• Welcome to the new B.I.R.D. Forum. Please be sure to read the "New Member / New Registered ? Please Read" thread in the Coffee Shop. This contains some important information. To become a full member ( £5.90 a year ) simply click on your user name near the top on the right I hope you enjoy the new site ................ Jaws ( John )

The trumpet is no more

Jaws

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Took the Triumph down the tip where it belongs..Well I would have liked to but I could not take the £12k hit !

After 640 miles from new I decided I simply could not live with the thing..
mainly because of the absolute CRAP company.. The bike I could live with.
But I was constantly aware that if the bike fails in any way I would have to deal with the absolute wankers at Triumph, and I just could not take the chance or the hassle
Put in part ex for a 2016 R1200GS with all the toys.

Riding the BM home was a revelation .. Within 3 corners and a roundabout I felt I was back home.. By the time the roundabouts on the Thetford bypass was reached I had toes scraping on the first one and pegs on the next.. Deep joy and peace to all men.. I was chuffed to errrr .... bollards ? Well happy :)

The GS will not ( cannot ! ) replace my Bird which still has pride of place in the stable, but for continent munching and going off road the GS will do nicely :)

Oh, and when I looked closely at the Triumph ( 640 miles and kept in a warm dry garage ) an awful lot of fasteners were already starting to fur ....
 
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Centaur

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I agree, Minkey. I can't stand these people who shilly shally about. :rolleyes:
 

Jaws

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I agree, Minkey. I can't stand these people who about. :rolleyes:
It iI know.. always shy, retiring, and unsure of myself, me..

As a by the by............. The phrase was originally to go shill-I shall-I or, to stand at shill-I shall-I.
 

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It iI know.. always shy, retiring, and unsure of myself, me..

As a by the by............. The phrase was originally to go shill-I shall-I or, to stand at shill-I shall-I.

It's an education everytime I log on to this forum....! :worship2:
 

Jaws

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I have NO idea how 'I know' turned into 'It iI know' !!!!
 
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