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| | | Gary | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 339 | | Location | : | Herford/used to be london, Germany |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2012 - 09:04 Post title : My new Mat Black Thunderbird Storm | | | Took my new storm for its first service everything was ok so the mechanic said I could change to my sport air filter and short exhaust, so I drove 150m to my garages fitted everything went 150m back to the dealer got the sport software put in and off I went on my first ride with good sound so I thought. Hark what do I hear, the sound out of the back of the bike so cool BUT THE FUC---- ENGIN sounds just like my old 1700 sounds like a steam Canal barge and vibrates between 2300 and 3000 revs like shit. So I will wait until Monday when the boss dealer comes back from holiday to see what he says, maybe it could be the Oil change they use a different oil to Triumph, or the software or the air filter or the shorteys.
Washed it properly for the first time yesterday which I normally do every week and guess what the Mat Black is CRAP, it's worse than the shiny black on my 1700 and that was CRAP. The back mudguard is covered in marks from the long haul seat even though I covered the rubber thingy's.
The twin headlights are all shiny black underneath like they should be, but on the top it looks like someone has spilt oil into black water all rainbow colours.
So be Warned DO NOT BUY MAT BLACK, buy your next bike without any paint on it and take it to a paint spraying company that knows what they are doing and let them spray it.
Front forks chrome is so dull I have more shine on the seat of my pants and the water pisses out from under the Speedo housing there is a Fuc---- reservoir which can hold at least ?? litre of water under it, I have two options, I can unscrew it or keep shaking the bike until all the water has run out which takes hours. I already put masking tape over the ignition keyhole and on the front lock plastic bags over the left and right controls on the handlebars and over my navvy holder how much more must I cover up?
At Triumph Live all the bikes so nice and shiny no marks then I look at my new bike, so as you can see I am pretty pissed off and depressed.   
Ps: at least the new one doesn't explode on first start ( not yet ) and again It was great meeting you guys at Triumph Live, What a laugh 
| Big Bohr 1700 Thunderbird and now Storm owner
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| | | BlueNose | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 29/09/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,478 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2012 - 17:33 Post title : Re: My new Mat Black Thunderbird Storm (Re: Gary) | | |
Gary wrote:
Took my new storm for its first service everything was ok so the mechanic said I could change to my sport air filter and short exhaust, so I drove 150m to my garages fitted everything went 150m back to the dealer got the sport software put in and off I went on my first ride with good sound so I thought. Hark what do I hear, the sound out of the back of the bike so cool BUT THE FUC---- ENGIN sounds just like my old 1700 sounds like a steam Canal barge and vibrates between 2300 and 3000 revs like shit. So I will wait until Monday when the boss dealer comes back from holiday to see what he says, maybe it could be the Oil change they use a different oil to Triumph, or the software or the air filter or the shorteys.
Washed it properly for the first time yesterday which I normally do every week and guess what the Mat Black is CRAP, it's worse than the shiny black on my 1700 and that was CRAP. The back mudguard is covered in marks from the long haul seat even though I covered the rubber thingy's.
The twin headlights are all shiny black underneath like they should be, but on the top it looks like someone has spilt oil into black water all rainbow colours.
So be Warned DO NOT BUY MAT BLACK, buy your next bike without any paint on it and take it to a paint spraying company that knows what they are doing and let them spray it.
Front forks chrome is so dull I have more shine on the seat of my pants and the water pisses out from under the Speedo housing there is a Fuc---- reservoir which can hold at least ?? litre of water under it, I have two options, I can unscrew it or keep shaking the bike until all the water has run out which takes hours. I already put masking tape over the ignition keyhole and on the front lock plastic bags over the left and right controls on the handlebars and over my navvy holder how much more must I cover up?
At Triumph Live all the bikes so nice and shiny no marks then I look at my new bike, so as you can see I am pretty pissed off and depressed.
Ps: at least the new one doesn't explode on first start ( not yet ) and again It was great meeting you guys at Triumph Live, What a laugh |
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Sounds like you are having fun bonding with your new ride Gary 
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| | | zolti | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 23/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,127 | | Location | : | newcastle , United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 21 Sep 2012 - 18:50 Post title : Re: My new Mat Black Thunderbird Storm (Re: Gary) | | | maybe we shoudl buy harley
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| | | Gary | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 21/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 339 | | Location | : | Herford/used to be london, Germany |
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| | Posted : 22 Sep 2012 - 06:54 Post title : Re: My new Mat Black Thunderbird Storm (Re: zolti) | | |
zolti wrote:
maybe we shoudl buy harley |
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No way, I think I'll become a Mod again and get a Lambretta Scooter before I buy a Harley mined you having said that the paint job on a Harley is probably better than The Thunderbird.
| Big Bohr 1700 Thunderbird and now Storm owner
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| | | Xfarmer | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 407 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 23 Sep 2012 - 02:45 Post title : Re: My new Mat Black Thunderbird Storm (Re: Gary) | | |
Gary wrote:
zolti wrote:
maybe we shoudl buy harley |
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No way, I think I'll become a Mod again and get a Lambretta Scooter before I buy a Harley mined you having said that the paint job on a Harley is probably better than The Thunderbird. |
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Yeah, Harley has very nice paint and good chrome as well.
... Lemmings seem to be attracted to shiny objects.
| John
Suzuki Boulevard S83, 2010 T-Bird 1700
***Love one woman.... many guitars.***
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