Featured In From The Cold

Well, I'm glad that I've popped in periodically over the last year and a half or so, because I sold that German tat that I had today and replaced it with an absolutely mint Thruxton R from December 2016, with just 2500 miles on the clock and a host of mods/extras including:

• Triumph LED indicators
• R&G tail tidy
• Weslake cat delete x-pipe
• Weslake anodised bashplate
• Ironhead OVC11SS slip-on silencers
• Triumph tank/knee pads
• Motone Customs Union Jack carb/throttle body covers
• Booster plug

Aside from heated grips, that's pretty much everything I'd have wanted to do anyway (and the decat x-pipe is really a bonus). Here's a couple of clips of the bike...

https://streamable.com/hsg0q / https://streamable.com/mlgu9

And some seller's photos...







And one of my own...



Why the Thruxton R? Well, I'd kind of set my heart on a Speed Twin, and had discounted the Thruxton due to my original perception of the clip-on bars. However, after testing one I can honestly say it's the most comfortable ride of anything I've tried to date (and, for me, ergonomically perfect) - so much so that it immediately vied for position with the ST. However, the thing that won me over was the quality of components used on the R model - it really is a superior bike in many respects, and given that I prefer the styling anyway it quickly became a fairly easy decision for me. It's just a shame I didn't try one at the time I bought my Street Triple really, as I'd be a fair few quid better off than I am now. Then again, trying different bikes is loads of fun, so I don't really regret the path that I've inadvertently taken.

The R9T is a gorgeous bike and I've loved every minute that I've owned it. I have to say, though, that I'm happy to be back in the Triumph fold, which is undoubtedly where I belong.

 

Much appreciated, Joe, thank you. And in answer to your question, perhaps it's just that there are so many lovely bikes out there, and so little time! This one, for me, is a keeper though!

 

Thanks all - its good to be back

 

THANK YOU!

 

Quintessentially British...