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But people don't buy those bikes for performanceThat’s my point of the thruxton. It’s a better performer than the 961. And it also runs with many modern bikes.
But people don't buy those bikes for performanceThat’s my point of the thruxton. It’s a better performer than the 961. And it also runs with many modern bikes.
I just don't see the Thruxton as occupying a substantially different performance category from the 961.That’s my point of the thruxton. It’s a better performer than the 961. And it also runs with many modern bikes.
I’m not sure. Depends on your idea of performance. If you want a classic looking bike, than the Thruxton , Norton 961, Kaw etc are better performance bikes than classic bikes of just 10-50 years ago.But people don't buy those bikes for performance
Agreed.But people don't buy those bikes for performance
Not sure about that - 10 years ago.I’m not sure. Depends on your idea of performance. If you want a classic looking bike, than the Thruxton , Norton 961, Kaw etc are better performance bikes than classic bikes of just 10-50 years ago.
I meant 40-50 lolNot sure about that - 10 years ago.
I owned a '88 Suzuki GSXR1100 which was a real arm-stretcher at full throttle. It would easily smoke the Thruxton or 961.
It is a very difficult thing to do convincingly.Let’s say today you wanted to take a new modern bike and make it into a legit cafe racer bike what would you buy and modify? Which factor production bike would you build from?
I think this would be difficult today because the factory makes so many performance bikes and the bikes available are already more than what most can handle.
going from a 30-80 Hp bike in the 50s/60s was a step ahead. But being able to buy a factory 200+ hp bike off the dealers floor and comparing it to a actual race bike of today isn’t a huge leap.
.... don’t tell me it ain’t powerful when I’m blasting down a straight at 180Km+, or driving out of a bend chasing down a V4S!
Early on the Ducati Monster was referred to as a 'Standard' bike, being without a fairing and having more upright ergonomics than a sport bike. In recent years, the term 'Standard' has been replaced with 'Naked'.What than is a modern Thruxton or a Ducati monster? Both are able to out perform many modern bikes
Harsh! Young and violent!? Can I just take the ‘young’ slur!HOOLIGAN!
HOOLIGAN!
The Thruxton R is a Sport bike in retro Britbike clothing.Agreed.
It's mostly form over function.
Sure.Harsh! Young and violent!? Can I just take the ‘young’ slur!
That's a very good analogySo really any bike after the '60s isn't a café racer at all but in principle is similar to a home-made Italian pasta sauce in the supermarket which on close inspection is 'inspired by the cuisine of Italy' and comes from a Polish industrial unit in Belgium...