Yeah, greetings from Queensland , Australia!
When I first saw the Thruxie, I thought someone had done a real good restoration on a Bonnie, or maybe it was a Norton. I immediately parked my
S60 Volvo (not kidding ya) and jumped out to investgate. A week later I was in the dealership lining up for a test ride. I have to hand it to the sales rep, he didn't bat an eye when I told him my last bike was a 69 BSA Lightning, which I had bought new. (that Beezer would do the standing 1/4 in 12.4 sec
/108mph in 3rd gear which was OK in 68!) and the next minute I'm astride the Thruxie, but taking it pretty easy.
Now, I read the thread about the rider feeling that he was 'on the bike, rather than part of it' This describes exactly how I felt, and this, combined with the narrowness of the clip-ons made it a bit of a 'high-wire' experience, especially at low speeds. Has anyone done a seat lowering exercise on it; like , 40 or 50 mm? Yeah you guessed it, I'm a short-ass as well as being a loopy 60 year old getting back in the saddle for some real fun...