New Triumph Owner In California's Bay Area

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by Rachel, Jun 10, 2020.

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  1. Rachel

    Rachel Member

    Jun 10, 2020
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    ¡Hola!

    I am a little surprised myself, I never expected to ever own a Triumph. But now the sun is shining and the lockdown is ending, I found myself paying a deposit on a 2009 Thruxton 900. It's joining a hard-working commuter/touring BMW G310R as a weekend fun machine :D

    This bike is gorgeous, it looks like it's from the 60s even down to the faux carburetor. AND there is a stripe going down the gas-tank. I'm super excited! She has 12000 on the clock, so should be good for another 12k?

    Picking her up on Friday.


    -Rachel
     
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  2. MadMrB

    MadMrB Elite Member

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    Hi Rachel and welcome in :)
     
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  3. Don the Don

    Don the Don Bigger Than The Average Bear

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    Hi Rachel and welcome
     
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  4. dilligaf

    dilligaf Guest

    Hi Rachel and welcome
     
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  5. speedstu

    speedstu Member

    Jun 8, 2020
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    Welcome, send us all a pic of the new one!
     
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  6. darkman

    darkman Crème de la Crème

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    Hello n welcome :)
     
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  7. Vulpes

    Vulpes Confused Member

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    Hi and welcome.
     
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  8. Helmut Visor

    Helmut Visor Only dead fish go with the flow
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    Howdy Rachel, and welcome in :cool::cool:
     
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  9. Wishbone

    Wishbone First Class Member

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    Welcome rachel and the bike will be good for a lot more than another 12k
     
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  10. Steve Hill

    Steve Hill Senior Member

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    Welcome to the forum Rachel
     
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  11. David Cooper

    David Cooper Triumph Rocketeer.
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    Hello and welcome to the forum Rachel.

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  12. Wessa

    Wessa Cruising

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    Hi and welcome. When you have your bike upload a picture, cause we like pictures :cool:
     
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  13. Tiglet

    Tiglet Vintage Member

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    Hello Rachel and welcome to the forum :)
     
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  14. Dartplayer

    Dartplayer Crème de la Crème

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    Hi Rachel and welcome to the forum :cool: Looking forward to seeing your rides
     
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  15. steve lovatt

    steve lovatt Something else

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    Welcome to the forum :cool:
     
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  16. Easy Tiger

    Easy Tiger Elite Member

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    Hi Rachel, Welcome to the forum. I bet you're excited to pick up the Thruxton today. Did you manage to sleep last night?
     
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  17. Rachel

    Rachel Member

    Jun 10, 2020
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    It's been a tough few days, but the warm welcome here does make a difference. Pictures to come soon!
     
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  18. Rachel

    Rachel Member

    Jun 10, 2020
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    The bike was a wise choice, for sure.
    I couldn't upload any pictures to the gallery, so I'll just upload them here instead.

    I did briefly consider a pair of wider handlebars and fitting a FIAMM Freeway blaster horn, like I have on the bimmer. I'm getting used to the handlebars now though, and changing the horn to something obnoxiously loud seems to take away from the Englishness of it, and we don't want that now. There are already too many Americans in California as it is :)

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    Honestly not sure if there is anything I really need to change on it at the moment.
     
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  19. Sandi T

    Sandi T It's ride o'clock somewhere!
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    Hi, Rachel! Congrats on your Thruxton and welcome to a terrific forum and the wonderful world of Triumphs! I think you'll find this to be a great community. :) I'm glad you've joined us and also glad to welcome another woman on board.

    My first Triumph was a 2012 Thruxton 900 very much like yours. I loved it and have had a Triumph in my garage ever since. I'm posting a few photos so you can see the mods I did to my bike. If anything strikes your fancy let me know and I'll try to remember ;):joy: just what it is. I traded this bike for a 2016 Thruxton R when they changed the model fairly significantly. Loved both of them!

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  20. BigCLM

    BigCLM Senior Member

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    Welcome from San Rafael, CA.

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