Triumph Thruxton R

[Voltaire]

95.6bhp and 82.6lb.ft of torque

Might be time to have a shed clear out.....

[Motu]

Love the Monoblocks.

[Bass]

Now that appeals to my "uncluttered" tastes.
Rather tasty

[Grubber]

Not the style i would normally go for but i do like that a lot.

[OddDuck]

Fuck me, that's gorgeous. Any word on how much??

[Blackbird]

Fuck me, that's gorgeous. Any word on how much??

One of the best looking bikes around (well to someone who grew up on Triumphs like me) but if the rumours are true, you'll have to REALLY love it to buy one. Triumph are starting with the basic Thruxton and you buy the extras on top. I think that the half fairing on the top of the line R will be an extra. I seem to remember someone saying on one of the the Triumph forums that a fully-kitted one will be the equivalent of around NZ$24,000. Not cheap but I reckon that the Triumph marketing people might be aiming for a bit of exclusivity/demographic profiling for the top end model among baby-boomer customers (like me). The problem in my case is that the household Chief Financial Officer would stick a knife in my eye if I put a deposit on one Maybe they should be targeting wives too!

[Voltaire]

$25 500.

Might have to wait till the early adopters buy then decide not for them.

I'd have to take one for a ride to see if the riding position suited my creaky bones.

I can ride an early 90's 900ss but the later ss ie was too prone for me.

[Blackbird]

$25 500.

I'd have to take one for a ride to see if the riding position suited my creaky bones.

Likewise! I had the Thruxton on my shopping list 6 years ago when I was selling the Blackbird. It was top of my mental list but when I tried it, the bars were too low and it was bloody uncomfortable. Later models apparently had higher bars. The bike which was down about no 4 on my mental list, the Street Triple, ended up being the bike I bought due to a combination of comfort, light weight and performance. Funny how things work out. My current bike, the naked GSX-S 1000 was a matter of expedience when I bought it. Good bike but no better than the Triple for what I want. Will be keeping my eye on forthcoming Triumph offerings

[Voltaire]

I like the styling of 50's to 70's bikes, but in reality they are at best uncomfortable, horrible suspension and poor brakes ( my 72 BMW race bike excluded)

The Guzzi retros are quite nice to look at but 50 BHP....

Had a Thruxton for a while, struck me as overweight, horrible suspension and buzzy.

25K....might have to reconsider the Subaru Lawnmower and go Mitre 10 sidevalve.

[AllanB]

$25 large buys a lot of bike now days. Big market to be in and the retro crowd may be lured into the future when pressed to front up with the coin.

[Bass]

I like the styling of 50's to 70's bikes, but in reality they are at best uncomfortable, horrible suspension and poor brakes ( my 72 BMW race bike excluded)

So true.

I do like the look of this beast but I have no desire to own one - arthritic wrists would limit me to about 10 minutes worth.

[Voltaire]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI9j...be&app=desktop

[Blackbird]

Road test here too: http://www.visordown.com/road-tests-...iew/30942.html

[Voltaire]

Comparison between the BMW R9T and the Thruxton R.

To me a strange comparison as despite owning an R90s and racing an R90 I would not give the R9T a second glance ( as most if not all

BMW's

since about 1980)

I've had a look at the new Thruxton and its classic looks combined with modern engineering appeal to me.




http://www.visordown.com/road-tests/...net/31290.html

[Blackbird]

I've had a look at the new Thruxton and its classic looks combined with modern engineering appeal to me.

http://www.visordown.com/road-tests/...net/31290.html

Yep, a good review. Thruxtons have been flying out of the door at Holeshot. My heart tells me that a Thruxton will be my next bike but head says a T120 1200. Really don't think my old wrists and arms will stand up to the longer runs I do with the low, shorter bars of the Thruxton. The T120 also got an excellent write-up on Visor Down.