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worntorn said:
Well the Thruxton R isn't a cheap bike, but they are a fantastic machine to ride and have good reliability.

I can understand why Ashley was reluctant to hand over $35 k for the Norton.

Unfortunately the Norton 961 was expensive, very heavy, not terribly powerful but extremely unreliable. Ignoring the performance and price aspects, it just wouldnt be viable for the 2 and 3 thousand mile trips I routinely do with the Triumph.
The Norton was Made in England though, other than the fake parts.

Glen
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Such a shame the thruxton r isn't made in the UK
It looks like an excellent bike
 
One thing I would suggest on your Scrambly is to have a look at the exhaust collar studs / nuts. The ones on my '06 bike corroded badly, and the RH pipe came loose in the exhaust port. I did manage to dismantle / unscrew the studs, but it wasnt an easy job. Mole grips featured large, and turning the studs a fraction of a turn at a time. Subsequently replaced them with original steel studs, but stainless nuts, and then dome nuts to lock the plain nuts in place.
 
daveforty said:
One thing I would suggest on your Scrambly is to have a look at the exhaust collar studs / nuts. The ones on my '06 bike corroded badly, and the RH pipe came loose in the exhaust port. I did manage to dismantle / unscrew the studs, but it wasnt an easy job. Mole grips featured large, and turning the studs a fraction of a turn at a time. Subsequently replaced them with original steel studs, but stainless nuts, and then dome nuts to lock the plain nuts in place.
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Thanks for the heads up, they are corroded but sound for now. When the Arrow Exhaust was fitted it looks like locknuts have been used, no copperslip though. Had her MoTd this morning, sailed through, then a solo shakedown ride before taking the kids to Saltburn. Hard work with a chair on but well worth the effort to see the boys beaming smiles.
 
What is it about sidecars? Took the old new Triumph rig to the cabin for the weekend and the missus, 3 grandkids and the dog all wanted to go in it. A lovely weekend and all catered for, good fun and a good top end workout to boot but total strangers wander over when stopped and wave when passing. Not the usual reaction over 50 odd years of biking
 
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Al's#5 said:
What is it about sidecars? Took the old new Triumph rig to the cabin for the weekend and the missus, 3 grandkids and the dog all wanted to go in it. A lovely weekend and all catered for, good fun and a good top end workout to boot but total strangers wander over when stopped and wave when passing. Not the usual reaction over 50 odd years of biking
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I‘m so envious. I wanted an outfit for several years while the kids were smaller, it would have been tremendous fun.

Lack of parking stopped me however.

I might be one of the strangers waving at you and giving a thumbs up !!
 
Fast Eddie said:
I‘m so envious. I wanted an outfit for several years while the kids were smaller, it would have been tremendous fun.

Lack of parking stopped me however.

I might be one of the strangers waving at you and giving a thumbs up !!
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It was as I approached license age the sidecar itch came about. After riding off-road for a few years a few of my mates had sidecars on bigger bikes which amounted to a wheel, a frame and a box, literally. A fancied option but parental objections meant I had to settle for a 250 until I passed my test . Since retiring the possibility arose and grasped but it is hard going so a summer ride only for now, until the kids go back to school.
 
Als outfit… more cheese Grommit ??
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baz said:
Such a shame the thruxton r isn't made in the UK
It looks like an excellent bike
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So what if they aren't assembled in the UK, if you took one for a ride you be surprised in how well they are to ride, the way they are designed they feel light , they have a well balanced motor with plenty of torque and get up and go, handle very well for a duel shock motorcycle, when I bought my 2016 Thruxton I decided to go for the S model over the R model because I do a lot of traveling + I got a great deal with the fairing kit fitted and a huge discount for a old stock new , bought it in 2018 with $3,500 off the price and the fairing kit fitted on top of that, the only thing I done to it is put a Meerkat x-pipe and open stock mufflers and a set of new Ikon shocks on the rear and I am still way ahead from the R model price, I paid $16950au for my S the R at the time was $23500au a big saving to me and the R model didn't have the faring kit fitted (the fairing kit is $2600au here), a new Norton at the time was $35k here and I prob would be still waiting for it lol.
If my Thruxton was fully made in the UK the price might not have been in my reach, I love my Norton's but a modern Triumph Thruxton is my number one everyday rider now and the old Norton has done me well for the 46 + years I have owned it, I had a new 2013 Thruxton before I upgraded to the 1200 Thruxton.
First pic is the first day I brought it home and the second all 3 bikes together, have now sold the 2013 Thurxton as I wasn't riding it much after the 1200 came home as for my old hotrod Norton its my play bike.
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ashman said:
So what if they aren't assembled in the UK, if you took one for a ride you be surprised in how well they are to ride, the way they are designed they feel light , they have a well balanced motor with plenty of torque and get up and go, handle very well for a duel shock motorcycle, when I bought my 2016 Thruxton I decided to go for the S model over the R model because I do a lot of traveling + I got a great deal with the fairing kit fitted and a huge discount for a old stock new , bought it in 2018 with $3,500 off the price and the fairing kit fitted on top of that, the only thing I done to it is put a Meerkat x-pipe and open stock mufflers and a set of new Ikon shocks on the rear and I am still way ahead from the R model price, I paid $16950au for my S the R at the time was $23500au a big saving to me and the R model didn't have the faring kit fitted (the fairing kit is $2600au here), a new Norton at the time was $35k here and I prob would be still waiting for it lol.
If my Thruxton was fully made in the UK the price might not have been in my reach, I love my Norton's but a modern Triumph Thruxton is my number one everyday rider now and the old Norton has done me well for the 46 + years I have owned it, I had a new 2013 Thruxton before I upgraded to the 1200 Thruxton.
First pic is the first day I brought it home and the second all 3 bikes together, have now sold the 2013 Thurxton as I wasn't riding it much after the 1200 came home as for my old hotrod Norton its my play bike.
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Yep that's exactly what I am saying
It's such a good bike I just wish it was made in England
I'm a long time triumph fan I own a superb t160
It wouldn't cross my mind to buy a bike with triumph written on the tank that is made in another country
That's just my opinion
 
I cannot flaw your faired bike from ten feet. As I get closer all the modern stuff appears and the styling is a let down. That said I have no doubt it is a fine bike for riding. For me it is simply a no go: too heavy and too much power I don't need to be tempted to use. Maybe if I did more motorway travel but I do more lane work where I live. Heck, my Commando and I were out yesterday and after a week of riding the old Interceptor it felt like a
four cylinder Honda!
 
Onder said:
I cannot flaw your faired bike from ten feet. As I get closer all the modern stuff appears and the styling is a let down. That said I have no doubt it is a fine bike for riding. For me it is simply a no go: too heavy and too much power I don't need to be tempted to use. Maybe if I did more motorway travel but I do more lane work where I live. Heck, my Commando and I were out yesterday and after a week of riding the old Interceptor it felt like a
four cylinder Honda!
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The Thruxton is a dream to ride in all conditions, to be honest the bike feels light to ride and the weight is way down below so the bike is a light weight compared to my old 2013 air cooled Thruxton, my 850 Commando/Featherbed is a light weight of a bike and the Thruxton feels like it in weight wise although its 485 lbs but no way it feels like it, its a easy bike to throw around and its great in the suburbs, on the highway and by ways and even better up in the tight twisty ranges and the best of all it has lottttts of torque, it has 3 ride modes and as soon as I fire it up straight into sports mode.
Till you have rode one you will never know, I never planned in buying a new bike but after taking a 1200 Thruxton for a test ride I was hooked and after 4 years of riding it I am still hooked even more and the more miles I clock up on it the better it gets after 30K km on it, I have done a few 15hrs in the saddle rides on it and if I need to do it again tomorrow all I need to do is jump on it and go, my last big ride was a straight 1500km ride up the Queensland east coast to Townsville only stopping for fuel, stretch and food, 2 days on the pisss and a straight run back home, I done this trip a few times now and the only thing I did was put some chain lube on the chain while away, mostly cruising on 140 kmph.
I would have a lot more miles on it but the last 2 years with this virus my travels have slowed down.
Its not the fastest 1200 on the road but its the low to mid-range torque right up to the rev limiter at just over 7k is what I like best and with the lighter crank and 270 swing on the motor its so smooth to ride and gets up there pretty quick, like I say till you ride one you will never know and I don't care if its not assembled in the UK and my car of choice.
So I am a sucker for British.
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"The Thruxton is a dream to ride in all conditions, "

Whats it like at the TON on the gravel roads , and can yer take yr ands of the bars up there ?
the Olde T120'd touch 115 in the gorge , leaving a bit of room for the unexpected , the Right of the straight was blind
banked inside & over a bank , outside . If youdve féd it up . Settled at 90 to allow for oncoming traffic . But'woulda hit
120 ( on a accurate clock - no wheelspin ) there , If you were gunna push it into the bend and lift then hold it back down
on throttle just drifting the rear a touch . Maybe .
A misscalculation youdve been over the fence . the roads were choppy as &%#* at times , Slipper clay when damp , & granit chips .

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Looks like heading north aways after that . start of the tight twisty uphill stretch . Washboard in a car can be hell . Always
a bit in reserve . Cept locals . The dive for the ditches always at the forefront , for oncoming traffic . But a turkey Averaged
90 odd through there . Tho knew the roads and traffic for generations , been through it when he was in nappies .
A XT 500 wasnt quite as quick , but a good tryer . Beforehand . Not to mention the 308 ute , headers dual exhaust & mags .
Etc .
 

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