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Thruxton R - Black

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#1 ·
Hi guys,

Just to inform you that I had my dealer on the phone today.

He just had a call from HQ regarding the Black Thurxton R.

As I was the first to pre-order my Thruxton R je offered me the option to switch from the Ice Grey to the Black one.

He told me he will only have on available he does not know when.

I asked a picture as I want to know if only the ice grey parts will painted in black or if also other parts (wheels, pipes,...) will.

I will give you some news asap.

Alex
 
#2 ·
I jumped ship from the Grey Thruxton R to a T120 black in matte graphite. Not for aesthetic purposes, since the R is the sexiest bike I have seen in long while, but for other reasons. However, I would thoroughly irritated with Triumph if I pre-ordered the grey & then they announce they will be coming out with a black or matte black within a few months. Why can't they just say all the colors they plan to release? Why all the smoke & mirrors.
Anywho, i digress, the black with the gold is goona be one sexy machine.
 
#4 · (Edited)
Thanks for the info Alex!
Would you feel comfortable letting us know what country you are in? I only ask because I am in the United States, and one dealer near me insists that he is only getting one Matte Black Thruxton R, like your dealer told you... And another dealer near me (that I actually left my deposit with) states that he is getting "at least 3 or 4" matte black ones... So I wonder if some countries are getting a couple per dealership, and maybe other countries are getting one per dealership... Or, my guess, is that every dealer is only getting one, and my dearer is just incorrect (so I'll have to stay on top of them, since I was the first one to leave a deposite with them)... And every person that left an early deposit, gets first option to change to black if they want to. And they ask in the order buyers left a deposit at each dealer, until someone says they would like to change... And yes, please keep us posted on what else is black on the bike, other than the tank & fenders. (Black spoked wheels could be good looking with the black paint. But I heard from a Triumph rep, that it's just going be the tank & fenders.) Thanks again Alex!
 
#5 ·
Thanks for the representation it gives a good idea !
I live in France near Paris.
He could not tell me if it will be only the tank and fenders or more parts like on the T120.
If its only tank and fenders I will stick with ice grey if there are more parts I might reconsider.
I also made a rough estimate to paint in black all the parts (except tank and fenders) so that it looks like the T120 and it would cost around 2500 euros.
Alex
 
#6 ·
I reached out to my dealer (USA, NY) to see if the matte black was available and he said yes but it would be at least one month behind the regular silver deliveries. I think there's an extra cost too. you need to confirm with your guy.
I did have an oppty to switch colors but i kept the ice silver. can't go wrong with either color though.
 
#8 ·
I see it advertised from different dealers around the country as the same price as the silver or red on... But they don't have a picture of it on their website yet either.
 
#10 ·
I just checked with hopes that it was added to their website. (You would think it would by now, right?) But the Triumph UK site is still the same since the October 28th announcement of the actual bike itself. It still states that the Thruxton R is available in Diablo Red & Silver Ice... They didn't even update the text even... #Weak
 
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