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Well fellas, over on the Thunderbird1600 forum they have a good rumor going around about the Speedmaster and America getting the 1200cc motor next. http://www.thunderbird1600.com/csp/thund...Lounge.-Cruiser line update)&InSkin=BlackKnight&InPage=1
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I think a 1200cc Speedmaster would be very cool. But I am pretty close to paying mine off, so I don't need the temptation!!!  Being 57, I was sorry to read about those guys on that thread having older age job problems.
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Being 57, I was sorry to read about those guys on that thread having older age job problems.
What the...I'm on that site too, is that some kind of geriatric slur? Where's the number for my lawyer?
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That rumour has been around for ages.I hope it's true but I'm on that site too but haven't seen the rumour lately.
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That rumour has been around for ages.I hope it's true but I'm on that site too but haven't seen the rumour lately.
Oh ya, I just rode that bike on the test track located 30 miles east of Milwaukee😄
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Isn't 30 miles East of Milwaukee in Lake Michigan navigable waters? 
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I don't know if anyone has noticed but it appears that Triumph is phasing out the 1600cc Thunderbird as there isn't a 2016 model available. So a 1200cc Speedy/America would slot nicely into their cruiser line up.
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Yeah that's old news. Triumph cant afford not to have a 1200 America/Speedmaster if they want to keep the line going and be competitive. Plus the EPA is forcing them all to go to water cooled. The 865 engine will be gone from the line-up. Even Harley and BMW boxter engine are water cooled. I wonder when Indian and Victory will make the move?
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Indian Scout / Victory Octane both water cooled. Both are fast, both are odd designs. That's my take anyway.
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Isn't 30 miles East of Milwaukee in Lake Michigan navigable waters?
why yes it is
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Indian Scout / Victory Octane both water cooled. Both are fast, both are odd designs. That's my take anyway.
Oh yeah. I forgot about them.
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A rumour out today on Rat forum.Supposedly 5 new bikes will be released next month, including a 1,200cc America and that awful bobber thingy.True? Who knows? but only a month to find out.
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... I wonder when Indian and Victory will make the move?
Besides the Scout and Octane, there have been rumors of a liquid-cooled tourer upgrade to the Vision.
Some of us are waiting on a liquid-cooled Indian 4. 
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A cruiser could possibly be introduced in a couple of days at the Cologne Motor Show. 
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They just introduced the Street Cup, T100, and T100 black on Triumph's Facebook page, nothing about any cruisers yet, not even that bobber.
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Yes Bummer.Still as I say no cruiser makes my America's position in the garage more secure.
They've got me waiting like one of Pavlov's Dogs.
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They just introduced the Street Cup, T100, and T100 black on Triumph's Facebook page, nothing about any cruisers yet, not even that bobber.
Isn't the Street Cup just a Thruxton with different bling on it?
Pointless saying they make 20-30-40 bikes if some are just tweaks on what they already produce.
Anyway, I thought a cup was something you shoved down the front of your skids 
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Triumph is still a relatively small company, I think they do great getting out the new designs as often as they do. I'm sure the new motor will make it to the cruiser line soon.
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They just introduced the Street Cup, T100, and T100 black on Triumph's Facebook page, nothing about any cruisers yet, not even that bobber.
Isn't the Street Cup just a Thruxton with different bling on it?
Pointless saying they make 20-30-40 bikes if some are just tweaks on what they already produce.
Anyway, I thought a cup was something you shoved down the front of your skids
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Hope they don't get spread thin that way like GM did. Be better to just offer those options on existing models.
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Hope they don't get spread thin that way like GM did. Be better to just offer those options on existing models.
True dat
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...Isn't the Street Cup just a Thruxton with different bling on it?...
Actually, no. That said, I get your point.
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count me in! a lighter cruiser with just enough power would be great. Triumph did a great job with their water cooling IMO, not a big ugly radiator like the scout. i will take dual discs with cartridge forks, pretty please!
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