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2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm Photo Gallery

How does the 2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm stack up against its cruiser competition? Find out more in our 2011 Performance Cruiser Smackdown.

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The brakes on the Triumph Thunderbird have great feel but are not the most powerful in our performance cruiser comparision.
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BuuS liked the handling of the Thunderbird but wished it had more cornering clearance.
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The punchy mid-range power of the Storm was a blast coming out of corners.
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The 2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm didn't perform as well as we expected in the quarter mile.
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The Thunderbird Storm gets off the line quick, but runs out of steam as it hits 95mph thus hurting its quarter mile times
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2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm Dyno Chart
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2011 Performance Cruiser Horsepower
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2011 Performance Cruiser Torque
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The forward footpegs on the Storm took a beating up in the mountains as the exceptionally good handling made it easy to achieve the maximum lean angle.
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The majority of our testers ranked the Thunderbird Storm as the best handling performance cruiser.
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The seating position of the Storm was great for long blasts on the highway as well as ripping through the mountains.
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Flicking the Storm from side to side is a breeze thanks to the leverage provided by the wide drag-style bars.
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The 2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm scored high marks in all the subjective categories in our testing.
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The Triumph Thunderbird Storm is the bike the majority of our testers would spend their own money on.
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The 2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm is the winner of our 2011 Performance Cruiser Smackdown.
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The blacked-out color scheme and dual headlights made the Storm resemble sometime out of Mad Max.
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2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm - Performance Cruiser Smackdown.
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2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm - Performance Cruiser Smackdown.
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The handling of the Storm made it easy to drag the footpegs in the corners.
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2011 Triumph Thunderbird Storm - Performance Cruiser Smackdown,
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