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[vol_in_ar]

VIB with a crotch rocket would scare the **** out of those toothless, Bammer inbreds.

yea, but has the perfect seat, for those college hotties, down in Destin

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

yea, but has the perfect seat, for those college hotties, down in Destin

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[vol_in_ar]

that will sell him on it

 

[volinbham]

Unless you got somebody riding ***** in shorts, why not go for a Scrambler instead?

prefer the regular but the scramblers are nice - also, the lower the seat the better for me.

 

[volinbham]

that will sell him on it

this is for hauling the hotties

 

[Tin Man]

Chicken dinner!

 

[volinbham]

trying to decide between the Bonneville I posted (regular) and the "Black" version

 

[YankeeVol]

trying to decide between the Bonneville I posted (regular) and the "Black" version

Black

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

trying to decide between the Bonneville I posted (regular) and the "Black" version

Is that a 900 twin or more like a 650? Cylinder doesn't look big enough for a 900.

 

[volinbham]

Is that a 900 twin or more like a 650? Cylinder doesn't look big enough for a 900.

900. All of them are either the 900 or the 1200

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

900. All of them are either the 900 or the 1200

I guess the gear box is kind of large and makes the cylinder look a little small.

 

[volinbham]

I guess the gear box is kind of large and makes the cylinder look a little small.

perhaps - you should look at the 1200s - look about the same.

The other thing Triumph did here is have a lot of open space around the engine so it may be an optical illusion.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

perhaps - you should look at the 1200s - look about the same.

The other thing Triumph did here is have a lot of open space around the engine so it may be an optical illusion.

Does the 1200 have significantly more stroke than the 900?

 

[volinbham]

Does the 1200 have significantly more stroke than the 900?

Not sure

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

It's pretty old school when a motorcycle engine that's not a v-twin isn't covered in colorful plastic parts. 1960s styling with modern ignition and fuel delivery systems and good brakes.

 

[volinbham]

It's pretty old school when a motorcycle engine that's not a v-twin isn't covered in colorful plastic parts. 1960s styling with modern ignition and fuel delivery systems and good brakes.

ABS and traction control too!

Honestly there isn't a bad review out there for the Street Twin, Thruxton, T100 or T120 or the Street Scrambler. A little mixed for the Bobber.

 

[volinbham]

the "clocks"

 

[Zues1]

Speed Twin 1200 coming this Summer. Similar to the Thruxton but the Bonnie tank, upswept exhaust. Dual headlights.

 

[volinbham]

Speed Twin 1200 coming this Summer. Similar to the Thruxton but the Bonnie tank, upswept exhaust. Dual headlights.

They're definitely milking all they can out of the platform.

Street Cup
Street Twin
Street Scrambler
T100
T120
Bobber
Thruxton
Thruxton R
Speed Twin
?

 

[Zues1]

Speedmaster maybe

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Albert Haynesworth had the Suzuki dealership out west on Kingston Pike, just east of Lovell Road. Unfortunately he's not very good at owning businesses. That dealership bought the Triumph, BMW, and Ducatti distributorships. The dealership went under. Now you can't buy a Triumph, BMW, or Ducatti in Knoxville. Thanks Albert.

 

[Zues1]

Albert Haynesworth had the Suzuki dealership out west on Kingston Pike, just east of Lovell Road. Unfortunately he's not very good at owning businesses. That dealership bought the Triumph, BMW, and Ducatti distributorships. The dealership went under. Now you can't buy a Triumph, BMW, or Ducatti in Knoxville. Thanks Albert.

Well sorta,
Triumph of Knoxville is on Clinton hwy. Owned by the Brown family. Good bunch of guys there with a large selection of Triumph, Indian and Victory.

BMW available at Good Times in Alcoa.
Ducatti available at Mountain Motorsports in Sevierville.

Speaking of the Kingston Pike dealership (Ultimate Motorsports) I was in that location on more than one occasion when no one working there even spoke to me. Seemed more interested in consuming donuts and coffee than seeing if I or anyone else needed assistance.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Well sorta,
Triumph of Knoxville is on Clinton hwy. Owned by the Brown family. Good bunch of guys there with a large selection of Triumph, Indian and Victory.

BMW available at Good Times in Alcoa.
Ducatti available at Mountain Motorsports in Sevierville.

Speaking of the Kingston Pike dealership (Ultimate Motorsports) I was in that location on more than one occasion when no one working there even spoke to me. Seemed more interested in consuming donuts and coffee than seeing if I or anyone else needed assistance.

That's good to hear. Mountain Motirsports is a pretty good distance from west Knoxville, but Ducatti is the most exotic of those three. I think that they sell Husqvarna out there too.

Seems like there's a dealer down I-75 towards Chattanooga that carries a few exotics. Ritchie maybe? About 5 years ago I mentioned to that owner that he should pick up the Husky rights.

The Brown family added the Suzuki franchise too didn't they? That dealership, Harley, and Good Times are the long term survivors in the Knoxville area motorcycle market. Those buildings on North Central (Yamaha/Norton and Honda), Alcoa Highway, and the Honda shop at Chapman/John Sevier (Valley Honda?) haven't been dealerships for decades. There use to even be a dealership on Sutherland Avenue... Yamaha I think. Hell fahr, Th' Katch strip club off of Lovell road was a Suzuki dealership before it had ladies dancing around nekkid.

 

[Thunder Good-Oil]

Speaking of the Kingston Pike dealership (Ultimate Motorsports) I was in that location on more than one occasion when no one working there even spoke to me. Seemed more interested in consuming donuts and coffee than seeing if I or anyone else needed assistance.

That exact same thing happened to me too. I spent 30 minutes looking at every bike in their show room and not one employee spoke a single word to me. They weren't even all that busy.

 

[volinbham]

That's good to hear. Mountain Motirsports is a pretty good distance from west Knoxville, but Ducatti is the most exotic of those three. I think that they sell Husqvarna out there too.

Seems like there's a dealer down I-75 towards Chattanooga that carries a few exotics. Ritchie maybe? About 5 years ago I mentioned to that owner that he should pick up the Husky rights.

The Brown family added the Suzuki franchise too didn't they? That dealership, Harley, and Good Times are the long term survivors in the Knoxville area motorcycle market. Those buildings on North Central (Yamaha/Norton and Honda), Alcoa Highway, and the Honda shop at Chapman/John Sevier (Valley Honda?) haven't been dealerships for decades. There use to even be a dealership on Sutherland Avenue... Yamaha I think. Hell fahr, Th' Katch strip club off of Lovell road was a Suzuki dealership before it had ladies dancing around nekkid.

We can get Ducati, BMW, Indian and all the regulars in Bham but not Triumph. There's not even a Triumph dealer anywhere in Alabama.

Closest are Pandora Motorsports in Chattanooga and a dealer in Pensacola.

Nice thing about Triumphs vs most of the Japanese brands is the dealers can prep them (oil, etc) and let you demo them without triggering a "buy" from the dealer in how they finance their inventory.