The Thunderbird’s name comes from the common belief that the beating of its enormous wings causes thunder and stirs the wind. When Triumph was reborn in the 90’s their model range based around the muscular triple engine created this brute of a classic bike. The name seemed appropriate both historically in salute to earlier models as well as the legend above. As a choice I belive it is a close run between this and the modern Thruxton.
Posted on March 31, 2012 at 11:50 am in 90's, Triumph Motorcycle | RSS feed | Reply | Trackback URL
Nah, the modern Thruxton is no comparisonto theT-Bird Sport.TBS has much more grunt, better sound. It was simply not “period correct” enough to attact enough nostalgia buffs. It is destined to be a collectible classic, no doubt!
I just like those big black triple engines. A red Speed Triple from, say ’97 would do me just fine sir! Though I do like the look of the Thruxton (with some mods of course) over the new Bonnie. Thanks for your comment.
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