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The Triumph Bonneville's tubby older sister is a pretty homely unit by anyone's standard. Probably drop-dead reliable and comfortable, but what a bland package. Our friend Nick summed up the Triumph America perfectly when he opined, "This thing looks like the Brits said, 'What do Americans want?' Forwards, big ugly tank, windshield, lots of chrome; just tart up a Bonnie with that trash and call it the America!

The result is an assault on our collective patriotic sensibilities. Nick picked one up anyway, before his custom motorcycle pallet had matured, and he thought it was OK. It didn't take much exposure to proper customs for his tastes to change, but he'd fallen in love with the machine and didn't want to sell it and start over with something else.

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"Now it's easy to make a good-looking bike look great, but very difficult to make an awkward motorcycle look proper."

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...well, like I was sayin' here, I think Mr. Bill Bryant...well...Mr. Bryant can kiss my ass!!!

Because, evidently while he appears to be able to piece together sentences reasonably well, he seems unable to recognize a diamond in the rough when he spots one! A "diamond", I might add, which in its original uncut form is ALREADY a pretty nice lookin' gem!!!
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(...soooooo, is THIS the "proper place" to "crap out" somebody "crapping out" our beloved rides, oh Big Kahuna????)

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I wonder if he liked the Speedmaster.

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I wonder if he liked the Speedmaster.

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Nah! I doubt that too, Steve! 'Cause ya see, Mr. Bill Bryant(who it appears, states his opinions as "fact"...THIS being the KEY as to why the guy can "kiss my ass", btw) is probably of the mind that the "only proper britbike is one that looks like a stock 1966 Triumph Bonneville OR a 1966 Triumph Bonneville that's been "cafed-out, OR a 1966 Triumph Bonneville that's been bobbed 'American-style'"...much like Nick's America.

And so, sorry but I'll bet the stock Speedmasters to him probably look much too much like the Triumph America(but just more blacked out, of course) for him to think any differently of them, either.

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Dwight, I was wondering what was up when I saw your deleted posts in member's rides regarding Nick's bike. I think his bike is awesome but there are several things I would change. I'd have left the beautiful headers unwrapped and I'd have left the forward controls. I like that stretched out cruising position and I love the look of the Bonneville America,(have since the first time I ever saw one).
I like Chop Cult for what it is, a bunch of guys hackin' things up and making them their own. Sometimes their finished product looks polished and beautiful and sometimes it looks worse then where they started,(in my opinion). I disagree with the opinions of Bill Bryant completely,(I think most people would). But we're bigger then that. Oh, one more thing, our site is better then theirs, but theirs is still good. I wouldn't let the ramblings of one guy bother you too much. I think the Bonneville America and Speedmaster represent the best bang for the buck on the market for 10 years running.

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Well said, Paul!

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ok but "The Triumph Bonneville's tubby older sister" is pretty funny.

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Yep, BUT the...ahem..."gentleman" even got THAT wrong!

Because ya see, and as you probably know, the standard Bonnies are ACTUALLY a year OLDER than are the "Cruiser" models.

(...and ummmmm...if the guy thinks a Triumph America is "tubby", then I wonder if he thinks a Harley Fatboy should maybe be a participant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser"?????!!!!)

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ok but "The Triumph Bonneville's tubby older sister" is pretty funny.

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ok but "The Triumph Bonneville's tubby older sister" is pretty funny.

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True, but I think that the T-100 is too skinny. I like my baby with a little back. I agree with the focus groups who explained the T-100's lack of immediate success in the U.S. by saying it just isn't substantial enough. Also explains why the Harley riders really tend to dig our rides.

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And yet ANOTHER well said posting there, Paul!

(...I think I'm gonna give ya TWO of these beers here now...yep, I think you deserve 'em!)

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I wonder if he thinks a Harley Fatboy should maybe be a participant on NBC's "The Biggest Loser"?????!!!!)

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That would be so appropriate on so many levels

And as for Mr. Bryant; well, as I've paraphrased before: Aesthetics is subjective

And my objective opinion of his subjectivity is that he's a moron

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I'm not gonna waste my time rebutting such a narrow minded asshat as Mr Bryant. I personally don't care what anyone else thinks, I love my SM. If you like what you ride then that's all that matters.

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That's true, and probably a wise course of action to follow there, Ian.

I think what got my goat here is that it appears Mr. Bryant is an educated man, what with his better than average use of syntax and his overall apparent command of the English language. And so, I have to ask: How could a guy like that be sooooooo friggin' CLUELESS about the obviously superior aesthetics of these Triumph Cruisers???

I mean, I might NOT have gotten my ire up here as much if the guy wrote his piece more like some run-of-the-mill HARLEY RIDER!

(...ya know what I mean?!...stuff like screwin' up and spellin' things such as "your" when he really meant "you're", OR "there" when he really mean "their"!...like I said, HE appears to be an EDUCATED man here...yep, sorry Mr. Bryant, but there's NO excuse for your closed-mindedness here!!!!)

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Getting it out of your system I see, Dwight. Good. That's healthy.

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Yeah!!!!

(...and I feel SOOOOOO much better NOW!!!!)

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Intelligence doesn't always mean breeding, taste, or tolerance.

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Good point there, Ian!

Hey! And speakin' of "breeding"...WOULDN'T the world be a better place if a few less people would "breed"?!...especially some people like, say, CHARLIE SHEEN!!!!

BOY do I feel sorry for THOSE kids!!!

(...and...what's with these broads who "breed" with HIM anyway, HUH???!!!)

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I appreciate your crapping on the crap that you/I/we didn't appreciate. How can I not fully side with your views on this matter!

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Thanks for your support here, ol' buddy!

And, I gotta say at least I'M NOT "bored" around here anymore!!!!

(...so, how are things shakin' for YOU lately?...are YOU over that little hurdle o' yours...I was thinkin' maybe this thread might help ya out in this regard, ya know!!!)

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Btw... I think that Mr. Bill Bryant is a friggin' cork soaker!

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I think he is a forking ice hole.

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Hmmmmm...are we talkin' about the learned Mr. Bryant OR the manic-depressive Mr.Sheen here, Ian?

(...or BOTH????)

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Well, bill bryant (no caps on a proper name for disrespect) is an idiot that can hardly recognize the simplistic beauty that makes our machines so easy to customize. As well as easy on the eyes as a plain stock bike. He is un-imaginative ,and a unidimentional in his thinking.
I have seen many customization variations of our bikes each of which amazes me (whether I like the mods or not). The artistic and creative ideas that are bore out of these bikes are not limited to the typical bolt on billet chrome crap.
I myself, have laid awake at night and imagined countless detailed out ideas for these machines, and have dreamed of the day I can put my hands to my ideas.

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WOW! And THIS bit of prose comin' from a guy who has recently relayed his concerns about attending a funeral because he's afraid he won't be able to find the words to express his thoughts?!!!

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I'll send you a bill for the therapy...

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You DO charge ONLY by the thread, and NOT by the word or sentence or paragraph...right John?!

(...remember, I'm on a fixed income now, and so anything more than a low flat rate could put me in the ol' Poor House, ya know!)

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Had an electrician come over to give me a quote on some work. He saw my BA in the garage and wanted to buy it on the spot. He thought it was beautiful and loved the color (Cardinal Red).

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I think what got my goat here is that it appears Mr. Bryant is an educated man, what with his better than average use of syntax and his overall apparent command of the English language.

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I think what got my goat here is that it appears Mr. Bryant is an educated man, what with his better than average use of syntax and his overall apparent command of the English language.

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emphasis on "apparent" dwight. Anybody using "pallet" when they mean "palate" is mimicking their betters and trusting their spell checker instead of a dictionary.

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Yeah! YEAH!!! Good catch there, Bill!!!

(...soooooo, maybe the guy DOES ride a Harley after all, EH????!!!!)

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Hey, at least the guy takes really nice photos.

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Yep, he does...and in THIS case, of a really really REALLY nicely done Bobber!

(...though, like Paul, I'd have made just a few changes on it, like say, to black out the complete length of the forks...I don't quite understand leaving in chrome that part of 'em between the two triple trees?!)