I have a 1998 Thunderbird. Had it for over 20 years. Never a problem but always great fun. Love that exhaust sound. Immortal classic design.

I love my 1998 Triumph Thunderbird! No fuel injection, no ABS. Just a pure sound and feeling. Like the good old days!

I have a '98 Adventurer it's just a Thunderbird with more chrome. I bought it with 500 miles on it and I just turned 56,000 miles and it's still running like new. Lots of fun! $7000 well spent in 1999

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Sounds awesome! Gotta look out for one :)

Going to pick my 2000 900 Thunderbird up today from Scotland and then back to Manchester, 204 miles. Can't wait.

I have a 2004 Thunderbird Sport 900, I love it! Everyone who rides it is impressed at the power a triple can deliver.

I have a 98 Triumph Thunderbird Sport. She moves. Also, just picked up a 2013 Triumph Thunderbird muscle cruiser. Awesome bikes.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

sounds like you got the beginning of a great collection there

I actually just got one last week. It had been stored for twelve years and had only 6000 miles on it. got it for 1600 usd! looks like a brand new bike after a clean and runs great after cleaning the crusty carbs.

I love my 2000 Thunderbird.

Glad you enjoyed riding my child sized Triumph 😂 Some more tinkering with the tuning and she will fly ;)

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

That will be next, "flying a triumph over Glomma"

The 900/1200's are great bikes. Undervalued here in the states. I have a daytona 1200 and the 4cylinders pull like a freight train from 4k-10k rpm. No complaints. Supposedly the starter clutch sprag, and coils are the weak points. One feature I like about the 90's watercooled triumphs is the interchangeability of parts. They use the same frame and parts can be swapped around. I ended up swapping my footpeg bracket with a trophy one for touring purposes. Love these bikes.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

That is pretty cool ! I like a bike that is piced together from parts that are not supposed to be on the original bike

Thank's for your test ride 👍 I ve got one since six month, it is my first Triumph. I was searching for a Bonneville but they are over priced....and finaly I have found a Thunderbird with a good price. First I fall in love with the look, Chrome and metal, not a plastic bike ! And after, I falll in love with the engine ! It is soft at low range but come to life quickly and with a good duration. Love the temper of carburators even if there is some drawbacks. And the sound of a 22 years bike is much better than moderns bikes 😀 Principal disapointment are on the cycle part, the bike is long with an open steer angle and she is a little heavy. Fork and shock are now outmoded. To cruise it s OK and plenty of pleasure but if you want to ride with more aggressiveness on twisty roads and turns or in the mountain, it is a little more difficult and the bike become less nimble. I m realy in love with my bike, but sometimes in Mountain I would change for a lighter bike , an orange one with only one cylinder 😉 V from France

I have a 2001 Thunderbird 900. I put 16000 miles on it last year. Didn’t miss a beat. Been running it on E10 for the past 4 months and the carbs are clogging up. E5 only for me from now on.

This bike is based on Triumph Trident 750 from 1976... 1991 Triumph Trident 750 was back but with watercooled engine and built in the new factory and with a new owner. 1994/5 The Thunderbird 900 was born as a hommage to the Tridents from the 70s.

Owned a '76 Bonnie, and it was an awesome bike.... of course I'd make it look like a moped now, hence why I ride a road king now.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Agree. It felt like the bike disappeared under me xD

I am lucky to own a 99 triumph adventurer wich was the last series built of the Thunderbird. Its a hoot to ride and it handles well and looks great 😊

Love your honest commentary, Fuck yeah ✊🚀⚡️😊 thinking I might get one 🏍

Wicked ride!! Love the sound and looks of that bike. I wish triumph made something like this again. The new Triumph Trident is still a far cry from these triples. Glad to see you out having a blast on different bikes 🤘

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

That I true.. most manufacturers should make like a heritage model.. old looking with new engine

The delay in acceleration is easily adjusted with jet kit on that bike. Most older bikes are more powerful and tunable because they had no emissions. The peak of motorcycle design and quality happened around 2000.

I just bought a 98 Legend TT and it is a fantastic bike, sounds brilliant.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Enjoy it mate ! I am sure you won't be disappointed Don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already

These are great bikes, my wife used to have one, she found it a little top heavy though, now she's got a Bonneville 900 street twin. I know you used to have a speedmaster so you should test it's big brother the Triumph Thunderbird Storm 1700cc. Bet bike I've ever ridden.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

I have always wanted to get on a storm, but they are hard to fine unfortunately

Thunderbird 1995 for me .from France. It's a Amazing an bautifull bike

@theunbeliever603

Жыл бұрын

Me too. I bought mine just over a year ago. I will never sell it.

Just got a thunderbird 900 a few days ago for 50$ without the computer. I put a new one in at 20k miles I’m pretty excited to be apart of the family!

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

For 50$ that is one hell of a deal !

These are fun bikes . I’ve had 3 of these triples. They don’t have a center stand and have tube type radial tires. So roadside repair is not good

Watched this vid yesterday and went and bought a Thunderbird today. Fucking. Amazing bike

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Happy to hear that man ! Enjoy it ! And don't forget to subscribe if you haven't already:)

@threepot

Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the tbird club👍

They are really nice and bullet proof bikes. I have a -96 myself, highly modified at this point, ready to take to the track (again) next month 🤪 You can see some videos in my profile.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Yeah man, nice wee bikes I was very surprised over how much I liked it

Good review. My three favorite bikes are Indian, Victory and Triumph.

Had two Bonnies both very good bikes, reliable, nimble but a slightly hard ride on standard suspension, hold their price quite well. Planning on going back in time to a Tbird, looking forward to it.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Yeah they are nice bikes ! :D Sounds like a good plan, mate :)

I have a 1995 Tbird, love it. The only thing I find is looking for a higher gear on the motorway. Definitely could do with a 6th. Apart from that it a dream to ride.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

I had the same "issue" with my triumph America xD So I made sure my next bike was a 6speed

@ianfutcher1518

Жыл бұрын

Later ones have 6 gears

@frankmaggerise1126

Жыл бұрын

Add 1 tooth to the front sprocket. 18 from the stock 17 tooth. It gives you about 300rpm less at highway speed for about $25 in parts

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

@@frankmaggerise1126 people kept saying I should do that on my America aswell, never got around to it unfortunately

it is in a very mint condition 😃 Not a big triumph fan here, although the engines are good, but I dig the looks of that one 😃

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

It is yeah, the prior owner must have taken great care of it

I have a 2011 Triumph America, and love it but I also like the Thunderbirds. BTW, the Triumph cars were oil leaking junk. Looking at the quality of Triumph motorcycles I wonder if it was even the same company that made the cars. Enjoyed the video, great bike, take care and ride safe my friend. God bless.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Yeah the America is some bike! I had the 2011 answell, what a beauty A mate of mine had 2 triumph cars, he said "they are great if you know have to fix them" xD

@mattcarroll5403

Жыл бұрын

It's not the same company, triumph Hinckley have never made cars. The original triumph meridian business went bust in the early 80's. The name was bought and re branded, the first bike engine they built was the 900 triple tested in this clip. It's a massively over engineered piece of work, they're bomb proof , this was to loose the leaky reputation of the triumph brand. The new 1200 high torque engine is a masterpiece, unfortunately they have only put it in bikes for little people.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

@@mattcarroll5403 there you go! Learn something every day ! Cheers Matt

@bayoutrapper3782

Жыл бұрын

@@mattcarroll5403 lol, I didn't think could have been. Someone else may have had better luck with them cars, but the ones I knew of here in the states, stayed in the shop more than on the road. You even said your self, " if you knew how to fix them". God bless sir.

Nice bike,I personally prefer carburetors over fuel injection.that bike isn’t as old as me.yeah I’d daily ride it.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

I like the feel of cabs more than fi But I like the reliability of fi more I'd daily ride that thing aswell

@Recycledhooligan

Жыл бұрын

@@WinterMotors for me carburetors are just easier to work on.should you have to.

Do not blame carburettors for the way you ride. Carbs are always better than efi!

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

Carbs are definitely more fun

Holding on to smiling rabbit moustache no arm leggs,,

Thunderbird is a much better bike than the Bonnie

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

I can't say I agree, but gotta give it a shot

@ianfutcher1518

Жыл бұрын

@@WinterMotors I ride a TBird and have ridden the Bonnie. The Bonnie has no go compared to the TBird and does not handle as good. Now the 1200 Bonnie may be much better but I haven’t ridden one.

@WinterMotors

Жыл бұрын

@@ianfutcher1518 yeah this is my only experience with this type of bike I used to own a triumph America, but that is a very different bike

@ianfutcher1518

Жыл бұрын

@@WinterMotors I have ridden the America and found the front wheel to “flop” over during turns - probably due to bigger rake of forks - which felt very strange after riding the TBird.

@michaelking7499

3 ай бұрын

I have owned 2 Triumph Adventurer’s for over 20 years, they sound Amazing a lot better than the T120 Bonnie’s , & they were made in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 unlike the New Bonnie’s

All the f- bombs. Crude.

@WinterMotors

6 ай бұрын

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