I'm sure I'm not the only person on this forum that from time to time gets a compliment about the machines we ride that catches you completely by surprise?
I was riding to work today. The first time in over 2 weeks after having performed my 20,000km service myself. Nice valve clearances now with my shims re-set to the correct factory tolerances for what I believe is their first time, my TBA experiencing its first outing on fully synthetic engine lube and the whole package running very sweetly indeed.
I pull up at our security gatehouse where I enter my workplace and a new security officer, looks down at me & my machine, gives a big cheesy smile and says he as looks my 6 year old America over - "Bloody beautiful".
I smiled back, mumbled some gratuatous thankyou or something to the same effect and rode off into the refinery where I work with a damn nice feeling inside. It doesn't happen every day, but when it does, gee I'm glad it was a Triumph Bonneville America I chose as my personal ride.
