Thruxton R details

Sorry about that. He is rather theatrical.


Best to go right to the roll-ons about 2/3 of the way thru the vid.

Glen

The new Triumph Classic range arrived in Auckland NZ yesterday.
I called in to see what they looked like in the metal.
Oddly it took a bit of looking to find the Thruxtons as they were not as I would have expected at the front of the shop.
The green one was sold but the Silver one did not have a sold sign on it and the Salesman was quite insistent that I have a sit on it.
The riding position is good, better than the clip on 04 Thruxton I had, his comment on my surprise was that " the target market is not guys in their 20's :wink:
I'm not sure what I expected but it seemed smaller than I thought, beautifully finished with very good attention to detail.
Price wise the Thruxton R is $25 000 NZ ( $17 400 US), the other Thruxton is $22 000 and for comparison the 'old' model that was next to it was $16000.


I said I was not looking seriously at the moment and he said they will have a demonstrator soon and to come and take it for a ride. I'm guessing these bikes are going to sell them selves based on the two owner reviews I have read ( one being here)

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Are these at Experience MC? It looks like the silver bike already has some time on it by the colour of the pipes.

BTW - was that you the other day on Esmond Rd with a black Roadster and a silver one on a trailer? Saw them go by as I was waiting at a light on the Duc.

gortnipper said:

Are these at Experience MC? It looks like the silver bike already has some time on it by the colour of the pipes.

BTW - was that you the other day on Esmond Rd with a black Roadster and a silver one on a trailer? Saw them go by as I was waiting at a light on the Duc.

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Yes Experience , not me I hardly ever go over the Shore these days. My Roadster is currently living under a blanket in the shed

I might have to have a garage clearout as the Thruxton is probably the first 'new' bike that has appealed to me since... the early 80's.

As nice as they are to look at, they are even better to ride.

Glen

Any ride reviews of the none R version published yet does anyone know?

Fast Eddie said:

Any ride reviews of the none R version published yet does anyone know?

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I've been looking at reviews and other than the media ones have only read two owner ones and they are for the R.
Here the price difference is about $3K, which given you get Ohlins, big valve USD forks and radial Brembos would seem better 'value'.
I paid $1200 NZ for non piggy back Ohlins for my race bike.
Comments I have read are a dislike of the 'gold' forks and shocks, maybe a Halfords rattle can spray job :roll: , or vinyl wrap...or just appreciate it for setting a new benchmark for classic styling with a modern twist. I've got the " I wants"..... :mrgreen:

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Fast Eddie said:

Any ride reviews of the none R version published yet does anyone know?

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I've been looking at reviews and other than the media ones have only read two owner ones and they are for the R.
Here the price difference is about $3K, which given you get Ohlins, big valve USD forks and radial Brembos would seem better 'value'.
I paid $1200 NZ for non piggy back Ohlins for my race bike.
Comments I have read are a dislike of the 'gold' forks and shocks, maybe a Halfords rattle can spray job :roll: , or vinyl wrap...or just appreciate it for setting a new benchmark for classic styling with a modern twist. I've got the " I wants"..... :mrgreen:

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I'd like to ride the none R and see what its like. I do not buy the fact that the R is automatically that much better. One needs to go fast enough to get the benefits out of such superior suspension. It could easily be the case that the none R spec is perfectly capable. Only a test would tell.

Each to his own of course. But having recently owned a Ducati Paul Smart Replica that I found a bit too bling, I also find the Thrux R reminding me of that.

One only has to watch, or partake in, decent level classic racing to realise that one can indeed proceed quite briskly without such uber modern components.

Not that I'd knock anyone choosing the R. Beauty is in the eye of, etc.

Speaking of bling, I find the curly front rotors on the base Thruxton to be a bit odd looking on that bike. I like the straight cut rotors on the Thrux R much better and the brake is lovely. One reviewer did claim that the Brembo Monoblock of the Thrux R works better on the road than the non R or T 120 brake does.
I wonder about that comment though. The Madass sixpot single disc I have on the 850 is all you could ever want for road use, so it's hard to imagine the base Thruxton double disc is not up to the task.


Glen

Fast Eddie said:

72Combat said:

Fast Eddie said:

Any ride reviews of the none R version published yet does anyone know?

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I've been looking at reviews and other than the media ones have only read two owner ones and they are for the R.
Here the price difference is about $3K, which given you get Ohlins, big valve USD forks and radial Brembos would seem better 'value'.
I paid $1200 NZ for non piggy back Ohlins for my race bike.
Comments I have read are a dislike of the 'gold' forks and shocks, maybe a Halfords rattle can spray job :roll: , or vinyl wrap...or just appreciate it for setting a new benchmark for classic styling with a modern twist. I've got the " I wants"..... :mrgreen:

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I'd like to ride the none R and see what its like. I do not buy the fact that the R is automatically that much better. One needs to go fast enough to get the benefits out of such superior suspension. It could easily be the case that the none R spec is perfectly capable. Only a test would tell.

Each to his own of course. But having recently owned a Ducati Paul Smart Replica that I found a bit too bling, I also find the Thrux R reminding me of that.

One only has to watch, or partake in, decent level classic racing to realise that one can indeed proceed quite briskly without such uber modern components.

Not that I'd knock anyone choosing the R. Beauty is in the eye of, etc.

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The suspension on my BMW track bike is Ohlins on the rear and Ractech Emulators on the front, very nice to ride on the track. I rode it on the road out in the country at a mates place for testing and it was a teeth rattler.
There is not such thing as having too good suspension.
I do however find that you can have too much adjustment to play with.

I agree with the too much adjustment bit 100%!

I agree there's no such thing as too much suspension in a negative sense too (ie it can't cause any harm). My point is you can easily have more than the rider and or the bikes real use, actually needs.

I think I'm one of those who's just fed up with bright gold forks and yellow shocks!

It used to mean "Ohlins" and therefore meant something to some people. But the trend to make non Ohlins stuff look like Ohlins puts me off. And the rear Ohlins shocks (which are great) look much better with black springs (as on the Norton) to my eye.

Hence, it would be good to actually know how good the non R rides. If its a bag of spanners, then 'Nuff said' !

Just personal taste of course.

I know what you mean, the Ohlins on my track bike have black springs.
I used to think Ohlins shouted " look at me..I paid $1800 for twin piggy backs as I need them"
I did used to back in the day think the same about Koni's and Marzocchis too ( yep had them on my Z1000 and Darmah)
Is bling fatigue setting in?

I went back to the local dealer to drool on bikes... again...

All of their allocated Rs are spoken for or gone. There are two bikes on the floor that have deposits but the people haven't come in yet. The dealer won't let them sit there very long.

They also said that because of the demand they may open up production on 2017 models early and bring them in as soon as July...

swooshdave said:

I went back to the local dealer to drool on bikes... again...

All of their allocated Rs are spoken for or gone. There are two bikes on the floor that have deposits but the people haven't come in yet. The dealer won't let them sit there very long.

They also said that because of the demand they may open up production on 2017 models early and bring them in as soon as July...

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I'm getting my left hip replaced next week and I have been doing some reflecting on being in my mid 50's and what I want to spend my time doing. I'm leaning towards less shed

time and more out riding,touring and travel. Based on the reviews and video clips the Thruxton ticks a lot of boxes for me, I really like the style of 60's bikes, Ducati V Twin

power pulses, Norton Commando torque, great suspension and handling, " old man clipons" riding position and this has all those qualities plus ABS,traction control and ....the

USB charger for my phone :roll:

Still enjoying mine a lot. It's like a nice new 850 Commando Roadster but with everything good x2, plus no oil leaks, kick starting or (hopefully) repairs.

Handling is just "think where you want to go"

Triumph took their time with these bikes and now they are going to make some profit, deservedly so.

Glen

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Still enjoying mine a lot. It's like a nice new 850 Commando Roadster but with everything good x2, plus no oil leaks, kick starting or (hopefully) repairs.

Handling is just "think where you want to go"

Triumph took their time with these bikes and now they are going to make some profit, deservedly so.

Glen

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Hi Glen

I have enjoyed my 2013 Thruxton for over 3 years now with a few improvements to the suspension front and back, I love the new Thruxton Rs but my Thruxton gets me into enough troubles with the fun police.
Triumph has been in the game for sometime now and I think they be making a big profit or they wouldn't be there, I have clocked up 35k now and really I haven't touched it except for servicing and tyres and hopefully you won't have to touch yours, so get out and ride it, have you run it in yet, I had my first 1k up in just a few days.

Have fun

Ashley

Be nice to see a Thruxton T-Bird 1700. And not before time , too.

Been Trying to find ' on track ' footage of the T120 T , :?

Just back from 1100 kms in the mountains of BC. Five of us rode together., sort of. There was an r1200rt BMW, an r1150gs BMW, an newish giant Harley dresser, a Honda 750 Shadow and me on the Thruxton R. Talk about a Motley crew.
It soon became apparent that the 900 pound Harley and the 600 pound Shadow were very slow in the twisties and the ride was all twisties. So we agreed on a Motel to meet up at then left the Harley and Honda behind.
Both BMW riders are high mileage, competent fast riders and I have to say they really can cover some ground on those bikes.
But they are no match for the R.

Both BMW riders took turns on the Thruxton R and came away shouting "Holy _____ this thing is a ____ing locomotive!"
And of course the handling got raves as well. The looks don't matter to them, they are BMW riders!
But it needed to work well to win their praises, and the Triumph Thruxton R works extremely well.

On the Duffy lake portion, which is really twisty, I made full use of those big Brembos by holding speed right up to the corner then dropping it very quickly as needed.
I can't imagine modifying the engine for more power, though no doubt some will try. Coming out of uphill corners at 100-120 kms and winding on the power more often than not lifts the front wheel then lights up the traction control icon.
I wouldn't want to do anything that would lessen that tremendous midrange, and the relatively quiet exhaust is a pleasant change for me.

It's a beautiful thing out on mountain roads. I think it will be even better with the fairing fitted.

I had no problems with comfort even after 7 hours of riding.
Good fuel economy, right around 60 mpg Imperial running quite hard.

Glen

Just goes to show where the British motorcycle industry would have gone if led properly.