Hey-
Been lurking around here for a few weeks, and thought I'd introduce myself- I just took delivery on a 05 Thruxton over the weekend. I'm a new rider, I have always wanted a motorcycle, and decided (against my wife's wishes) that I couldn't wait until 50 to do so.
I was originally going to buy a new 883R, but the Harley guys at work told me that was considered a girl's bike, I also wasn't really into the rest of that image either.
I didn't want a cruiser, but didn't want a crotch rocket either. I went through just about every manufacturer's catalog looking for something, but knew as soon I saw the classic range of Triumphs that I had found what I was looking for.
I really liked the Bonneville/T-100, but I fell in love when I saw the caspian blue Thrux in the showroom. A few trial and tribulations later (the dealership dropped the bike during a test ride the first time I went to pick it up), and now it's sitting pretty in my garage.
I took the MSF and have my license, but the bike is a little intimidating. I've been tooling around the neighborhood and the High School parking lot after work, but I really want to do this right and not look like an idiot or worse, hurt myself, on the regular roads.
I had originally intended to buy a small, used bike to get started, but I was pushing it to the limit with my wife. I figured could push her button once, but she would would go into orbit if I turned around and bought another one a year later. I can't say I made a mistake, looking at it, it's such a beautiful machine, and seems to handle like the smaller bikes at the MSF, just with a little more tiger in the throttle.
Anyway, sorry for rambling, just wanted to say hi. If you see a guy taking it a easy on Thrux, be gentle with him
Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated.
Ryan
