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| Daddy_Bear | | Set |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2014 | | Posts | : | 62 | | Location | : | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 13:05 Post title : First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 | | | hey guys, just took delivery of my LT
I have just become a couch bike potato. Comfort of note. Smooth ride. 1700 Pure Bliss Power. Added some chrome, changed the back sissy.
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| Tipsi | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/01/2013 | | Posts | : | 108 | | Location | : | Bristol, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 13:44 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | |  Horrible, absolutely awful, can't understand how you could bare seeing that on your drive..... and no, not jealous in the slightest......
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| russ1610 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 16/12/2013 | | Posts | : | 49 | | Location | : | Bishop Auckland , Co Durham, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 13:46 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Wow more info please when you have had chance to ride it a little. Your bike is exactly as I would like mine, with the extra crash bars and rear rack. think I would also like the highway pegs. Red is the way to go despite what almost all the press appear to be saying. You own a thing of beauty in my opinion. All I have to do now is somehow find the money and I'd be with you in bikes, if not country.   
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| Hornet | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 1,294 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 14:05 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Wow that thing looks really sweet, love the paint scheme. Congrats on the new ride
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| Daddy_Bear | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2014 | | Posts | : | 62 | | Location | : | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 14:21 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: russ1610) | | | Hi Rus
will post more, Chrome Cover for Raditor is on its way as well as the highway pegs and chrome hood over the instrumentation and manifold.
got a lot of chrome polishing to do though 
having own a victory as well, this beats it hands down. Solid ride, no vibration,
Glen
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| edbob | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 04/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 931 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 14:44 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Proud papa! What a nice looking bike - Enjoy -
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| RC65 | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/05/2011 | | Posts | : | 679 | | Location | : | Redmond, Washington, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 17:07 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: edbob) | | | Very nice -- congratulations! I believe that's the first newly-purchased LT (that I've seen, anyhow) on this site.
Sure wish that was that seat of yours was the seat the TBird was released with from the beginning...felt just as good as it looks when I sat on it at the Int'l Motorcycle Show.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,507 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 18:06 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: edbob) | | | Bike seems well finished, congrats! Oh, I suppose everybody is wondering when you'll attempt to download a map.
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| Daddy_Bear | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2014 | | Posts | : | 62 | | Location | : | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 18:55 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: AZCactus) | | | 
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| Daddy_Bear | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2014 | | Posts | : | 62 | | Location | : | Edenvale, Gauteng, South Africa |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 18:59 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | 
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| Quinonesm | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 04/03/2014 | | Posts | : | 35 | | Location | : | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 21:30 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Congrats! Paint scheme is beautiful and much nicer (IMO) than the blue white version. It looks beautiful and I like how the bags have a nice snug fit alongside the rear fender (very little gap). I also dig the muffler shape under the bags. Enjoy!
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| tamboritha | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 26/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 365 | | Location | : | morwell, vic, Australia |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 22:17 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | |
Daddy_Bear wrote:
Hi Rus
will post more, Chrome Cover for Raditor is on its way as well as the highway pegs and chrome hood over the instrumentation and manifold.
got a lot of chrome polishing to do though
having own a victory as well, this beats it hands down. Solid ride, no vibration,
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dont want to put a damper on it but dont polish it too hard or you will lose some of the chrome,or hopefully Triumph have fixed the problem..Nice looking bike though,saw one in the flesh at our Flocking last week,thinking of updating to one
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| Southern_Ranger | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 368 | | Location | : | Aylesbury, Bucks, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 22:40 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Bling King! Nice bit of kit
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| Argee | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 27/05/2012 | | Posts | : | 31 | | Location | : | SE Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 22:41 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Sweet ride, I just bought one today myself, take delivery tomorrow. i went red/black as well. Congrats!
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 Apr 2014 - 23:11 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Looking sharp Just in time for your winter - hope you have a dry one.
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| FilthyPhil | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 08/03/2014 | | Posts | : | 19 | | Location | : | Hunter Valley, Australia |
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| | Posted : 03 Apr 2014 - 10:25 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Daddy_Bear) | | | Hi Glen,
Very nice bike mate.
What model victory do you own, I had a Cross Roads Classic which I thought was pretty good.
It handled better than my previous Street Glide & had more power.
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| Midnight_Cowboy | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 02/04/2014 | | Posts | : | 109 | | Location | : | Richmond, NSW, Australia |
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| | Posted : 04 Apr 2014 - 10:45 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: mat1600) | | | She's a beauty! I like the retro look. Bloody jealous of that seat. Beats the crap out of the T/Bird long range that I am riding with. You wouldn't get that tailbone/lower back irritation I get on my seat after a decent time in the saddle.
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| intimidator32 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2012 | | Posts | : | 913 | | Location | : | lexington, ky, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 00:59 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Midnight_Cowboy) | | | saw and set on the new LT today and i have to say the overall look and finish of the bike is top notch and the new seat was really soft so i'll leave the final judgement up to the guys who have purchased one to say whether thats good for all day or not. i'm a painter by trade and the paint was real impressive don't no if its soft like our birds but dang it looks good. on another note my 14 year old daughter was with me and her favorite bike was the SE tiger 800
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| Smifff | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 03/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 84 | | Location | : | Brisbane, Australia |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 10:00 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: intimidator32) | | |
Looks great,
I reckon Triumph are on a winner and so are you,
Well done
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| hogeyphenogey | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/02/2010 | | Posts | : | 461 | | Location | : | Chicopee, Mass, United States |
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| | Posted : 06 Apr 2014 - 12:41 Post title : Re: First Ride - Thunderbird LT 1700 (Re: Smifff) | | | Can you take a pic of the inside lid on the panniers? I'm wondering if they finally changed the design to stop the sagging.
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