Ironically I was the last one to get a Triumph. Not that I didn't want one. It all started when my sons decided they wanted Triumphs. I was riding a metric v-twin at the time but came to my senses soon enough when I was suddenly surrounded by British iron. Heck, even my son's girlfriend had a Bonnie so I had to do something. Couldn't decide between a Tiger, Thunderbird, or a Rocket. I really like my son's Tiger, but rode a Thunderbird and a Rocket back to back and...well the outcome is obvious