Not another one.

[rictus01]

Well what do you do ? faced with only a couple of months more riding then a couple of months in a cast and 4 more non-weight bearing, so a minimum of 6 month before you can even start the job of getting back any bend to the crash site which used to be my knee?

Buy another bike of course, isn't that what everyone does in this situation :smt102

Anyway, I took one out for a test ride back in 98 when they first came out and loved it but was on a power rush with my speed triples, so didn't really go that way, but tried sitting on one Thursday so bought one yesterday (cracking deal to), the CB will have to go, shame really as it's been a good old workhorse, but can't really justify anymore bikes around (this'll make 9 in total if I kept the CB).

So here it is, a pampered original 98 Hinkley Thunderbird sport

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/1069/sport1pk3.th.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sport1pk3.jpg)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8084/sportnt2.th.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=sportnt2.jpg)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2180/canslk3.th.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=canslk3.jpg)

http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/8225/radbr5.th.jpg (http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=radbr5.jpg)

(and before you ask, no I don't know who's the SV is, but I will find out when I collect next week)

Cheers Mark.

[the_runt69]

Very nice bike Mark, hope you can still ride it after the Op

[Jelster]

That looks well smart... I don't even think this one needs a Rictus paint job either :D

[Mr Toad]

Suits you sir :grin:

[Skip]

Very nice indeed! Something to work towards too - nice one Mark! :thumbsup:

[Quiff Wichard]

tis lovely-

u have too much spare cash though mate.

[kwak zzr]

very smart rictus:)

[rictus01]

tis lovely-

u have too much spare cash though mate.

well actually Dave,
bought TT600 for £1,875
got paid out by insurance £2,600 for it
got this one for £2,000, given the difference that's a total cost to me for this bike of £1,275

Cheers Mark.

[Quiff Wichard]

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[Stu]

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Oh S*** Quiff I know this is the photo thread, but please don't.


Shiney bike Mark well done, looks better than the CB but shame you have to get rid of somthing that's stood you in good stead, waiting all these years for you. It had it's chance to shine and now your casting it aside.

[rictus01]

Oh S*** Quiff I know this is the photo thread, but please don't.


Shiney bike Mark well done, looks better than the CB but shame you have to get rid of somthing that's stood you in good stead, waiting all these years for you. It had it's chance to shine and now your casting it aside.

Oh it had it's time in the sun before, done 4 Assen trips on the bruiser and a month or two commuting, but mainly it was bought to not rot away and it's done that.

Cheers Mark.

[rictus01]

A patient man ? well when it comes to bike perhaps not, rather than waiting for later in the week to pick it up, I went up yesterday and got it.

Rode back the 115 miles in some discomfort as it didn’t have a screen to brake up the wind and a slight concern over a handling issue (which turned out to be low rear tyre pressure),, but apart from that all was good.

First outing at the Ace where I meet some of the guys, achingly pretty bike and sounds like a .50 cal when at full chat, well happy.

Cheers Mark.

[gettin2dizzy]

I like these too :) enjoy! They look ace with the triple pipes too :)

[plowsie]

That is a nice bike Mark :thumbsup: Loving those exhaust too :D

[Ceri JC]

Very smart. Looks like a British equivalent of the ducati sportsclassic bikes (but more practical for day to day use). My girlfriend really likes the retor Triumphs.

[Treacle]

Nice one Mark it looks like a minter.

[pete m]

Mark

cant beleive youre out biking you nutter !:)

Really ugly bike you got there m8, but having seen some of your other paint jobs, that figures...:cool:

come to think of it, how about a pic or two of your last two or three svs, seeing as nostalgia isnt what it used to be....:rolleyes:

[jambo]

So here it is, a pampered original 98 Hinkley Thunderbird sport
Cheers Mark.

:salut:

Have you informed it of the coming change of lifestyle and pace? I honestly had a chat with my ZX6R on the way home after picking it up: "OK, I promise not to abandon you in a shed for 4 years after covering a whole 2,900 miles like the last bloke did. However, you may never be this clean or pampered again. Deal?"

So far it's been happy :cool:

[rigor]

:salut:

Have you informed it of the coming change of lifestyle and pace? I honestly had a chat with my ZX6R on the way home after picking it up: "OK, I promise not to abandon you in a shed for 4 years after covering a whole 2,900 miles like the last bloke did. However, you may never be this clean or pampered again. Deal?"

So far it's been happy :cool:

How can you tell it's happy, I'd be surprised if you could see it's expression under it's mud pack ;)

[rictus01]

indeed although I don't feel it, no doudt there is a little shame somewhere such an achingly pretty bike will get some serious use and not the heated garaged life with the odd sunny sunday out, but hey, I bought it I'll ride it (always got pics of it clean to look at right ;) )

Cheers Mark.

[jambo]

How can you tell it's happy, I'd be surprised if you could see it's expression under it's mud pack ;)

How dare you! The ammount some people pay for a mud pack!:rolleyes: It's all very flattering.... Though I started to suspect I might need to do some work when Jester666 offered to take it into work and have the couriers jet wash it for me....:smt109

[Jester666]

How dare you! The ammount some people pay for a mud pack!:rolleyes: It's all very flattering.... Though I started to suspect I might need to do some work when Jester666 offered to take it into work and have the couriers jet wash it for me....:smt109

Gotta love the Brazilian Slaves at Lewis Day! :D

I even cleaned mine on Sunday!!

[Pedrosa]

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Such a painful mental image this provokes.:p :p :p

[Fizzy Fish]

hey new bike! new bike! :D :D

indeed although I don't feel it, no doudt there is a little shame somewhere such an achingly pretty bike will get some serious use and not the heated garaged life with the odd sunny sunday out, but hey, I bought it I'll ride it (always got pics of it clean to look at right ;) )

Cheers Mark.

that's the spirit, if i can do it to a brand new gixxer, you can do it to a Triumph ;)


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Well you know what they say:

"This Thread is Worthless... "

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[rictus01]

well had the bike a week yesterday, 1026 mile so far, although it's 4/5ths it's normal annual mileage, it's a sweet as a nut, corners with the best of them, sounds awesome and even the tall gearing means less changing (important when each one hurts), so well pleased, it's sitting outside now fly splattered so could do with a clean, never know just might get one to (now where's that son of mine ;) ).

Cheers Mark.

[Jester666]

Got to say, it does sound good on full throttle! :-D

[monkey]

...... 1026 mile so far...

Que? He he. The knee can't be that bad then! I've only done that on a Harley trip in the States! Nice bike. I thought it must be older the way you mentioned it in another post. DOH. Looks like the new Kwak Z1000 got it's pipe inspiration from one of those.
:D

[rictus01]

Que? He he. The knee can't be that bad then! I've only done that on a Harley trip in the States! Nice bike. I thought it must be older the way you mentioned it in another post. DOH. Looks like the new Kwak Z1000 got it's pipe inspiration from one of those.
:D

more like new triumph got the inspiration from the old Hurricane

http://www.edmunds.com/media/news/column/carmudgeon/triumph.hurricane/triump.500.jpg

Cheers Mark.

[Ceri JC]

Glad you're getting on well with it.