Test Ride #6 Triumph Thunderbird

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Full Specs: www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mode...
OTR Price: £11,599 new, this bike is £9000
Power
85 bhp @ 4850 rpm
107 lb-ft @ 2750 rpm
Seat Height: 702mm
My inside Leg (crotch to the floor): 810mm / 32''
My Height 5'9 / 175cm
Thoroughly enjoyed my 1st ever ride on a cruiser.
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Bike: Honda Hornet CB600FA 2008
Helmet Cam: Drift Ghost S
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Helmet: Shoei GT Air Wanderer tc5
Textiles:
Spidi Venture H2Out textile jacket
Spidi RPM textile trousers
Spidi Mens T winter gloves
Leathers:
RST Tracktech 2 piece leathers
Spidi race vent leather gloves
Boots: TCX S-speed WP
Bag: Knox K-Pack
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Комментарии : 66

@alexandermauder7274 Год назад

have bought my Thunderbird 1600 approx. 9 years ago, Every single ride make me happy. Fantastic motorcycle, love my Triumph.

@aliservan7188 7 лет назад

Great review. So few reviewers bother to talk about the emotional reaction to a bike and, let's face it, that's why most of us ride

@MunkehsMotors 7 лет назад

Cheers!

@ukairsoft3902 3 года назад

That mini’s parking is shocking 😆

@jalind1 8 лет назад

Very nice review. Bought a 2010 Triumph Thunderbird with a lot of the cruiser extras. I find your comments on the relaxing and comfortable riding style quite accurate. I've been riding unmodified standards such as BMW R series and Moto-Guzzi Ambassador and Eldorado models since the 1970s as well as the more modern equivalent such as the Bonneville America and now this Thunderbird. It is a different style of journey and great therapy. I concur with your assessment of this type of riding and, especially, the Thunderbird. What a marvelous bike.

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

+James Lind thanks, I'm looking forward to try more cruisers in the future.

@tysonvilleneuve931 7 лет назад

Had a good chuckle at this. Exactly like my first time on a cruiser.

@martinwood76 29 дней назад

The whole point of a cruiser is freedom with the wind in your face

@roadrunner40 7 лет назад

I ride everyday even in rain. I put Michelin Commander IIs on my T bird. Now I can ride pretty much the same wet or dry. You don't need six gear until you past seventy mph.

@NQZ17 5 лет назад

Good choice of tyre, I have them now and wanting to switch to trade-up to a Thunderbird so this is very reassuring.

@georgeerhard1949 5 лет назад

@@NQZ17 I went with Avon Storm 3D's on my Storm, they do wear down fairly quick, but there's lots of grip and you can actually do corners without tiptoeing around them worried about traction.

@Slithh 7 лет назад

Great review my friend! Was fun and informative. I bought a new, 0 miles 2014 Thunderbird two weeks ago and I absolutely love it! I'm a 50 year old Harley rider but the Triumph is an entirely unique experience. The transmission is silky smooth and the handling is superb. It's like riding a Dyna without all the vibration and rough shifting. Keep up the reviews, they are enjoyable to watch. Cheers mate!

@MunkehsMotors 7 лет назад

Your welcome :D

@davepritchard4208 6 лет назад

I have a 2013. Love it! Don't know why you don't have two mirrors though.... Great review. Glad you had fun.

@JP-ec9rl 6 лет назад

I've owned big cruisers off and on since my late 20's and push them just as hard as most other bikes I have owned. Point is you don't have to be slow to enjoy a big twin.

@jasongraham6042 Год назад

Have 2010, 1600 thunderbird great bike,, great review 👍👍

@WoodyWood 8 лет назад

Thank you for that demo ride and its interesting to hear you comment as normal. I had a big cruiser(1500 Suzuki)and the main reason I found for all of them is to be seen and for as you say the laid back ride and not filtering/going fast once you get that sorted they are pretty good. I did miss the overtaking things at warp factor 4 though

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

+Graham Wood Glad you enjoyed the video, I really missed the torque when I got back on my bike.

@thejudgehasjudged 7 лет назад

Nice to see someone "Gets it".

@laurencecoombe8237 9 лет назад

Enjoy your reviews and interesting to see you are reviewing very different bikes! Keep it up

@MunkehsMotors 9 лет назад

+Laurence Coombe Thanks! I'm glad I'm trying different bikes too, liked the cruiser so much more than I thought I would.

@laurencecoombe8237 9 лет назад

Yeah I think in an ideal world we would all have a number of different bikes to ride for whatever mood we were in

@MunkehsMotors 9 лет назад

+Laurence Coombe Maybe one day... better start doing the lottery.

@Cush1465 7 лет назад

Just put a deposit down on one...cant wait to pick it up

@twofeathers6540 3 года назад

hello sean this for a long time so i need to thanks love the bike you do good i am a native american in fla 74 bike is good so thanks

@gavinmathews7578 7 лет назад

Wonderful :]

@roadrunner40 5 лет назад

If you ride it long enough, you can filter just fine or maybe our roads are wider. At 60mph you should be in or downshift to fifth gear. You will overtake quite fast. 90-100 mph by the time you reach their front bumper. Get rid of the Metzler tires. They are horrible in wet conditions. Michelin Commander IIs are capable of almost dry like performance in wet conditions.

@TattooedHoodlum 5 лет назад

I can never get used to this "driving on the left side" thing

@iang65 2 года назад

Come on, the left hand side of the road is the 'right' side of the road ;-)

@Bearded484 8 лет назад

See I only went on the storm, it wasn't as shiny as that one! but Im pretty sure that the storm is the one with the biggest parallel twin, but I could be wrong, its not unlike me to do that. I always found that the size of the bars helped massively with the weight! Shame about the weather! loved the video as usual though :-)

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

+BeardedBker484 Cheers mate, yeah they had the blacked out storm in the showroom, but they didn't have a demo one for me to play on. The wet roads did make for some fun powerslides though!

@Bearded484 8 лет назад

Well its better the last bike I had from my dealer! Bloody Bonneville T100! and I love the rocket, I had a go on a friends... can't wait till I can afford one!

@CarlBearxD 8 лет назад

Enjoyed the vid, would love to see you on the new indian scout. Possibility?

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

+CarlBearxD Maybe, I think there is a dealership in Canterbury which isn't too far, will add it to my test ride list.

@pspkiller91 8 лет назад

With what you say about low speed being exciting, I think you'd like the Grom.

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

+pspkiller91 They do look like fun bikes, RJ seems to like his a lot.

@cherokee4650 7 лет назад

쥑이네요!

@andrewbull3537 6 лет назад

I noticed on the road sign ashford brenzet ,...are you an ashfordian ????,cos i was originally but now i live in france ,excellent road test on the triumph ,take care mate see you later

@NQZ17 5 лет назад

Really enjoyed this review - it helped me in my choice for trading up from a 2017 Honda Rebel 500 and loved the ride last week. Got a choice of three in my local area, so a busy morning tomorrow test riding two others on the motorway and B roads I use for my 90 mile commute. Can you tell me what short-sifting is? I've learnt my motorcycling in French and this is not a term used here. Thanks.

@MunkehsMotors 5 лет назад

Short Shifting is where you change gear before hitting the rev limiter, as the power has normally started to drop off by then, so you'll accelerate quicker if you change gear sooner. Through out the video I mention quick shifting, where you change gear without using the clutch, there's lots of good videos explaining it on RU-vid. Ride Safe!

@NQZ17 5 лет назад

Cheers for that.

@garethwilliams3919 9 лет назад

Nice review - Shame your dealer didn't have a Rocket III available for you to try - now that really would have been interesting...

@MunkehsMotors 9 лет назад

+Gareth Williams Yeah, the Rocket must be mental.

@howardsmith3410 Месяц назад

I'm interested in your Thuder Bird

@jivemee 5 лет назад

How does it feel after 6 hours or so in the saddle? Is it going to work for an occasional 300-400 mile ride? Most of the time it would be ridden locally. Thanks

@MunkehsMotors 5 лет назад

I'm afraid I only had it for about an hour on a test ride, so cant comment on long distance comfort I'm afraid.

@jmtaylor42168 8 лет назад

Im guessing quick shifting is shifting without using the clutch. I have a 2013 Thunderbird Storm, which is 1699cc.

@MunkehsMotors 8 лет назад

Yeah clutchless shifting. Don't recommend trying it on downshifts!

@fatmanpedaling 5 лет назад

@@MunkehsMotors I do it both up and down

@NicePantsLance 3 года назад

Fantastic video!! I can't believe this is the first time I'm seeing your channel. You've got a sub from me 👍 i hope my channel gets to be as successful as yours

@fatmanpedaling 5 лет назад

I had my first bike in 1976. This is the first bike I've seen with 1 mirror. WTH???

@georgeerhard1949 5 лет назад

You'd love the Storm, that extra HP and torque does require sport-tour compound tires tho'. What did you think of the cornering?

@MunkehsMotors 5 лет назад

Compared to the Hornet I was riding at the time the cornering was a little scary, not much ground clearance. But you didn't need to throw it round a corner quickly to have fun.