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.
Congratulations Robert! :thumbsup 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! :hat10
Rod in Richmond
Glad you got happier times back, nice looking bike
Thank you both...and yes, planning on adding some miles soon. I'm thinking a Northern Michigan excursion is in order! :thumbsup
Congratulations Robert! You've got 3 beauty's in that garage :eusa_clap
+1 like the Bonnie and the TR. A gentleman of refined taste :icon_salut:
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.
That garage is nicer than my house! :icon_wink:
Quote from: threepot on June 30, 2013, 05:30:11 PM
That garage is nicer than my house! :icon_wink:
Thank you...and I hope not! :icon_mrgreen:
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.