my comments are out of line. Lugging the bike uphill means you're not in the right gear.
I for one knew exactly what I was getting when I bought my bike. I knew what the torque numbers were, and from that had a good idea of how the bike would perform. I knew I'd have to be downshifting going up a steep hill. This isn't a big CC V-twin cruiser with gobs of torque. Triumph didn't do a disservice to us, the bike behaves almost exactly what it is spec'ed out to be.
Go ahead and do the big bore kit, I hope you'll be happy then. I'm quite satisfied with the bike as is. When it gets tired and worn out, I'll probably put in the big bore kit myself if the rest of the bike is still in good shape. Hopefully that won't be until I hit 100,000 or more on the odometer.
