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starvingstudent · 10-04-2001, 01:34 PM

Just curious...what defines a "chick bike"?

As for "vanilla and non-cool"...if you've got something against vanilla, isn't a Vulcan 800 with $2000 of customization less "vanilla" than a stock Triumph?

starvingstudent · 10-04-2001, 01:35 PM

Hey, I've seen a Legend TT on the road!

...once...in five years...never mind

BigGit · 10-04-2001, 01:46 PM

Pity they didn't base their new cruiser on a triple, like they did back in the early '70s. Triumphs were chopped almost as often as Harleys were...

BigGit · 10-04-2001, 01:52 PM

If I were to buy a Triumph, it'd be a Legend TT!

...but I'd buy a Nighthawk 750 first... or a W650... or save toward a Camaro Z-28... never mind ;o)

heyjd · 10-04-2001, 01:54 PM

Yeah its new and its different, but seriously...I just saw the different angles of the photos in Motorcyclist and I can't shake the image of a larger, shinier and dressed up version of a Honda Rebel 450....

poopypants · 10-04-2001, 01:57 PM

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BigGit · 10-04-2001, 01:58 PM

Chick bike: bike that can go faster than a Big Twin for less money. Includes most Japanese bikes, a few European bikes, the Harley-Davidson Sportster, and every Buell ever made...

"If there's a problem, yo! I'll solve it..." - Vanilla Ice

heart-of-sword · 10-04-2001, 02:30 PM

Me too. I've never ride a cruiser before, I'm riding a CR and sv650 now. I sure want to ride one.

starvingstudent · 10-04-2001, 02:44 PM

How about the Adventurer, Legend TT, and Thunderbird? Those were ALL Triumph triples and have been around for years, but selling very poorly.

starvingstudent · 10-04-2001, 02:48 PM

Exactly. I also really like the Legend TT (especially in that deep emerald green that matches the British countryside), but I'd buy an SV650, or a ZR7, or a Magna first. That's the problem with Triumph cruisers--they're never FIRST on the list of bikes people want to buy.

10-04-2001, 01:34 PM	#21
starvingstudent Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 486	Re: Price comparisons Just curious...what defines a "chick bike"? As for "vanilla and non-cool"...if you've got something against vanilla, isn't a Vulcan 800 with $2000 of customization less "vanilla" than a stock Triumph?

10-04-2001, 01:35 PM	#22
starvingstudent Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 486	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback Hey, I've seen a Legend TT on the road! ...once...in five years...never mind

10-04-2001, 01:46 PM	#23
BigGit Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 164	Here's the story of the Hurricane... Pity they didn't base their new cruiser on a triple, like they did back in the early '70s. Triumphs were chopped almost as often as Harleys were...

10-04-2001, 01:52 PM	#24
BigGit Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 164	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback If I were to buy a Triumph, it'd be a Legend TT! ...but I'd buy a Nighthawk 750 first... or a W650... or save toward a Camaro Z-28... never mind ;o)

10-04-2001, 01:54 PM	#25
heyjd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback Yeah its new and its different, but seriously...I just saw the different angles of the photos in Motorcyclist and I can't shake the image of a larger, shinier and dressed up version of a Honda Rebel 450....

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10-04-2001, 01:57 PM	#26
poopypants Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 27	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzhuh,what,Triumph cruiser,zzzzzzzzzzzzzzsnorezzzzzsnore

10-04-2001, 01:58 PM	#27
BigGit Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 164	Re: Price comparisons Chick bike: bike that can go faster than a Big Twin for less money. Includes most Japanese bikes, a few European bikes, the Harley-Davidson Sportster, and every Buell ever made... "If there's a problem, yo! I'll solve it..." - Vanilla Ice

10-04-2001, 02:30 PM	#28
heart-of-sword Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 14	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback Me too. I've never ride a cruiser before, I'm riding a CR and sv650 now. I sure want to ride one.

10-04-2001, 02:44 PM	#29
starvingstudent Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 486	Re: Here How about the Adventurer, Legend TT, and Thunderbird? Those were ALL Triumph triples and have been around for years, but selling very poorly.

10-04-2001, 02:48 PM	#30
starvingstudent Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 486	Re: Bonneville America Reader Feedback Exactly. I also really like the Legend TT (especially in that deep emerald green that matches the British countryside), but I'd buy an SV650, or a ZR7, or a Magna first. That's the problem with Triumph cruisers--they're never FIRST on the list of bikes people want to buy.