Thruxton R details

Interesting that they found time to uncrate four of them immediately and then invite the public down to view, but can't find time to charge the batteries so we can ride away.
If the dealership was straight with me and had asked to keep the bike a few days as a sales tool, I probably would have reluctantly agreed.

Glen
 
Did the dealer make any effort at all to provide a date when you could actually take delivery?
 
Not really. No fixed date, a big maybe for Saturday.
Whenever it does come available, I'll get it out of there and not go back. I could demand the deposit back, but why cut my nose off after a six month wait. The word is these bikes are bloody fantastic to ride.
Power everywhere and beautiful handling. They would probably love to have me cancel as I paid $500 under retail due to the pre order. They could sell it for full mrsp in a minute, or keep it as a sales demo.

So I'll hang in there to at least find out if there is any truth to all of the raving.

Glen
 
Well you waited this long, what's a few days more then, that's if it's going to be a few days, all the new bikes I have brought over the years only went back for the first service or a warranty claim other than that the dealer never seen them again, can't wait to get your first review of your new bike.

Ashley
 
worntorn said:
So I'll hang in there to at least find out if there is any truth to all of the raving.

Glen
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Absolutely.
Leave that fool dealer to his karma.
 
Got the bike home today. I trucked it home in the covered stock trailer as it was raining hard. I had to lean pretty hard on them to get it today, but so be it. Their side of it is that one of their 2 Service Mechanics quit last week without giving notice. So they really are swamped. I suggested the name of a Triumph mechanic who might be available to help out and they are following up on it. Maybe I really did catch them at a bad time.
They certainly were making the best of the delay by selling more bikes from our pre-orders! Except today the salesman told me they may only get the 8 Thruxtons in total, which Triumph promised them for 2016 quota , back in October. He figures they could sell 50 easily.

The bike sounds great. 3 days of rain ahead , however if the roads dry out at all I'll be out on it.

It felt light to push around the shop until I pushed the Egli in behind it. The Egli is featherlight compared to the R. Unfair comparison I guess, but I will be putting this R up against the Egli for power, suspension, braking and handling.
The Egli is 348 dry, the R is 448. Might get that down to about 430 by chopping the catalytic convertor out.

Thruxton R details
 
The Thrux is 100lbs heavier and several 10s of BHP and many bucket loads of torque lower than yer big Egli Glen, so its not gonna be a very fair comparison !

But... The Thrux does have an electric start...!

Very glad you managed to prise the bike from them.

And very disappointed in you to giving us a ride report yet! You can borrow my waterproofs if you wish...

BTW, where is the fairing?
 
Their side of it is that one of their 2 Service Mechanics quit last week without giving notice.


Seems they could have given that explanation in the first place instead of jerking your tail.
 
You are right Danno, it would have helped to have that bit of info.

Nigel- there aren't any fairings available anywhere in the world at present. Same with the tidy looking oval panniers Triumph offers for that bike. The panniers are to be here in June, the fairing won't be here until the fall.

Glen
 
The roads dried off so I've been out on it.
What a lithe powerhouse of a bike Triumph has built!

I can only run to 4 k revs with break in, so there is lots more to come. I did momentarily sneak it to 5 k a couple of times.

I can compare this bike to my other modern Triumph, a 2005 Daytona 955i Triple. The 2002 on Daytona has the most powerful Triple Triumph has ever produced at 149 bhp and this one has the Triumph off road pipe and tune said to add 12 bhp, so 161 total. I think I'm correct in saying the Daytona 955 I is the fastest accelerating bike Triumph has ever produced to date. So it's a good one to put this Thruxton R up against.
The other brag about the big Daytona is that they produce a lot more midrange torque than the 4 cylinder litre Sport bikes and it is true, the midrange on the Daytona is very strong.
But this Thruxton R leaves the Daytona for dead as far as midrange goes.

Nigel, you like "character" so you would love this bike. It feels light as a feather on the road or wheeling around a parking lot. That is due to the steering and the narrowness of the bike.
You would also like the Thump of the big engine. It is smooth as silk for cruising but when you open the throttle the power pulses come through under hard acceleration, just like a Vincent, unlike a Commando. With my Commando nothing gets thru once you are above 3,000 revs. I won't complain about that, but I do like the feel of the power pulses from this big Triumph.

Just a beautiful motorcycle to ride, can't wait to get the break-in completed.

Once that is done I might head down to Portland to see Dave and have him give it a test ride?

Sorry I can't do Oz just yet Ashley :mrgreen:



Glen
 
Hi Glen

Thanks for the update, great that you could get it out, sounds like a great bike to ride be better when it's run in and you get use to riding it, can't wait to get a update after a few thousand miles on it.
They are starting to show up in the shops here in Aussie land but will wait a few more months before I go and check them out, but I am happy with my 2013 Thruxton it gets me into enough troubles now (just chopped a speeding fine) and with a few long weekends coming up the cops are out in force, our GOVT. is broke and is trying to get as much money out of us as much as they can, you only have to be 2 or3 ks over the speed limit to get caught out, bloody fun police.

Have fun Ashley
 
worntorn said:
The roads dried off so I've been out on it.
What a lithe powerhouse of a bike Triumph has built!

I can only run to 4 k revs with break in, so there is lots more to come. I did momentarily sneak it to 5 k a couple of times.

I can compare this bike to my other modern Triumph, a 2005 Daytona 955i Triple. The 2002 on Daytona has the most powerful Triple Triumph has ever produced at 149 bhp and this one has the Triumph off road pipe and tune said to add 12 bhp, so 161 total. I think I'm correct in saying the Daytona 955 I is the fastest accelerating bike Triumph has ever produced to date. So it's a good one to put this Thruxton R up against.
The other brag about the big Daytona is that they produce a lot more midrange torque than the 4 cylinder litre Sport bikes and it is true, the midrange on the Daytona is very strong.
But this Thruxton R leaves the Daytona for dead as far as midrange goes.

Nigel, you like "character" so you would love this bike. It feels light as a feather on the road or wheeling around a parking lot. That is due to the steering and the narrowness of the bike.
You would also like the Thump of the big engine. It is smooth as silk for cruising but when you open the throttle the power pulses come through under hard acceleration, just like a Vincent, unlike a Commando. With my Commando nothing gets thru once you are above 3,000 revs. I won't complain about that, but I do like the feel of the power pulses from this big Triumph.

Just a beautiful motorcycle to ride, can't wait to get the break-in completed.

Once that is done I might head down to Portland to see Dave and have him give it a test ride?

Sorry I can't do Oz just yet Ashley :mrgreen:



Glen
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I'm still waiting for a ride on the Vincent...
 
I reefed my knee on the 1360 Vincent last week. The kickstart spline, which is from a converted CB 750 kicker, lost all of it's teeth as I was coming down full force on it. My knee hit it's internal stops rather abruptly and I limped away.
My own fault, I bored and resplined this kick knuckle to the larger Vincent spline. At the time it was clear that the kick knuckle was made out of a form of metaillic cheese, so it wasn't expected to live long.
I have had another kick knuckle here in high strength steel, 4140. It's been sitting for months almost completed. I guess it will get done now.

Herve' Hamon, brother of Paul Hamon the Alton maker, has made a very strong electric starter for Vincents. He has one version of it that he says will start this 1360. It is tempting but it will add weight.
Like Nigel with his 10.5 to one Commando, I can start this bike on the kicker, so for now I am avoiding the extra weight, expense and complication.

Far better to have a hurty knee!

And go push the button on the triumph.

Glen
 
Interesting first impressions Glen, do keep us posted when you open her up.

It does sound nice. I am still keeping a close eye of your feedback, I am SO close to buying a R nine T currently. The question is, will the Thrux finally win me over to the Thai side...?
 
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