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Title: Age Won this Round
Post by: britman on January 20, 2020, 08:54:12 AM

I have sold my 2004 Triumph Thunderbird Sport.  It is still in the garage but will be picked up this week by a nice young fellow who is in the early stages of his career in Law Enforcement.  The bike ran perfect, took months to set up to my personal tastes, and was a replacement for another TBS I sold years ago and always regretted.  The reason for the sale, riding position and age.  My knees have been speaking to me now for quite awhile and it had finally gotten to the point the pain was continuous while riding the Sport.  I know I will probably be looking at a knee replacement sooner than later so I am going to let "Father Time", win this round.  The battle however is far from over, as long as there is a motorcycle with an upright riding position, I will keep riding.  Old and new, there are a couple more in the herd that will still get this old arse down the road with a smile, the trips may be shorter but I going to do my best to try and make them more frequent.  I will however miss "Black Betty", she was a beauty and would eat any Triumph Twin out there for breakfast.....

(https://i.ibb.co/1JDGMpp/DSC03697-Copy.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1JDGMpp)


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Title: Re: Age Won this Round
Post by: inditx on January 20, 2020, 08:58:12 AM

I feel 'ya brtiman, no more sport ergos for me either.
Keep on ridin’ though!
 :thumb:

Title: Re: Age Won this Round
Post by: MotoG5 on January 20, 2020, 10:24:57 AM

Same story when I had let my V11S go. Still riding but on a bike suited to my present conditions. Really miss the bike but its just the way things are.

(https://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y113/GuzziRider/IMGA0009.jpg) (http://s4.photobucket.com/user/GuzziRider/media/IMGA0009.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Age Won this Round
Post by: BrotherJim on January 20, 2020, 07:14:00 PM

Still running my '98 from time to time.  It's not killing me, yet.  Seems a lot of folks are used to seeing the classic styled Triumph twins, so they tend to freak out when they see the TBS for one reason or another. 


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Title: Re: Age Won this Round
Post by: drbone641 on January 20, 2020, 07:27:21 PM

You built a beauty. And I am POSITIVE, that you will regret it lol
However, Comes a time.