Triumph Thunderbird gets thumbs up from riders

John Beck, 39
Bike: Moto Guzzi V11
“I absolutely loved this bike. It was so easy to ride. It looks big and heavy, but it is so well balanced. There is nothing there to stop the wind from buffeting you, but I quite liked that. It is what the bike is all about. The only one negative thing I would say is that the suspension felt a little unsettled when I went over a lot of bumps together. It didn’t feel like it was reacting quickly enough, but that was incidental. I just loved it.”

Colin Green, 50
Bike: Yamaha XJR 1300
“That bike is absolutely awesome. I had thought it would be sluggish and slow seeing as it is such a big bike. But it was far from it. My XJR has got a lot of torque and my son has a Yamaha R6 and you can really thrash that, and so I was surprised that with this when you want to get going, it really does.  It doesn’t have the same acceleration as mine, but I am very impressed.”

Len Kelly, 62
Bike: Harley-Davidson Dynoglide and a Triumph Tiger 1050
“Gimme, gimme, gimme. This bike is brilliant and I have to have one. The brakes are awesome, especially compared to those on my Harley. It is a lot better than my Harley. It has much more get up and go and was really smooth. It really put a smile on my face.”

Roger Hatch, 64
Bike: Triumph Tiger
“It was really impressive. I had some reservations about the style and riding position. But I was surprised at how easy it was to get used to the riding position and the handling was just brilliant. It has certainly made me rethink everything. I have ridden a Harley cruiser before – I borrowed it from a friend – and I couldn’t take to it. But this was tremendous.”