{"id":1163,"date":"2011-04-15T21:20:18","date_gmt":"2011-04-16T01:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.50.23\/wordpress\/blog\/?p=1163"},"modified":"2018-04-07T17:23:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T21:23:26","slug":"bringing-the-triumph-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forths.com\/index.php\/2011\/04\/15\/bringing-the-triumph-home\/","title":{"rendered":"A Classic Marque for a New Rider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With a short break in the Wintry weather, I was finally able to bring the &#8217;99 Triumph Legend TT home to Alden, with the help of my good friend Al Krasnicki. \u00a0The bike has been in Graham&#8217;s garage for months, trapped by snow and cold temperatures. \u00a0Graham was generous with his time, making sure that I was familiar with the operations and handling characteristics of this motorcycle. \u00a0We took a nice ride on a clear but windy afternoon, me on the Triumph and Graham on his gorgeous &#8217;74 Norton Commando.<\/p>\n<p>Although I stalled the Triumph at first, I found the bike to be a very forgiving machine, shifting easily and having plenty of torque even from low RPMs. \u00a0What a gorgeous machine. \u00a0It&#8217;s now in the garage in Alden, waiting for warmer weather.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1163 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwApril15TriumphPickup1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwApril15TriumphPickup1-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1164\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1164'>\n\t\t\t\tGraham, Al, and Kevin with the Triumph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03981.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03981-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1165\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1165'>\n\t\t\t\tGraham gets ready to ride the Triumph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03983.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03983-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1166\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1166'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin waits for his turn\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03990.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03990-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1167\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1167'>\n\t\t\t\tA Classic Marque\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03994.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC03994-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1168\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1168'>\n\t\t\t\tGraham starts the Norton\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04007.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04007-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1169\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1169'>\n\t\t\t\tKevin on the Triumph\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04015.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04015-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1170\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1170'>\n\t\t\t\tReady for Transport\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04025.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/forths.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/wwwDSC04025-200x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1171\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text 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