a good allrounder (Triumph Thunderbird)

Member Name: nemo

Product:	Triumph Thunderbird
Date:	29/04/08 (430 review reads)
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Advantages: does everything well

Disadvantages: mainstand not fitted as standard

excellent all-rounder from sunday morning ride outs to long distance touring i,ve done them all on my thunderbird.i cannot understand why the powers that be decided to discontinue this popular model in favour of the twins. this is my first triple and i am still amazed at how good it is.the bike looks great and is a real head-turner,mechanically it is really solidly built and as for reliability mine has never let me down yet.the handling is rock steady and very forgiving even when you make a mess of the odd corner.there is a bit of an issue with wind at high speed but at normal road speeds i find no problem,80mph + for prolonged periods of time can make your arms ache and the firm saddle means you have to get off for a streatch at every fill-up say between 100-150 miles.all your basic maintenance is relatively easy and with the help of the owners handbook can be done by any selfrespecting motorcyclist.it certainly has the grin factor!!

Summary: lots of grins to the mile

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