The triumph...triumph should build

jimjib · 11-18-2003, 03:17 PM

Rad · 11-18-2003, 03:34 PM

Yup...the more ya make a Triumph look like a Norton the better look'n Triumph ya got

Komet · 11-18-2003, 04:27 PM

That bike is cute.

fish · 11-18-2003, 08:58 PM

Not much different than the new Thruxton that Triumph is building. What's the problem again?

Jinx · 11-18-2003, 09:34 PM

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Said jimjib:

Damn, that is pretty nice. Add some swept back headers and polish the fork legs and it would be really damn nice. Add a blower and it would be righteous. Thanks for posting that, jimjib.

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Said fish:
Not much different than the new Thruxton that Triumph is building. What's the problem again?

Chalk and cheese. The "factory" version is a hideous cartoon bike. Almost as bad as those horrible Ducati "retros"

fish · 11-18-2003, 09:53 PM

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Said Jinx:

Chalk and cheese. The "factory" version is a hideous cartoon bike. Almost as bad as those horrible Ducati "retros"

You are seriously fucked in the head, jinx. It's the same engine. The first photo doesn't even have a damn seat on it.

"oh, if only they'd make..." and then they make and all of a sudden it's a hideous cartoon bike.

Jinx · 11-18-2003, 10:14 PM

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Said fish:
The first photo doesn't even have a damn seat on it.

That IS the seat you tosser. But if you ask them nicely I am sure they can slap a "king & queen" with about 4" of padding on for you. Well, that and twelve more lights.

fish · 11-18-2003, 10:39 PM

yes, yes...i see that now. It looked like a fiberglass shell at first.

hear it.

fastraveller · 11-19-2003, 06:16 AM

I love those old british Cafe' racers when they're fixed up nice. I thought the new Thruxton was supposed to provide a new platform for mods. The T-bird Sport and the Truxton are great bikes. I hope to see lots of them on the Used bike ads someday.

tbirdsp · 11-19-2003, 07:07 AM

Yeah, I would almost sell my T'bird Sport for a Thruxton...almost.
You can usually find T'bird Sports pretty cheap used. IMO the '98-'99's with the upswept exhaust are the ones to have, but I'm biased.

jimjib · 11-20-2003, 07:07 AM

To me, the Thruxton does not have the classy looks of the bike I posted. Just looks like the factory did the minimum they could do to get a cafe look. On the the other hand, the top bike looks like some real thought when into it.

jimjib · 11-21-2003, 06:41 AM

Nothing like the real thing...is there.

Hatley Rocket · 11-21-2003, 03:24 PM

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Said jimjib:
To me, the Thruxton does not have the classy looks of the bike I posted. Just looks like the factory did the minimum they could do to get a cafe look. On the the other hand, the top bike looks like some real thought when into it.

Do you really expect Triumph to make a hardcore cafe replica? Lets see, uncomfortable to ride, one up only, non-competative with any modern race bike, and and a few thousand to the price for top shelf components. That sounds like a viable market segment for some real profit. I am suprised that the "Bobs" at triumph didn't opt for that.

My question is, if they could get the straight back pipe look on the Thruxton, why couldn't they figure out how to do the same for the Bonneville when it came out? I always thought that the kinks in the pipes looked silly on the new Bonneville.

Zed.

Scary Mc · 01-05-2004, 07:54 PM

JimJib~ Do you have a link for the top bike?

Fish~ Is the sountrack a stock Thruxton?

Chopperman · 01-05-2004, 09:36 PM

Hell I like 'em. I even like the duck retros. So blow me.

11-18-2003, 03:17 PM	#1
jimjib ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix Arizona USA Oddometer: 1,647	The triumph...triumph should build

11-18-2003, 04:27 PM	#3
Komet The Voice of Reason Joined: Feb 2002 Location: Memphis, Tennessee Oddometer: 38,096	That bike is cute. __________________ Always mindful of obstruction, do your duty, never fail; Keep your hand upon the throttle, and your eye upon the rail.

11-19-2003, 06:16 AM	#9
fastraveller Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2003 Location: Austin, TX Oddometer: 173	Triumph I love those old british Cafe' racers when they're fixed up nice. I thought the new Thruxton was supposed to provide a new platform for mods. The T-bird Sport and the Truxton are great bikes. I hope to see lots of them on the Used bike ads someday.

11-19-2003, 07:07 AM	#10
tbirdsp REMF Joined: Mar 2002 Location: Nebraska Oddometer: 8,546	Yeah, I would almost sell my T'bird Sport for a Thruxton...almost. You can usually find T'bird Sports pretty cheap used. IMO the '98-'99's with the upswept exhaust are the ones to have, but I'm biased. __________________ Mike S. '09 Bonneville Black AMA MSTA STOC http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/...orcycleriders/

01-05-2004, 07:54 PM	#14
Scary Mc hellgrammite Joined: Jul 2001 Location: The Junk, CO Oddometer: 3,709	JimJib~ Do you have a link for the top bike? Fish~ Is the sountrack a stock Thruxton? __________________ It's a friggen motorcycle, it's not supposed to be comfortable, quiet or safe. The windnoise is supposed to hurt your ears, the seat should be hard and riding it should make you shit your pants every now and then.

11-18-2003, 03:34 PM	#2
Rad Just me Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Santa Cruz, Calif Oddometer: 12,130	Yup...the more ya make a Triumph look like a Norton the better look'n Triumph ya got

11-18-2003, 08:58 PM	#4
fish Banned Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Gold Country Oddometer: 47,709	Not much different than the new Thruxton that Triumph is building. What's the problem again?

11-18-2003, 10:39 PM	#8
fish Banned Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Gold Country Oddometer: 47,709	yes, yes...i see that now. It looked like a fiberglass shell at first. hear it.

11-20-2003, 07:07 AM	#11
jimjib ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix Arizona USA Oddometer: 1,647	To me, the Thruxton does not have the classy looks of the bike I posted. Just looks like the factory did the minimum they could do to get a cafe look. On the the other hand, the top bike looks like some real thought when into it.

11-21-2003, 06:41 AM	#12
jimjib ^OP Beastly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2001 Location: Phoenix Arizona USA Oddometer: 1,647	Nothing like the real thing...is there.

01-05-2004, 09:36 PM	#15
Chopperman I am dead Joined: Sep 2001 Oddometer: 27,033	Hell I like 'em. I even like the duck retros. So blow me. __________________ dead

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