Interesting take there Leno.
A little look back for posterity sake
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Back when this board was in it's original incarnation It was devoted to the Bonneville America. Period.
Okay, that's fine, but then what does Triumph do? They come out with a slightly different version of the BA called the "Speedmaster".
Those who were around in those days will recall that the discussions about the SM were very similar to the discussions about the T-bird.
There were folks that thought it was very cool and those who decried the audacity of Triumph to mess with what they perceived as perfection.
Well, Triumph went ahead and produced the Speedmaster, then the discussion turned to whether or no to allow SM owners to be part of the community.
Since I had come here originally in 2002 looking for information, I had not yet bought my bike. I bought the Speedmaster in early '04 and continued participating, as have others.
Now I know the T-bird isn't another incarnation of the BA/SM, but I find the opinions and parallels to be quite amusing
And you know the old saw about opinions
(They're like as*holes; everybody has one, and they all stink).
