Well, gotta add my 2 cents. I am married to what most of you men out there would relate to as a picky woman. ( arent most of them lol ) at least when it comes to what she drives etc. thus the z3 in the garage and the 300se in the driveway. She used to ride a Sportster until we got together, then after test riding an 06 America, she was hooked. However, she has always liked old school chopper type paint jobs, etc. Well, we test rode the new Thunderbird with her on the back, and she like it. just liked. But told me the other day, that she is tired of searching for that elusive 6th gear. And we just happened to be headed to the local Triumph shop. Well, they had 2 new Storms in stock. one Matte ( already sold ) and one gloss. Well, lets just say, she fell in love with the Matte finished one. So about May timeframe, her america will be gone and there will be a new Storm in the Garage. She wants Matte, and then we will have some red and white Tribals hand painted on. I dont care what anyone says about the bike. Everyone can claim that only the bonnies and the speedies and the americas have character etc. But think about it. How many other companies out there have a 1600 or 1700 CC verticle twin motor, putting out gobs of hp and torque? Um I can only think of 1. And I think its a pretty good tribute to Triumph that they got as much power out of that motor as they did. considering there are larger V twins that can barely claim numbers that high! All I can say, is Bravo Triumph, Bravo!!! There is only one other company that I will admit to being as impressed with as Triumph, and that is BMW. Between the those 2 companies, the Japanese are now having to play catch up in their biggest Market Segment. Triumph has the " Best " performing 600 class sportbike, and BMW hands down has the " Best " Liter bike in the world!!!!
