I think I have the money. I do have the bike. As for those other, elusive attributes, I had them once, I hope I have them still. For months I was very uncertain about which bike to take. In 1973 it was simple.
Today there are so many possibilities, and everybody has a different opinion.
I think, Maybe not. For symbolic reasons I suppose that would have been the one. It's closer to the old tradition, with a lot of what's best about the new bikes. And it's at least 50lbs lighter. But Triumph in the UK didn't want to talk about it.