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Any idea on price and will it come from Hinkley or Thailand
It will be built in Antarctica and cost 130,000 pingus.
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 if this is true, our Greek friend, then you know that means my wife will not get her new couches until 2009 !
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Any idea on price and will it come from Hinkley or Thailand
It will be built in Antarctica and cost 130,000 pingus.
Soooo you're sayin' that instead of it being assembled in Thailand by Thais, it's gonna be assmembled in Antarctica by Ants??? Is THAT what you're sayin' here, Bill???
I had NO idea!!! Well, I suppose Ants MIGHT work even cheaper than even Thais would, huh?!
(BTW...I can't seem to find that "pingus" thing on my currency converter...what gives???)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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(BTW...I can't seem to find that "pingus" thing on my currency converter...what gives???)
Try this  :
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if this is true, our Greek friend, then you know that means my wife will not get her new couches until 2009 !
Get a Corbin for it.
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578.5 on the Pingu Throw 
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I just wish Triumph would be a bit more forthcoming about the bikes they are building. Seems like their secrecy works against them. They need to let the Bike-buying public know what's coming out. Heck, I want a 1700cc Triumph, but am ****** tired of all of the "supposedly" threads and rumors that are so freakin prevalent on the 'net. I want a bike that I can sit on. Not one that is a ghost. TRIUMPH - If you pay attention to the folks that buy yor products - LET US KNOW!
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I hopy you guys all remember me? I'm the guy who pops up on all these mystery new Triumph posts to say how I'm perfectly happy with the displacement and configuration of good old Speedy. Someday, I may decide to go the big bore route, but I'm not sure it's worth it.
All of you guys who want a large displacement bike, there are plenty to choose from. Bikes with tons and tons of technology and available for a very good price. To me, Triumph will always mean an air-cooled, chain-drive, parallel twin motorcycle that is light and beats the pants off of similar bikes from other brands. That is what made the brand so famous and that heritage is what drew me to it when I was looking for a bike 4 years ago. I will have another bike or two, but will keep my '03 Speedy.
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Maybe all is true but I can promise you one thing it WILL NOT be called a THUNDERBIRD!!!!
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How about calling it Thunderchicken instead to avoid confusion. If it looks like the spy shot they could just use a new name and call it buttugly , or maybe sellsnot.
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I have to say, the specifics sound pretty accurate, I spoke with my local dealer about a month ago, he had the same info, but I couldn't remember it exactly, so did not post anything. He also said he was going to England this summer for a meeting. Bedouin, I thank you for informing us of what you know.
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.....could really do with a full touring fairing and luggage to hide that ugly......HD are peeing their pants with laughter if they were expecting some competition. Do Trumpet employ any colonial (  ) style advisers and market research people ? Sounds like another King George III diplomatic balls up to me ! Another nail in the coffin of the Empire 
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If it looks like the spy shot they could just use a new name and call it buttugly , or maybe sellsnot.
Dog33,
I agree that bike in the spy shot was ugly.
Somehow I doubt it will end up like that.
Let's not forget manufacturers heavily disguise their upcoming bikes during the testing phase.
Brummie,
I have a little more faith in their design abilities (assuming it's not like the bike in the spy shot).
They haven't done too badly design-wise lately.
Given the displacement and alleged high number of accessories/customising products, it looks like they are gearing up to directly compete with HD (thus underwriting a huge investment/risk).
I suspect the HD crowd should not be too quick to pee in their pants with laughter just yet as they may be walking funny for other reasons afterwards.
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The cyl and head look bad and so does the rad.I hate the water cooled look so I certainly hope they make it look more like a classic air cooled bike even if it is water cooled. I don't care how big it is there is no way I would consider swapping my SM for it. Now if they want to give me one to road test and give them an opinion after 100,000 miles or so I would be glad to help. 
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When, oh when are folks going to accept that with the emissions standards that exist today, that Air-Cooled engines are not compliant anymore? Carbs are a thing of the past. Clean Air standards are too restrictive to allow air-cooled, carbeurated engines to be produced today. We gotta stop living in the past if we want to live in the future.
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The air will last as long as I have left to live! So let it be air cooled and carbs til I die, then I don't care.
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When, oh when are folks going to accept that with the emissions standards that exist today, that Air-Cooled engines are not compliant anymore?
Nonsense. The Chinese made it happen, so can the Western world.
Sure hope the 1620 shifts on the right at least.
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Nuts, China is the biggest pollution generator in the world. Besides, untill they come up with emissions controls for politicians, there is no hope. Everyone knows that BS and hot air are major sources.
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Brummie,
I have a little more faith in their design abilities (assuming it's not like the bike in the spy shot).
That's the image I've got in my mind. Why would it not be ?
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Camouflage perhaps?
The spy shot bike looks like a parts-bin excercise ... yuck!.
Latest Speedmaster wheels, pipes look like they were ripped off a building's external drainage system.
Could be that they were testing the engine only.
Bedouin.
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If you do it today you MIGHT regret it. If you CAN'T do it tomorrow you WILL regret it.
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Bedouin.
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Do you think the ladder will be an accessory or come with each model? I hope they at least offer a chrome version.
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Do you think the ladder will be an accessory or come with each model? I hope they at least offer a chrome version.
that's the Triumph $300 seat height adjusting tool !
 
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 Will this thread ever end?????????
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Will this thread ever end?????????
1 day after the bike is released! 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Yeah, then the new thread will start about how ugly/harley-ish/japanese the actual production bike looks.
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Will this thread ever end?????????
If it does another will be started two days later.
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that's the Triumph $300 seat height adjusting tool
Ohhhh, that's cheap!
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Passed Hinkley this afternoon and saw this ! could it be ????
poor cellphone photo and no badge but lots of styling clues.....
sans ladder; i have the toothbrush holder model of W&G in their rig.
and yes, this thread will end...
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I for one believe Thanassis: A. He's never lied to me. 2. He knows motorcycles and C. I can't think of a C. But if it's truly 1620cc, Yota deserves a free one. 
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Will this thread ever end?????????
This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because...
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This is a new bike.
I don't understand the disappointment expressed by some that it's not a "bigger, better America" 
It will apparently be a modern engineered, mid sized (1600cc is "mid" sheesh) cruiser.
Get over it.
Thanks Thanassis 
That should not matter. It's still putting out 95 hp. My friend who owns a harley had to buy the screaming eagle package along with the over priced bike to get 95 hp......Angelis
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This is a new bike.
I don't understand the disappointment expressed by some that it's not a "bigger, better America"
It will apparently be a modern engineered, mid sized (1600cc is "mid" sheesh) cruiser.
Get over it.
Thanks Thanassis
That should not matter. It's still putting out 95 hp. My friend who owns a harley had to buy the screaming eagle package along with the over priced bike to get 95 hp......Angelis
Uh... this bike isn't putting out ANY horsepower yet. 
But i did hear it'll be available in Goodwood Green.
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This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because... This is the thread that never ends, yes it goes on and on my friend. Some people started posting to it, not knowing what it was, and they'll continue posting to it forever just because...
Just because what
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Welcome back my friends to the thread that never ends.....
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Well thank you for that warm reception.
Now, what are we all talking about?
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Now, what are we all talking about?
The best oil for an imaginary motorbike.
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Now, what are we all talking about?
The best oil for an imaginary motorbike.
I'll take Marvel Mystery Oil for $400 Alex....
"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity" - Robert Heinlein
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Now, what are we all talking about?
The best oil for an imaginary motorbike.
I'll take Marvel Mystery Oil for $400 Alex....
Oh, right, right, right, right, right.
I hear snake oil is very good for imaginary things. And of course, for the ulitmate in lubrication, i hear KY Warming Jelly works extreeeeemily well.
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Now, what are we all talking about?
The best oil for an imaginary motorbike.
I'll take Marvel Mystery Oil for $400 Alex....
Oh, right, right, right, right, right.
I hear snake oil is very good for imaginary things. And of course, for the ulitmate in lubrication, i hear KY Warming Jelly works extreeeeemily well.
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