Thruxton 1200r

Hello folks,
I currently ride a Yamaha FZ6 but have eventually seen the light and am now on the verge of buying a thruxton 1200R which has to be green, if not black, i have saved every penny to buy it outright so i have done a lot of research and watched so many online vids about the bike, so i have decided its the bike for me, however i am slightly confused about the fact that my main dealer and another triumph dealer 150 miles away seem to have limited stock of what i want, and i can only see or view the silver or white versions.
So does this mean that i will either have to choose a silver or white or will i still be able to get the colour i want, ive saved for along time for my dream bike but it seems that this isnt as easy as i thought….ive just sent this email to Hinkley but not yet had a reply…..

I want to buy a new triumph thruxton 1200R, I have been to my main dealer and test ridden a bike, however I am finding that their seems to be a shortage of bikes and have a long order time, I would really like a green or black, can you please tell me, if I order a bike what is the realistic waiting time and also will I still be able to order a green or maybe shiny black/matte black version? Are these colours still being produced?
My main local main dealer is offering a good deal but there seems to be just silver or white models available.
I would really appreciate if you could clear this up for me and I would also appreciate any advice and help as I am defiantly ready to buy a new bike now or early in the coming new year.
Thank you and I look forward to your reply.

Can anyone offer any information

 

Thank you all for the replies and indeed advice, and andyc1 its been a very hard decision to choose a colour for me without you making it worse, ha..
Although i know thats not true….

 

Stop it…..

 

Yes Hack driver, the link worked, i have been looking around for the last month and its been a big suprise to me how this bike selling works…. for instance the green bike you refer to doesn't actually exist, if you would like to contact the dealer who is selling it, he will gather your telephone number and email address, and then call you back to say sorry its sold, but i will keep your details and call you back every week and pester you into buying one of my other bikes i happen to have, this goes for the matte black one for sale last week to…… i called Hinkley last week about this dealer doing ecactly that, was an all singing and dancing thruxton R in black with all the extras, race fairing, V&H exhausts,brand new with zero milage, etc all for £12,200 , called them about it too and was sold, but told me they would keep my details and get back if another came up.
that actual dealer was 200 miles away when i am 8 miles from my nearest triumph dealer. Damn cheek.

 

Yes i think these practices is a common thing but you dont realise until it happens to you, as its not every year you have to go deal with them, i think gone are are the days off total honesty where money is concerned, i did infect get quite interested in a bike on auto trader, was a black thruxton 1200, it was brand new, 6 miles on the clock and was told it was unregistered and mine for £8500, which made me very wary, i couldnt understand why it was being sold so cheaply, only to find that metropolis triumph had closed down the very next day, obviously the dealer trying to rake back some cash quickly…. ive learned a lot in the past few weeks about these dealers and there not quite as you expect behaviour, everything is a scam nowadays and its pretty difficult to trust anyone and what they tell you these days. if you need to know anything then you have to find out for yourself, my local dealer for instance…. i was told that if i need a green or black bike it was a pretty long wait and they portray that the bike you actually want is difficult to obtain, this being their little scam to sell you one you dont really want because they want it off there shop floor.
Its my money and i will be the one calling the shots.

 

Hello Joe , i am near Bath/Bristol and the mourne mountains were mentioned by andyc1, looks a nice place tho wherever it is, i might google it, it might be in Wales but there again could be Scotland…. ha.
i might contact bulldog tomorrow and see what they have…. my local dealer had a matt black one in the show room and i am getting rather tempted, the hardest thing about getting a new bike or rather getting a second bike is convincing the wife that you need a second bike, i test rode a silver thruxton and brought it home for her to sit on…… i think I've sorted out that hurdle now. ha.

 

Oh yes……! I have a van hired and this beauty will be mine by tomorrow , seeing you lot dont like green, i thought about it and decided i didnt like it as much as i thought..ha...

 

This is gonna be awesome, i got to call into swindon triumph and pick up my new dual seat and sport footpegs……i cant wait…. i dont think im gonna be able to sleep….waited along time for this day…..alot of hard work saving for it too…….

 

Yes Andy i noticed that happened when i test rode the faster silver one……. i was only at the first set of light and some bloke wound down is window and was asking me about it……. i hope you all like my choice of colour….. it had to be black…. my Yamaha Fz6 aint gonna be happy….