Thruxton R details

Can hardly wait to read your riding impressions when you do get it Glen.

How much commission are you on from the factory by the way... ?!

Well I went to my local Triumph dealer yesterday to get a oil filter for my Thruxton and while there asked about when the 2016 models will be hitting the floor and what sort of prices, they will be here in March, as I am only intrested in the Thruxtons the basic Thruxton will be $18,500 and the Thurxton R at $21,000 round abouts, thats on road cost, so I booked my test ride, already they have a full book of poeple wanting to take them for a ride, Its a bit expensive I know but thats what we pay here in Australia for new bikes (we are taxed to the helt here on new cars and motorcycles) I am not going to commit myself till I have ridden one and it will depend on how much I will get for my 2013 Thruxton (Brooklands Green) I have spend a bit of money on it in upgrades so that will help when I try to sell it, it handles pretty good with what I have done with the suspension.

Glenn I know what you mean as there are somany on the Triumph Rat forum that are still living in the past (carbies vs EFI for one etc etc) and the ones stuck in their old world will go out of their ways to put down any new models even using miss imformation to deture others, I just wish they get with the times and get their heads out of the sand, I love my Thruxton but they can only get better.

Ashley

I stopped by my local scoot shop and they told me no details on the R yet, HP or price, or much more than what is published. They though it would be under $16,000 (likely up there with tax, license, et.) I am in Arizona if that matters.

rwalker28 said:

I stopped by my local scoot shop and they told me no details on the R yet, HP or price, or much more than what is published. They though it would be under $16,000 (likely up there with tax, license, et.) I am in Arizona if that matters.

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At the moment the dealers are still in the dark as well, they are only guessing at the moment and know as much as we do, the prices they gave me could be all wrong as well as well as the time frame.

Ashley

ashman said:

rwalker28 said:

I stopped by my local scoot shop and they told me no details on the R yet, HP or price, or much more than what is published. They though it would be under $16,000 (likely up there with tax, license, et.) I am in Arizona if that matters.

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At the moment the dealers are still in the dark as well, they are only guessing at the moment and know as much as we do, the prices they gave me could be all wrong as well as well as the time frame.

Ashley

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In the US it will be $14,500 for the R. At least that's what we've been told.

swooshdave said:

ashman said:

rwalker28 said:

I stopped by my local scoot shop and they told me no details on the R yet, HP or price, or much more than what is published. They though it would be under $16,000 (likely up there with tax, license, et.) I am in Arizona if that matters.

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At the moment the dealers are still in the dark as well, they are only guessing at the moment and know as much as we do, the prices they gave me could be all wrong as well as well as the time frame.

Ashley

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In the US it will be $14,500 for the R. At least that's what we've been told.

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Show you all how much tax we pay here in Aussie land, so many bad GOVTs over the years have got us in so much det, even worst since I took a reundancy from my job of 31 yrs and living on my supa pension, as long as I have beers in the fridge I am happy.

Ashley

Ashley, maybe the Oz pricing is not so bad on this one. $16,000 US for an out the door price (as mentioned above for Arizona) = 22,000 AUD with currency exchange. So at 21 k AUD on the road it sounds like you are paying a little lower price than you would in the US?
In Canada we are getting a hell of a deal right now, equivalent of about $10,500 US ( not Inc pdi, freight and taxes), however the Rs are all sold out at the dealerships in BC.
The deal is so good that I'm wondering if the price will change when the bike gets here. I do have a piece of paper that shows the numbers, however I had to press them a bit to get that.

Glen

Glenn its sounds like a good deal you got, we all love motorcycles and if you want a new one that you like we will go out of our way to pay for it, money isn't so important when it come to the love of two wheels and if I kept all the money that I have spent on motorcycles and parts in my life time I would be a very rich man now, but you wouldn't have as much fun and all the mates that I have met over the 44 years of riding, some of the mates I have been riding together for those 44 years, life is great on two wheels.

Ashley

A coursory look at a Canadian dealer shows the current thrusting price at $11k CAN. Any other Canadians get a quote on the R? I can't see how Glen good a valid price on the bike.

List is $15500 CDN for the Thruxton R. The dealership gave $500 off for pre-ordering.
At today's/exchange rate, 15,000 CD = $10,854 USD

Pdi, freight and taxes extra.

worntorn said:

List is $15500 CDN for the Thruxton R. The dealership gave $500 off for pre-ordering.
At today's/exchange rate, 15,000 CD = $10,854 USD

Pdi, freight and taxes extra.

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That's just over £7000. Which is cheaper than a new 865 Bonnie here in UK !

List for the R here in UK is estimated at £11800 (prices still not firm, and given the high amount of interest, they're unlikely to lower it any).

That makes buying one in Canada a pretty awesome deal!

In fact it makes me wanna ask if anyone knows the transport costs and duty costs etc of importing from Canada to UK?

When I shipped my Vincent to the UK for the IOM event in 2007 the cost was just under $1,000 cdn each way.
Don't know about Duty. The shipping cost may have gone up a little since then.
Unfortunately the local shop here is sold out for 2016 on the Thruxtons. They may still have some T120s available. There may be other dealers in the eastern part of the country (should save on shipping to uk) who still have quota.

The red ones make an excellent Christmas gift to oneself. :mrgreen:


Glen

Rohan said:

swooshdave said:

Honestly the only similarities I can think of

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The expression "2 peas out of the same pod" just won't seem to go away though....

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'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' - does the same apply to quality ?

acotrel said:

Rohan said:

swooshdave said:

Honestly the only similarities I can think of

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:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

The expression "2 peas out of the same pod" just won't seem to go away though....

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'Beauty is in the eye of the beholder' - does the same apply to quality ?

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Yes I think it does. "Quality" is most definitely not a fixed and universal "truth".

There are many (infinite?) definitions of quality and in regards to this thread I'd say there are at least two:

1. For some, "quality" means being hand built, billet machined components, expensive components, high sales price, exclusivity, etc... In which case (I would say) the Norton is "quality".

2. For others, "quality" means the product delivering what it is supposed to, meeting or even exceeding expectations of use, and importanlry, to do so without failure and / or excessive unplanned intervention... In which case the Triumph will (almost certainly) be "quality".

Last year, Air Canada was having a special on air freighting bikes. $550? US or CDN - don't know. It may have been from a restricted range of airports.
There have been rumours that it is going to happen again.

The ISO9000 definition of quality is 'fit for purpose', which means that anything which does the job is a quality product. However a better definition is 'fit for purpose with obvious attention to detail'. As far as Australia is concerned, we can only compete globally on the basis of quality, if we wish to retain our salary structures.

acotrel said:

The ISO9000 definition of quality is 'fit for purpose', which means that anything which does the job is a quality product. However a better definition is 'fit for purpose with obvious attention to detail'. As far as Australia is concerned, we can only compete globally on the basis of quality, if we wish to retain our salary structures.

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That definition is still very, very much reliant on personal taste.

"With obvious attention to detail" ... What's obvious to you might not be to me. Which details... How much detail... For what purpose... Etc, etc.

'Quality' is not definitive.

The best a company can do is try and pinpoint what quality means to their target customer base. This is what Toyota did, it started 70 years ago when Taiichi Ohno said "We must start by specifying value in the eyes of the customer" and they've been doing this since. They are often criticised for not producing cars as sexy or exciting or as 'high quality' as others, but this is because that is not their target market! They satisfy their target market extremely well and this is the basis of their success.

Value is a different word to quality of course. But what really matters is what quality a customer is prepared to pay for. And this is 'value'.

Case in point, Phil Vincent did NOT do this, he did ask motorcyclists what they WANTED... But lost sight of what they were prepared to PAY FOR... so he subsequently built the best bike in the world... and then went bust because of it...

And on the right road, even today, they are still a fantastic ride.

Time for a gratuitous Vincent photo in the Thruxton R thread.

Lightning spec motor in this one, two front heads 34 mm ports, 34 mm Mikunis, 9 to ones. Finally got it fettled just right last fall.
Great power everywhere and excellent braking. New in 1949.
Had it out earlier in the week. Been thinking about selling, but one good ride made that idea go away.
It's not too late for me to get out of the Thruxton R deal :mrgreen:

Glen

worntorn said:

And on the right road, even today, they are still a fantastic ride.

Time for a gratuitous Vincent photo in the Thruxton R thread.

Lightning spec motor in this one, two front heads 34 mm ports, 34 mm Mikunis, 9 to ones. Finally got it fettled just right last fall.
Great power everywhere and excellent braking. New in 1949.
Had it out earlier in the week. Been thinking about selling, but one good ride made that idea go away.
It's not too late for me to get out of the Thruxton R deal :mrgreen:

Glen

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Very nice indeed Glen!

Call me old fashioned - I still believe that if it looks right, it probably IS right. The attention to detail displayed in those photos of the Thruxton is superb. And I think Rohan is also correct about the Royal Enfield. If I was building it, I would build it that way. There are only a few things which would stop the Enfield being eligible for our Australian Historic races, so I am probably on a nostalgia kick. Same with the Thruxton - how it looks takes me back to the 1963 Bonneville, except that the Thruxton is obviously better. If I had it, I would lose my licence within a week. Looking at it, I can feel the urge.