2014 Triumph Thunderbird 1.7L Petrol · NG14 ADX

The Triumph Thunderbird presents as roadworthy with a stable maintenance trend, evidenced by the most recent passed MOT on 10 July 2025 at 16,077 miles recording no defects. The test history shows no advisories or mechanical faults across the available entries, indicating the machine has been maintained to a standard that clears the annual roadworthiness examination without intervention. A failed test logged on the same date at identical mileage but with no defects recorded points to an administrative or procedural rejection rather than a mechanical concern. The recorded mileage of 16,077 at the 2025 test against a 2014 build dates the bike at roughly 1,340 miles covered per year, confirming exceptionally light use for a twelve-year-old machine. The gap between the June 2023 pass at 15,712 miles and the October 2021 pass at 15,233 miles shows only 479 miles accumulated across nearly two years, with the 2024 test at 15,928 miles and 2025 at 16,077 confirming the standing-storage pattern continued. Such low annual coverage suggests long dormant periods rather than steady running. A buyer should still commission a physical inspection of suspension bushes, fork seals, and brake calipers given the extended idle intervals, as moisture ingress and perished rubber components rarely surface in a clean MOT pass. The absence of corrosion or structural advisories in the record is reassuring, yet standing motorcycles commonly develop binding brakes and degraded tyres unseen by the tester. Verify the actual condition of the July 2025 failure paperwork to confirm no hidden defect preceded the same-day pass.