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| AZCactus | | Taranis |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,548 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 25 Jan 2026 - 23:23 Post title : Best Original Thunderbird Forum! | | | Who's alive here? My Thunderbird is still in storage (unfortunately). Post a pic or comment....
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| T3Mike | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 21/12/2025 | | Posts | : | 4 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 26 Jan 2026 - 03:04 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: AZCactus) | | | Just joined recently. No stranger to Triumph & picked up a 10 SE recently.
Taking it down to Spring training in PHX next month.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,548 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 31 Jan 2026 - 22:26 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: T3Mike) | | | Nice Mike! And welcome to the Forum 
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| Leethal | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,613 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 03 Feb 2026 - 04:25 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: AZCactus) | | | It must be frustrating to have such a great bike and not be riding it. I hope you have mothballed it properly.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it 
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,548 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 13 May 2026 - 16:22 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: Leethal) | | |
Leethal wrote:
It must be frustrating to have such a great bike and not be riding it. I hope you have mothballed it properly. |
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...sorry for the late response. Yes, it's frustrating that she remains in storage (a lot on my plate at this time). As for mothballed properly; I drained the tank, added fuel stabilizer and removed the battery. That's probably the bare minimum to do.
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| Leethal | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 24/01/2011 | | Posts | : | 6,613 | | Location | : | Australia |
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| | Posted : 13 May 2026 - 23:02 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: AZCactus) | | | No problem. So you said you drained the tank and added fuel stabiliser? To what? I'm interested as I'm facing this again with my old Honda, last time I fogged the empty tank but it was a pain to clean out when I decided to get the old beast running. I'm now thinking of filling it to the top with diesel, it's really a light oil so should prevent rust.
| Experience is something you get just after you needed it
1600,Foran Razorbacks, Meerkat bypass, Dyno tune, real headlight,plenty of chrome,switchblade pegs, Nitron R3 shocks & Ikon progressive fork springs etc. Scorpion Western Low handlebars. PH adjustable fork caps.
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| AZCactus | | Taranis | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 4,548 | | Location | : | AZ |
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| | Posted : 14 May 2026 - 03:53 Post title : Re: Best Original Thunderbird Forum! (Re: Leethal) | | | I added stabilizer to the gas, ran the engine for a minute and drained the tank. The good news is, it's dry in the desert to hinder corrosion. ...we'll see. I'll need your advice once she's out of storage 
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