Thanks for all the feedback. I'm going to dealer this afternoon and see about closing the deal. I agree about the Japanese cruisers being very big, heavy and just bloated looking, with smaller displacement (at least ones in my price range). I didn't drive any yet but can imagine the "boat" feeling.
I'm also one for being outside the pack - in autos, didn't buy Camry, Accord, etc... bought new Peugeot 405 (back in '92 the last year available in US)... certainly was good and bad with that. Enjoyed car overall, but engine wore out badly even with regular maintenance/oil changes, etc... burned oil like an Iraqi well fire. Anyway, not to judge Triumph by Peugeot, but overall fight between my wanting to be different and worry about getting "burned". But I understand how Triumph did a complete "retool" of operations and been hearing good things, and having friend GM the local dealership keeps pulling me back toward them.
I'll let you know how it goes! Looking forward to it. Also really appreciate the welcoming feeling in this blog. Hopefully we'll meet up down the road.
Now AMERICA or SPEEDMASTER???
Cheers---
