....has anybody actually done it or thought about it?.........that is fitting some form of hugger to their 12 or 12R?..... If you use your Thruxton in the wet, even with the Factory standard rear mudguard fitted you end up with a huge, brown, 'racing stripe' up your back and the bike totally covered in crap..... .....I can only imagine what the state of the 'tail tidy gang' is after a wet day blast!!!..... ....and located down below the swinging arm pivot is that finned, heat sink thingy for all the electrical and electronic whizz bangs the latest models are fitted with.......and this is directly in the line of fire of all the crap fling-off from the back wheel......have I missed the small print somewhere in the Owners Manual,...'Thruxton 12 and 12R, only for use in dry weather due to risk to electrical bits and bobs'? I reckon there must be a market out there for a commercial outfit to knock up a hugger that protects, the bike, the rider BUT without compromising the looks of this exciting bike.....or are those two things mutually exclusive? .....us 12 boys could have one in a nice, plain, black plastic while you R boys could have one in go-faster carbon fibre for just another 30 or 40 quid extra!.....what d'ya think?...... Cheers, dickydido
Noooooooo.....though TBH mine is a fair weather bike. There is a reason that my wet weather bikes still wear original mudguards however
Hi jeznewsome, .......nooooooooooo, not more fashion over function!.....I've just watched a YouTube vid where Captain Rambunctious says he's just fitted those ellipsoidal 85 quid a piece, official Triumph tart-up mirrors and he says that they look so much better than the standard mirrors but the rearward view is a lot worse!!!..... You have the luxury of more than one bike so you can play with the balance of form, function and fashion, I 'm pleased you enjoy them both. I only have one bike so it has to be practical first with the odd bit of personalisation that does not compromise function. Cheers, dickydido
What's a bugger got to do with a wet back ? the tyre picks up watter, carries it rearwards, and flings it upwards. I agree about the other bit though, I made an aluminium hugger for my last Sprint.
Don't go out in the wet that often,but with a dual seat I can honestly say I have not had a wet back.
Hi Pottsy, ....and I bet when the dual seat is 'full', not only does your back stay clean but warm as well!...... Cheers, dickydido
My Street R was the same. Just resigned myself to enjoying the bike and never taking it out in the wet. Only thing you can do is the same as is fitted to the Beemer 1200GS et al and that really is function over form.
Isn't a Thruxton fashion over function by definition? Love mine but a VFR800 is my wet weather machine for good reason (and yes I feel fortunate that I have that luxury but if I didn't I wouldn't have the trumpet as function is also very important to me)
I went to Ilfracombe on my GTR14 today-very cold but the heated grips saved the front of my hands, I had to keep stuffing my left in the fairing hole though to save the backs of my fingers-which reminded me of something ive oft wondered about. why doesn't anybody utilise the engine heat in cold weather with ducting or similar. It seems like a goldmine for some climates
Stuff my hands in the gap behind the radiators on the KTM. Works a treat. Don't see how to utilise engine heat, other than using bars as a radiator hose!! That would look cool, big rubber hoses sticking out of either side of bar ends
The Street Triple is the same, when she changed to the 2015 model she found her back got covered in road crap. Doing a bit of investigating I found Triumph produce a mudguard that fits over the number plate mounting stem, much better now.
pardon I, I meant the hot air behind the rad , which we use. I'm sure many bikes could have removable parts which could funnel the hot air in a convenient direction-tourers espesh'. It's rocket science.
