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I have been looking at the Tbird LT and the R3T ...


I had an R3 for 5 years and I've ridden an R3T.
If I was buying another (and I've been looking ...), I'd get an R3 and buy panniers / screen / cupholder etc to make an R3T (and budget for rear tyres lasting 3,000 miles).
Ooh, ooh - stick a batwing fairing on and fit a stereo !!
I'm not the first to say the R3T doesn't ride as nicely as an R3

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