Hello all,
I'm on the cusp of buying a new motorcycle and have zeroed in on Triumph, either the 2005 America or the 2005 Speedmaster. The plan is for my wife and I to ride two-up until she gets her own bike in a year or so. We'll do some day-cruising and short overnights in north Georgia and the Carolinas (twisty country roads, mountain roads, etc.). Concerned with performance, especially when two-up, my question is this: should I buy the America and re-jet the carbs, pull the emission-control stuff, and change out the exhaust, or should I go with the Speedmaster with its higher torque engine? In the stock versions from the factory, how do these two bikes compare in top-end speed and in climbing ability? Anyone riding them two-up?
