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Well now Dwight I may be proven later on to be quite adept and quite accurate in my politcal views.

You see history plays out over time and those leaders and those who support leaders who may seem at once laden with error and misjudgement are often acquitted with honor for their stance and their actions years later.

One only need look at Abe Lincoln an early Republican for historical evidence and precedence in this regard.

A man of his time who was not only vilified and hated by all of the Confederate States of America at that time and had a multitude of political enemies within his own party and within the Washington elite in his time.

He literally and figuratively held his ground against all political odds in light of the unpopular war from the standpoint of many Northerners and the bitter hatred of the secessionist states.

Abe was vilified by the media in his time as much if not more than our current liberally biased mediea vilifies Republican policies , agendas and the President of our own time.

He was then shot and murdered by one of those haters. At the time many in the South and some in the North no doubt cheered his death or found it somehow politically convenient.

Ya just gotta figure if Keith Olberman lived and was WANNABE joiurnalist in 1863-1865 time frame he would be nightly referring to Abe as the "Worlds Worst Person" LOL.

So ultimately history will tell if we conservatives ..those of us who support our current administration are found to be "correct" or not.

This is the way of history glasshopper.

Well...like I said above, Kev....I have to admit that you're ABSOLUTELY CORRECT when it comes to GOOD TASTE in all things MOTORCYCLE RELATED, alright!!!

Oh and BTW Kev, you could be right in the above, though I reeeeeeeally doubt it. AND, I also seriously doubt that our current beleaguered leader could EVER turn a phrase such as, "The better angels of our nature", without a "little" help from some highly paid speechwriter! And he'd probably STILL flub the line once he'd try to say it out loud anyway!

(in other words....equating LINCOLN with "you-know-who"!!! ....COME ON KEV, QUIT IT...YOU'RE KILLIN' ME HERE!!!)

What say we get back to why you and I BOTH have good taste in motorcycles here, HUH?!

i had a triumph speed triple 955i
i bought the bonnie coz of my back the bike is slow handles ok tough and comfy
i got more looks on the triple
i also have a sportster which handles even worse than the bonnie
i loved the triple it would get up to 230 kph out handle jap bikes and was great for stunting
to get up to top speed on the bonnie i have a nap and after a long while it might do 170kph yuk

Ok, my turn. For starters, it was simply a great looking motorcycle. Once the initial hook was set and I began researching, the desire grew uncontrollably. Triumph has some fantastic history behind it and is a worldwide name. They are highly reliable machines and its proven powerplant has remained largely unchanged for years.

Then there's the social aspect. With a Triumph, regardless of what group you may ride with, it's going to be a well respected bike. Granted there are going to be a few young bucks on HDs or crotch rockets that never even heard of Triumph, but more than likey they're idiots anyway. And chances are the elders of their own kind will correct them before I'd even have to open my mouth. The point is, you can ride with any crowd and be appreciated and respected.

Finally, there just isn't a whole lot of us out there. I'm one to have mostly gone against the grain...enjoying being different. No doubt one proudly gets that riding a Triumph!

On a side note, Melvin...I've been to Gibraltar a couple of times while deployed. LOVE your city! Been trying for years to get stationed there; unfortunately there really isn't any assignments there for me. You are one lucky SOB for getting to have the experience of riding your bonnie through such a beautiful place!

I was looking for a first bike after obsessing over them for years (the whole family are bikers). I was origionally looking at something small and nippy like a Beemer and came across a Triumph Speedmaster.

Chatted it through with the missus and my mum and she (my mum) said "if you buy that piece of dog ****** plastic on wheels i'll disown you"

so i bought a Triumph

for reference, my mum is just shy of her 80th birthday and still rides a Norton.

regardless the America has been a fairly forgiving bike to this learner and i've certainly enjoyed chatting to the locals about it (you'd be surprised how many of the old fellers around here rode triumphs when they were kids - i'm based in the midlands).

when the missus passes it's going to be a Bonnie or Thruxton for her (whether she likes it or not).


Ant

thanks for that dupre
if you've been you will know that its not possible to do 170kph here
we go across the border for that sort of tom foolery