It’s ok as standard, but where I’m on the wrong side of heavy 16 stone 9 it did tie itself In knots. Now it’s perfect with masses of adjustment front and rear. It’s so much softer and more compliant Ohlins do know their stuff. It now tracks the road rather than bouncing off it
As i have said here before, my only regret and only thing i would change if i could, would be that i got it 2 years before i did. Hey 2fast you keeping yours standard look like mine. And this is the thread if you want to talk about de-baffling standard exhausts.
Yep - will keep it fairly standard, I want to keep the whole retro look, though I have already changed the mirrors for the smaller oval Triumph ones and got the Vance & Hines exhaust fitted from new by the dealer.
Hey Glyn, how do you keep your gloss black looking so good? I had a black Mercedes and could never get it to look good and shiny, so vowed never to have black again.
WD40 to clean all the open metal parts which leaves a light film that makes removing the next dirt easier. Then a liberal spray of MR Sheen furniture polish. Bit of time and she’s a goodun
What a lovely day! Cleaned the Thruxton and filled it up with petrol on Friday. Nothing like opening the garage door on a sunny Saturday with a cleaned bike all ready to go, they run better for some psychological reason. Fantastic ride all round Thame and Bicester ending up at On Yer Bike for a burger and tea. Met the owner of a pristine Thruxton Ace Cafe special, and was studying an early 865 Bonnie with all the same mods as mine but which just looked better than mine! Can only think it was because mine has the cast wheels. First proper ride on the Thruxton now it is run in and I wasn't disappointed. The standard suspension was fine my my 10.5 stones, and sport mode is definitely the one to use. I would be tempted by the Brembo brakes on the R version as it's definitely all 4 fingers and not a 2 finger brake feel. I'll see how that goes. Also, noticed it gets a bit vibey through the footrests up in 3 figures, but then it is a big twin even with the balancer shafts. Lovely, enjoyed today as much as I did back in the late 70s when I started motorcycling. Cheers
What a lovely day! Cleaned the Thruxton and filled it up with petrol on Friday. Nothing like opening the garage door on a sunny Saturday with a cleaned bike all ready to go, they run better for some psychological reason. Fantastic ride all round Thame and Bicester ending up at On Yer Bike for a burger and tea. Met the owner of a pristine Thruxton Ace Cafe special, and was studying an early 865 Bonnie with all the same mods as mine but which just looked better than mine! Can only think it was because mine has the cast wheels. First proper ride on the Thruxton now it is run in and I wasn't disappointed. The standard suspension was fine my my 10.5 stones, and sport mode is definitely the one to use. I would be tempted by the Brembo brakes on the R version as it's definitely all 4 fingers and not a 2 finger brake feel. I'll see how that goes. Also, noticed it gets a bit vibey through the footrests up in 3 figures, but then it is a big twin even with the balancer shafts. Lovely, enjoyed today as much as I did back in the late 70s when I started motorcycling. Cheers
Could be, they weren't bad but I was riding my old Ducati M1100s a lot before I sold it to get the Thruxton, and that had radial Brembos. Mind you, I've never had a bike with ABS so that's got to be better. Anyway, not really a problem, the brakes are probably better than me.
Thanks, it is the only bike I have ever bought that I just had to have after seeing it in the showroom.
Doh! Should always try the simple things first, adjusted the lever travel and that has made some difference already....
