Bonnie in a crate

[Rocky]

In December 2005 I decided to give myself an early Christmas present and made a down payment on a T100. It's hard to believe that it was over six years ago now
The dealer didn't have the colour I wanted, but there was one on the way on a ship on the Atlantic Ocean and would arrive in a few weeks. Three weeks later it arrived and I sealed the deal.
It was the dead of winter so I told the dealer to leave it in the crate where it was safe from bumps and bruises and I would take delivery in April.
Even though the dealership is in a small town 45 minutes from the city ( lower taxes and overhead) every 3-4 weeks I went to visit my new bike and look at it in the shipping crate.
Here is my new "horse" resting in its "stall"

 

[CarlS]

Now those are very cool photos.

 

[DaveM]

That must have been a cool way to do it Rocky, I bet that winter took it's time ending

 

[Rocky]

That must have been a cool way to do it Rocky, I bet that winter took it's time ending

Yes, it was a long time until April so I had to be satisfied with visits
I guess you can call that "factory fresh and still in the crate"
There was a huge Triumph cardboard box over the structure, but the dealer removed that so the bike could breathe and air out after being at sea.
Triumph does a good job of crating the bikes.

 

[CarlS]

That they do. I have seen several while they were being uncrated.

 

[The Seeker]

It looks like a thoroughbred waiting anxiously in the starting gate!

 

[hemibee]

It's not very often you get to see real photos of your new ride still in the womb


Nice photos.

 

[T6pilot]

Got to visit the warehouse/ storage hanger where our local dealer keeps the cartons of Triumphs, Ducati's and Enfields awaiting assembly. What a site, really cool watching your bike being assembled

 

[CarlS]

Got to visit the warehouse/ storage hanger where our local dealer keeps the cartons of Triumphs, Ducati's and Enfields awaiting assembly. What a site, really cool watching your bike being assembled

That is cool. Mine was already assembled and on the floor when I bought it.