Triumph Thunderbird

ldhthept · 11-08-2022, 01:44 PM

Anyone have any input on this bike? Specifically the LT model?

redjay · 11-08-2022, 02:49 PM

If you want a bike like the LT then consider the Yamaha V Star 1300 Tourer or Deluxe.
The Tourer comes with bags and a windshield and the Deluxe has bags and a batwing.
They made them up to 2017 so parts are readily available. My nearest Triumph dealer is 40 miles away. There are 5 Yamaha dealers within 40 miles.

**vulcanscott** · 11-09-2022, 06:02 AM

looked a little at the T Bird when I bought the 1700 Nomad. downfall was a piston slap due to short skirts and a very expensive service at 10 or 11k that includes valve adjustment.
Sweet Looking Bikes

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by vulcanscott

looked a little at the T Bird when I bought the 1700 Nomad. downfall was a piston slap due to short skirts and a very expensive service at 10 or 11k that includes valve adjustment.
Sweet Looking Bikes

Triumph haven't learned much then. I recently sold my 1993 Trident 900,to a bloke in my street.He took it for a service, to a local shop, and it cost him

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 05:25 AM

This poxy site, is only showing half of my comments again ffs. It cost the bloke

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 05:26 AM

Third attempt

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 05:27 AM

ldhthept · 11-10-2022, 09:07 AM

Nvr mind Mick, not worth the trouble, I get the gist. I am also looking at the Voyager, found a sweet 2018 that would work nicely, maybe get the little woman back riding with me. Concerned about the weight… Anyone have thoughts going from a Nomad custom to me to a stock Voyager?

BrokeAss · 11-10-2022, 03:49 PM

I have both here...Nomad is mine, Voyager is my son's. The Voyager is only marginally heavier on paper, less so in real life. It's mostly in your head because you'll think the fairing and its contents must surely weigh a ton but it's all Tupperware at the end of the day.

redjay · 11-10-2022, 04:12 PM

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I have both here...Nomad is mine, Voyager is my son's. The Voyager is only marginally heavier on paper, less so in real life. It's mostly in your head because you'll think the fairing and its contents must surely weigh a ton but it's all Tupperware at the end of the day.

Get a Voyager a few degrees off vertical when you are stopped and it is going to the floor. It caught me out one day when I was not paying 100% attention.
I thought I could stop it, not a chance.

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by redjay

Get a Voyager a few degrees of vertical when you are stopped and its going to the floor. It caught me out one day when I was not paying 100% attention.
I thought I could stop it, not a chance.

I dropped my Nomad 4 times, when the front tucked in when braking at 10-15mph.

redjay · 11-10-2022, 06:27 PM

I was not even moving when my Voyager went over. I had stopped and turned my upper body around to see where a buddy was and as I turned my body the bike started to lean. By the time I realized what was happening the bike had passed the point of no return and although I had solid footing I could not hold the bike up.

mick56 · 11-10-2022, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by redjay

I was not even moving when my Voyager went over. I had stopped and turned my upper body around to see where a buddy was and as I turned my body the bike started to lean. By the time I realized what was happening the bike had passed the point of no return and although I had solid footing I could not hold the bike up.

I had the trailer on one time.Right in the middle of Bournemouth,at a set of lights.That was interesting

redjay · 11-11-2022, 06:48 AM

Mick, there was an issue with the forum yesterday. I normally don't have a problem posting on here but yesterday something was "off" and I could not post for a few hours.

mick56 · 11-11-2022, 06:21 PM

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Mick, there was an issue with the forum yesterday. I normally don't have a problem posting on here but yesterday something was "off" and I could not post for a few hours.

The whole site is fucked mate, and has been for a while. tHE ADMINS ARE AWOL

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11-10-2022, 03:49 PM	#9
BrokeAss Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Ohio Posts: 296	I have both here...Nomad is mine, Voyager is my son's. The Voyager is only marginally heavier on paper, less so in real life. It's mostly in your head because you'll think the fairing and its contents must surely weigh a ton but it's all Tupperware at the end of the day. __________________ '09 Nomad 1700 - Ivan's flash - Kuryakyn Alley Cat - V&H slip-ons - Triple hi/low beam H4 headlights - Desert Dawgs - Half the F&S Catalog
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11-08-2022, 02:49 PM	#2
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	If you want a bike like the LT then consider the Yamaha V Star 1300 Tourer or Deluxe. The Tourer comes with bags and a windshield and the Deluxe has bags and a batwing. They made them up to 2017 so parts are readily available. My nearest Triumph dealer is 40 miles away. There are 5 Yamaha dealers within 40 miles.
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11-09-2022, 06:02 AM	#3
vulcanscott Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: chandler okla Posts: 854	looked a little at the T Bird when I bought the 1700 Nomad. downfall was a piston slap due to short skirts and a very expensive service at 10 or 11k that includes valve adjustment. Sweet Looking Bikes
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11-10-2022, 09:07 AM	#8
ldhthept Sr. Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Tallahassee FL Posts: 1,035	Nvr mind Mick, not worth the trouble, I get the gist. I am also looking at the Voyager, found a sweet 2018 that would work nicely, maybe get the little woman back riding with me. Concerned about the weight… Anyone have thoughts going from a Nomad custom to me to a stock Voyager?
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11-10-2022, 06:27 PM	#12
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	I was not even moving when my Voyager went over. I had stopped and turned my upper body around to see where a buddy was and as I turned my body the bike started to lean. By the time I realized what was happening the bike had passed the point of no return and although I had solid footing I could not hold the bike up.
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11-11-2022, 06:48 AM	#14
redjay Top Contributor Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 6,935	Mick, there was an issue with the forum yesterday. I normally don't have a problem posting on here but yesterday something was "off" and I could not post for a few hours.
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