Hello folks... after 55 years I have finally ordered my 2nd Triumph.... my first was a pre unit Thunderbird 650 I rode in 1966 as a 17 year old... modified in the café racer style. I have ordered what is arguably the best modern classic style café racer on the market ...a black Thruxton 1200RS is now on the way along with a bunch of accessories....For performance boost, a high flow custom built non catalytic stainless steel black ceramic coated exhaust ...and for the intake, a Free Spirit 180 degree bend high flow filter kit. To make a superb machine look even better, I have a cowling, R&G tail tidy and alloy chain guard plus LED indicators on the way. I hope to have the full package together and on the road in the next 4 weeks.... will post pics when complete..
Welcome, lovely bike and I will be interested to hear whether you find the lower bars comfortable on longer journeys.
Hello Bradley from Darwin. I was there in 1989. My wife and I stayed in a newly opened motel. While eating in the motel restaurant the owner unveiled one of the first karaoke machines to hit Australia. He offered free drinks to anyone brave enough to perform. I volunteered my wife and accepted the free drinks on her behalf. She monopolised the machine for much of the night. I got absolutely slaughtered.
Hello Geoff, most of my previous road bikes have had clip-ons or lowered bars. The highways in this part of the world have a 130km/80mph speed limit which is not heavily policed, so the wind speed tends to take the weight off the wrists. Without substantial fairings or screens it is much more tiring to ride in the 'sit up and beg' position.at 100+mph
Good point Brad, I used to prefer dropped handlebars myself but find a more upright position is better for my back these days (hence my recent Daytona top yoke conversion). I have fond memories of riding from Darwin down to Threeways and then East to Qld when I was in Oz for a year (30 years ago!). Although the road trains were quite scary at times!
Hello Geoff, most of my previous road bikes have had clip-ons or lowered bars. The highways in this part of the world have a 130km/80mph speed limit which is not heavily policed, so the wind speed tends to take the weight off the wrists. Without substantial fairings or screens it is much more tiring to ride in the 'sit up and beg' position.at 100+mph Hello Geoff, being retired, I get to watch a fair bit of the 'don't mention' game. Amazing test match for the Aussies, but coming from a small town called Burgess Hill near Brighton (arrived in Oz 1960), I feel a little disappointed as well. Regardless of the sports results, nobody can deny that the English make some superb motorcycles.
Bradley Perry Welcome to the family. Yes do hit the upload a file button bottom right corner and show the inmates the new steed. Joe.
Hi Bradley and welcome to the forum I enjoyed your introduction and looking forward to seeing your new ride pix
Hello Dartplayer... bike is still 2 - 3 weeks away.... it will be dispatched from Melbourne around 5th January for a 4000km trip to Darwin... got a bunch of performance and presentation goodies on the way... will send pics when fully prepped...
Oh I don't know, it's not often England get one over on the 'boks, so I'm very happy to talk about it . And I watched England takes the Aussies to the cleaners at Twickenham the week before ...but maybe we should stick to bikes.
That was kind of my point. With the exception of the All Blacks, not much can stop the Boks on a regular basis. Well… there we go talking about Rugby!
