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worntorn said:I guess I'm gonna find out, plunked down a deposit for a Diablo Red Thruxton R with Track Racer fittings today. It will be delivered in April.
Got an email from Triumph stating I will receive a gold plated brass clutch cover, an item that is only sent to the first 250 preordered bikes( North America) and won't be available for purchase later.
Just one of the 250 is made from solid gold and must weigh a few ounces. That would be nice!
This (and $500 off list) is what we get for being the Guinea Pigs I guess.
I'm confident that by now Hinckley Triumph is very good at building water cooled motorcycle engines and modern motorcycles in general.
One of the old bikes might have to go, just not the Commando!
Glen
worntorn said:It is a big power curve, good thing there is traction control along with it. The Triumph website claims 120 NM for the Thruxton however that may be with the cat delete option, which I'm going to opt for.
Glen
worntorn said:Nigel, that was my thought exactly.
The fellows on the Triumph site are all fussing over the lack of the Max BHP number as of yet from Triumph. I pointed out that my Commando 850 with 60 crank BHP plus broad flat torque line has all kinds of grunt and that the Thruxton has about double the output of the Commando, so Max BHP will not be an issue. In any case BHP can be calculated from the graph and should approach 95- 100 bhp with the cat delete in place.
It's the amount of power the engine makes without revving hard that will make it a lot of fun.
Just like the 850.
Glen
worntorn said:I pointed out that my Commando 850 with 60 crank BHP plus broad flat torque line has all kinds of grunt and that the Thruxton has about double the output of the Commando, so Max BHP will not be an issue.
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It's the amount of power the engine makes without revving hard that will make it a lot of fun. Just like the 850.
worntorn said:The styling of the bike is near perfection to my eye. Someone mentioned that it looks like a copy of the 961 Norton. I actually see a lot of differences in proportion on the Thruxton R which I prefer, lovely though the Norton is.
BPHORSEGUY said:Contours, I do not see the Thruxton R as direct competition to the 961. It will have slightly more hp but probably 75 or 100lbs heavier and it will not handle or brake with the Norton. As far as fit, finish, materials and appearance they are not in the same ballpark! I want the R because there is a great dealer 10 minutes away and I would ride the crap out of it, the 961 is for special occasions as I have other bikes which the R would become one of!
worntorn said:Weight is an unknown as yet, somehow I don't see it 100 lbs heavier than the Norton, unless all of the electronics are Soviet cold war era stuff.
As far as fit and finish-, have a look at some close ups-
https://jacklilleytriumph.wordpress.com ... hruxton-r/
contours said:worntorn said:It's a beautiful creation, no doubt. I'd love to know the weight. How much could 240 more CCs weigh anyway?