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12354
You can run these at 6000 rpm all day long without breaking a sweat. You need to be up near 8-9k to even start flogging the triplets. After a while you'll get...
Chris Griffin
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Jan 1, 2008
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12355
... Don't worry too much about it, Norm. When I had the LegendTT I got pissed off at the Nova Scotia Triumph dealer (he told me he couldn't possibly get me in...
petermholmes
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Jan 2, 2008
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12356
Jeez, Louise, I haven't hit the triple digits- yet... ... From: triumphthunderbirdsportriders@yahoogroups.com ...
Norm Bour
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Jan 2, 2008
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12357
I have had my 98 TBS up to 125 then lost my nerve (our roads here in Alaska can have some rough patches) I also have pulled some pretty steep hills at around...
Wayne Baker
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Jan 2, 2008
12:57 pm
12358
... As best I can tell, a TBS, on a level road, with offroads and a relatively upright rider on it, runs completely out of steam at about 130mph....
petermholmes
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Jan 2, 2008
1:33 pm
12359
I've done 110 mph but don't tell my wife ... [mailto:triumphthunderbirdsportriders@yahoogroups.com] ... ...
Bill Bill
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Jan 2, 2008
2:55 pm
12360
These are great bikes for the long haul at higher speeds.... 100-115 with no strain on the engine... depending upon your set up... IE Windshield, Saddle bags...
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Jan 2, 2008
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12361
100-120 mph correct!? NOT km/h !?? It is hard to believe... What are the RPM when given 110mph + on this bike?? I guess I am just not riding on bikes that...
David
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Jan 2, 2008
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Thanks guys!! You are helping me feel a lot better about it! ... sweat. You ... almost time ... you're rolling ... Of David ... to you??...
David
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Jan 2, 2008
8:47 pm
12363
Hey guys, I was in New Orleans for the Holidays, and I took my TS with me, since I new the weather would be on the 60s. I have a friend that has very nice...
David
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Jan 2, 2008
8:55 pm
12364
Hey David, a cheap and effective solution is the emgo reverse cone shorties - great sound that will turn heads - and you'd maintain the same look of the ...
Bill Bill
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Jan 2, 2008
9:16 pm
12365
oh and you can get a pair for around $100 here's a link http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/emgo_muffler.htm - see the reverse cone muffler 17 inch you'll have to...
Bill Bill
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Jan 2, 2008
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12366
... When I had my LegendTT I used to buy used Tbird peashooters (preferred the look) for about $100 a pair and bore through the baffles. We used a 3/4" hole...
petermholmes
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Jan 2, 2008
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12367
I've replaced the 17 tooth drive sprocket with an 18 tooth and have reached 140 with it-i had a little left in the rpm area of tach but not enough road to tell...
Guy
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Jan 2, 2008
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<coughcoughBullshitcoughcough> Guy <goodnuph@...> wrote: I've replaced the 17 tooth drive sprocket with an 18 tooth and have ...
Mo
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Jan 3, 2008
12:23 am
12369
... LOL. So Mo, out of curiosity, what are you seeing for top speed on yours?...
petermholmes
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Jan 3, 2008
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12370
I don't have the TBS anymore, but I hit an indicated 110 and climbing, but that took quite a while and its acceleration at that speed was nil. I've got an...
Mo
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Jan 3, 2008
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12371
... climbing, but that took quite a while and its acceleration at that speed was nil. I've got an sprint now which is still pulling hard at 135+... ... In my...
petermholmes
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Jan 3, 2008
1:52 am
12372
... Sprints are really nice bikes. I got my hands on one (an RS) once, as a loaner when the TBS was in for service. I don't know how fast they can go, but...
petermholmes
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Jan 3, 2008
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12373
Hey there, I have a 1999 T.Thunderbird Sport and I would like to do something about the original pipes. Did you ever drilled yours??? How did it come out?? ...
David
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Jan 3, 2008
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12374
hey Peter, have you ever ridden a speed triple? I'm just curious how well those bikes perform. I have never been 140 mph on a bike. I must be chicken. i...
Bill Bill
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Jan 3, 2008
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12375
... Ride..99TBS...off road pipes stock jetting....
Robert
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Jan 3, 2008
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... Nope, but I'd bet they're a ton of fun. :)...
petermholmes
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Jan 4, 2008
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12377
Yep, more like 1.45 Tons of Fun!! --On January 4, 2008 5:13:29 AM +0000 petermholmes ... Thanks, Denny...
Denny
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Jan 4, 2008
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12378
Happy New Year I use a 7/8 concrete drill bit-it's about 2 ft long and will go thru the baffles easily--take off the pipes and do both ends it'll have a nice...
Guy
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Jan 4, 2008
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12379
Has anyone rented a Triumph in Las Vegas? Heading to Las Vegas on the 14th... I've found several places renting Harley's but if there is a dealer renting...
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Jan 4, 2008
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I had a buddy that rented a Yamaha out there two years ago. I think it was part of the "Sports Rider" chain where you can rent sports bikes, but I've not seen...
Norm Bour
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Jan 4, 2008
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12381
my budz call me crazy but i've done 140+ on 2 ocasions I was great--once was with a bunch of squids on the Belt park way around Brooklyn, N.Y. the other was on...
Guy
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Jan 4, 2008
10:57 pm
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140 on a tbs? wow. I'd like to know about your mods. NOt sure i want to go that fast but it would be cool to know i have the capability. :) Guy...
Bill Bill
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Jan 8, 2008
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just realized the discussion was about top speeds in general, not just on a TBS. Sorry, brain is not functioning correctly. ... ...
Bill Bill
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