• My Daytona 900 isn’t running well
• The Daytona675 won’t be available until Spring 2006
• Triumph isn’t going to be at the Cycle World IMS

With Bikes, Blues, & BBQ just days away I’m starting to wonder if I should start paying more attention to what friends are saying about my unwavering dedication toward Triumph. It might be time to consider being a multi-brand owner so that I can spend more time riding.

I think it is time to consider the larger Motorcycle Portal …

Let’s suppose that one day George W. singed into law a daily requirement that everyone in the US must eat one scoop of Ice Cream. To keep it simple, lets say that only a few major chains were allowed to participate in this effort. In order to make sure that the entire population was accessible, the law didn’t restrict how you got it. One could go to a restraurant, pick up some at the local grocery store, or have it brought to them if they weren’t able to obtain it without assistance.

For many, aside from some weight gain and increased heart disease, this would be a good thing – a reason to celebrate.

However, for those who are very health-focused – or can’t consume dairy products – the new law would be no different than slavery.

The same goes for those who would push their beliefs onto the masses on TriumphRat.Net. The site is designed to push the enthusiasm that naturally surrounds Triumph Motorcycles, and not much else. Meaning that for many subjects outside Triumph Motorcycles, a user is feeling the pinch of being controlled by another. One would assume that folks would naturally avoid such situations.

Instead, I’m hounded by people in amazing and creative ways that they want to be slaves. Using just about every negative descriptive a shallow mind can think of, we witness a group feed on each other’s weaknesses. Creating more posts about myself than has ever been done since my BBS days in the 80′s.

One would think that a Triumph Motorcycle was enough.