Well this was a fairly predictable thread...
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Will T-Bird lure HD riders?
It did this one. Back to Harley. I found a killer 05 Dyna Sport that I am taking delivery of next weekend. It is black and it is bad. The FXDX was one of Harley's best performers. With fully adjustable suspension fore and aft, it has the best clearance and lean angles of any Harley this side of the XR12000, and weighs 650 pounds wet. I am naming the 95 inch beast "The Crow." It is already built, clearing the 100 mark for both HP and Torque, and after a bit of tuning and tweaking of my own; I intend on serving Harley bashing Thunderbird owners large portions.
I like Triumph. One of the greatest names in motorcycling with a history of outstanding bikes. (The 02-06 Bonneville America ranks as one of the best looking cruisers of all time in my mind.) Rumors of a new bigger and badder twin were what brought me to Triumph's door again. The speculative T-Bird sounded exactly what I wanted in a bike. Unfortunately the final product is bland. Words like Vanilla and Beige spring to mind every time I view the 'Bird's form. A few hours spent in Photoshop showed that there was some hope via extreme makeover, but the base bike fails to inspire me to do so.
Lest anyone think I have some loyalty to Harley over Triumph, My first bike was a Norton, and I guess I identify with that more than either Milwaukee or Meridian/Hinkley iron. But where can one find a recent Norton? If the 961 was already in production and available, this thread and like discussions would be academic for me. (I have tried repeatedly to buy the 961 engine alone, but have been denied each time.) A custom cruiser built around a modern push-rod, air-cooled parallel twin? I'm sold! 
BTW - Am I the only one who finds it exceedingly odd that people who hold Harleys and those who ride them in various stages of disdain are actually hoping that those same HD riders will switch to *their* brand?
