We sure as heck could have used it back then. LOL I definitely like the looks of the T100 for the very reason you mentioned. I like the retro styling.
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Yeah I was looking at the Speedmaster on the current site in your photo gallery. I really like that one. But I am also liking the T100 as it looks similar to the older style bikes. Only wish I had kept mine and just got another motor for it
Where was the World Wide Web back in the early to mid 80's? lol.
Before you think about a T100 I think Carl needs to tell you the bad news about the seat
LOL! The seat is a brick. I use a custom sheepskin seat cover on mine made by one of our members here. In all fairness, I did get used to the seat but that sheepskin makes it really comfortable for long rides - I'm talking 200 to 400 mile rides. I now just leave ours on both bikes all of the time. It has a rain cover with it. It is really cooler in the summer because of the air flow vs sitting on the stock seat.
RonS
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LOL thats ok, a buddy of mine has a sportster with a solo seat frame only. No Padding nothing and I rode it around a couple of days and NOTHING can compare to that I don't think. But the Sheepskin cover sounds like a good idea. If I remember correctly my seat wasn't the most comfortable either
I got so used that old seat, I didn't think anything of it. Of course I was in my 20's then, not my 60's! 
So now you know where the Iron Butt comes from, if you able to ride a T100 for more than 20 miles you have earned the badge :y24: :y24:
On a trip to the US in 2009 I stopped at a Triumph dealer in New Hampshire and picked up a King and Queen seat. The price was much lower than here and NH doesn't have a sales tax.
It's a big improvement over the stock seat, but unless I'm going for a long ride I tend to put up with the stock seat mainly because it looks better.
It's a big improvement over the stock seat, but unless I'm going for a long ride I tend to put up with the stock seat mainly because it looks better.
RonS
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Well my seat on my bike wasn't too bad, alittle on the hard side but like Carl said when I was riding it, it didn't bother me then as I was in my early 20's. Nothing bothered me then. Now in my late 40's I am sure I would go with something alittle more on the comfy side. I think I would have to do what Rocky said and get a K & Q seat if I had something that hard to sit on now a days going for long cruises. Short runs go with the original one.
Well I guess in about a month I will start looking for either a T100 or Speedster, whichever I can afford at that time. Need to get my finances straightened out as I had to get another vehicle this winter as my van blew up on me. So once thats taken care of then time to look for the 2 wheeler.
Well I guess in about a month I will start looking for either a T100 or Speedster, whichever I can afford at that time. Need to get my finances straightened out as I had to get another vehicle this winter as my van blew up on me. So once thats taken care of then time to look for the 2 wheeler.
In your late 40's? You are a youngster!
Good luck with the bike hunting. If you can find a used one, that would be the way to save some $$$$. My daughter bought her Speedmaster used. It was two years old and the owner just could ride two wheels anymore. I think the bike 2000 miles on it.
Good luck with the bike hunting. If you can find a used one, that would be the way to save some $$$$. My daughter bought her Speedmaster used. It was two years old and the owner just could ride two wheels anymore. I think the bike 2000 miles on it.
RonS
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LOL God I wish i felt young, sheesh. But yeah I guess I am a youngster.
I think I will go with something used locally or even on eBay. Don't think there are too many Triumph Shops up in my area but when ready I will certainly google for local dealers. Who knows I might look for some local bike shows or swap meets to attend and look around. Definitely want to get back into riding again. Been about 15 years since I rode full time and had my own bike.
I think I will go with something used locally or even on eBay. Don't think there are too many Triumph Shops up in my area but when ready I will certainly google for local dealers. Who knows I might look for some local bike shows or swap meets to attend and look around. Definitely want to get back into riding again. Been about 15 years since I rode full time and had my own bike.
A lot us experienced guys (not older guys 
), are born again bikers. I went nine years without owning a bike and only riding maybe a couple of times a year during that time. MY kids were grown by then and on their own. After my youngest son got killed during a Bosnia rotation, my kids urged me to get a bike for therapy - and they were right! I ride about 10,000 to 12,000 miles a year.
Don't forget Craigs List in your search for a bike.
), are born again bikers. I went nine years without owning a bike and only riding maybe a couple of times a year during that time. MY kids were grown by then and on their own. After my youngest son got killed during a Bosnia rotation, my kids urged me to get a bike for therapy - and they were right! I ride about 10,000 to 12,000 miles a year. Don't forget Craigs List in your search for a bike.
RonS
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Ohhh I agree with the born again bikers, lol. I know this is the longest I have gone without having one. When I first started riding I think I had a bike (various makes) for 7 years straight. Then I got married, lol. My new wife at the time didn't like riding as her uncle was killed on his H-D so I pretty much gave it up for her and been down ever since. Now I work with alot of guys who ride theirs into to work everyday (weather permitting) and am not wanting another one so bad I can taste it.
Sorry to hear about your son and I am glad that you have some good therapy now to help ease the pain.
Darn I keep forgetting about Craigslist, lol. Never gave it a thought and I use it all the time for selling stuff.
Sorry to hear about your son and I am glad that you have some good therapy now to help ease the pain.
Darn I keep forgetting about Craigslist, lol. Never gave it a thought and I use it all the time for selling stuff.
CraigsList is where both of my daughter's found their bikes. My oldest son bought a new Speed Triple last year. I rode it in the NC mountains and I really like it. Even though it is not a retro bike, it is a naked bike and the riding position is almost standard. I am considering a new Tiger Adventurer. I like to do some off paved roads riding.
RonS
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LOL I Have to get used to all the different names of the bikes now and know what they look. Will have to google those to see what they look like.
Never been much of the off road riding really. Did have a dirt bike once but always found ways of getting hurt, moreso then street riding. :y11:
Never been much of the off road riding really. Did have a dirt bike once but always found ways of getting hurt, moreso then street riding. :y11:
Youngster indeed!
I'm 73 and my old butt still has lots of endurance in it so I can handle the stock seat most of the time on a day ride
But of course there are plenty of rest stops too
I was 34 years between bikes and only came back to the sport when I retired in 1992. My first and only bike was a British BSA which I sold in 1958.
I hadn't been inside a bike dealership in all those years and I made the fatal mistake of visiting one of the biggest dealers here with a friend (who had recently bought his first bike) and when I saw what the current bikes were like I was hooked.
The past 18 years have been some of the best years of my life - with more to come.
I'm 73 and my old butt still has lots of endurance in it so I can handle the stock seat most of the time on a day ride
But of course there are plenty of rest stops too
I was 34 years between bikes and only came back to the sport when I retired in 1992. My first and only bike was a British BSA which I sold in 1958.
I hadn't been inside a bike dealership in all those years and I made the fatal mistake of visiting one of the biggest dealers here with a friend (who had recently bought his first bike) and when I saw what the current bikes were like I was hooked.
The past 18 years have been some of the best years of my life - with more to come.
The Adverturer is a dual sport bike - both highway and off road. By off road in a dual sport, it means unpaved roads, fire trails, gravel roads, etc. It does not mean motocross stuff like a stricly off road bike can do.
Youngster indeed!
I'm 73 and my old butt still has lots of endurance in it so I can handle the stock seat most of the time on a day ride
But of course there are plenty of rest stops too
I was 34 years between bikes and only came back to the sport when I retired in 1992. My first and only bike was a British BSA which I sold in 1958.
I hadn't been inside a bike dealership in all those years and I made the fatal mistake of visiting one of the biggest dealers here with a friend (who had recently bought his first bike) and when I saw what the current bikes were like I was hooked.
The past 18 years have been some of the best years of my life - with more to come.
Hear! Hear!
Boy I would love that new Tiger to do a bit of off-road again 
Well, get one!! It's only money.
It's only money.
Well, get one!!
I've been telling my wife that "it's only money" for over 47 years, but she still doesn't believe me
Well it was close I nearly had a early retirement package to get one with 
