I guess I have a lot of faith in Triumph to successfully bring a bike like the new Thunderbird to fruition. I built my own first car and have purchased at least a couple of first year vehicles in my 44+ years of riding and driving vehicles down the road. I'm a mechanic by trade and I am never finished making a vehicle, new or old, my own until I pass it on to the next guy or girl. Personally I'm excited and not afraid of being one of the test riders of this totally new for Triumph, first year model motorcycle. I believe this will be an outstanding sport cruiser, hot road, what ever it gets called, Triumph motorcycle. I'm purchasing one because I have a gut feeling that riding it will be the same as it was the first time, and every time I get on my Speedmaster - just pure excitement. If I didn't have bad knees and steel in my lower back I would probably be riding a mid control Bonneville or a Speed Triple for the fun of it too.
Nothing but Triumph for me. A triumph that suits me not just the crowd.
Now with that said I just hope that Triumph doesn't make us wait any longer than late June to take them for a ride.
I'll be glade to let you all know how good or bad Triumph did in producing this bike and if necessary I will let Triumph know where they can improve things cause I'm sure there will be at least a couple things to make better over time. Right off I already have a few things to customize to my liking.
