Back...and another Girly

[rwantin]

Greetings...

It has been about three years since I've been here on this forum (dusting myself off here).  I lived in So Cal for about eight years and had an 885i Tiger and a Bonnie.  Sadly, I only owned the big black bike about six months.  A pending job loss out there had me making a difficult choice between the two.  I decided on moving back home to the Detroit area, and with the financial future a little cloudy, I figured one scooter would be more appropriate.  I had the Bonnie quite a bit longer and was pretty attached, thus sold the Tigger.  Of course, I would regret it. 

Short story long, I moved back to Michigan about 2 1/2 years ago.  I had three job offers - my work is auto-industry related and the timing was certainly good.  Had I known things were going to work out so well I would have had two bikes shoved in the moving truck, not one.

Another Tiger was in always in the back of my mind, particularly a Girly, as I just really liked the character (and yes, even the looks).  About three weeks ago, our local dealer, Triumph Detroit, who usually doesn't feature many used bikes, had a beautiful '06 955, loaded to the hilt (it also came with two additonal seats and three additional screens!) and a paltry 9100 miles on it.  Bought new at the dealer there, always serviced there, and in perfect shape.   Sold.

It has been a blast, great to be riding one of these again.  Needless to say, plan on keeping this one a bit longer.

[birddogone]

Congratulations Robert!  I've got one just like her and absolutely love it. Get'n ready to take a little trip down to Florita in a couple weeks.
Now go put some miles on her!   
Rod in Richmond

[Montydog]

Glad you got happier times back, nice looking bike

[rwantin]

Thank you both...and yes, planning on adding some miles soon.  I'm thinking a Northern Michigan excursion is in order! 

[Marc]

Congratulations Robert! You've got 3 beauty's in that garage 

[Sin_Tiger]

+1 like the Bonnie and the TR. A gentleman of refined taste 

[rwantin]

Thank you gentlemen.  This is pretty much my dream garage...the Tiger makes it complete.  I just moved to this place in February (bought it largely because of the garage), I used to winter store the TR at a friend's place.

[threepot]

That garage is nicer than my house! :icon_wink:

[rwantin]

That garage is nicer than my house! :icon_wink:

Thank you...and I hope not! 

The beauty of this garage, living in Michigan, is it is actually heated!  Furnace and dedicated gas line from the house.  The ceiling went in before I moved in there...much easier to heat and surprisingly effective.