Triumphrat

KAH24 · 03-31-2005

Guys & Ladies,

Today, I purchased a brand new black '04 Triumph Thruxton. My dealer is Capitol Sports Center in Jackson, MS. It is a family owned long term Triumph dealer (since the '60s). The current owner Wayne Farris is a good guy, and also did the service on my new bike to get it ready to roll. I am completely new to Triumphs (most of my recent past has been Harley & Aprilia which I also own and love).

Needless to say, I'm stoked about my new ride!

I had the following mods done at the time of purchase with zero miles:

1. Triumph "off road" slip on pipes (I'm guessing that is what TORs mean here).
2. Air Injection stuff removed and blocked off.
3. Carbs modified slightly to compensate for the pipes since the service chief/owner of dealership recommended.
4. I removed all the reflectors, a free mod :-)

I'll grit my teeth and toss out these "newbie questions" as I failed to find FAQs and good answers through search:

1. The owners manual recommends synthetic in 10w/40 or 15w/50 weight. Should I go with 15w/50 synthetic (Mobil 1, Silkolene, etc) in this warm climate? Triumph oil filters are available, but are any of you using something different that is OEM matched?
2. I want to pitch the stock mirrors, but am wondering about the best choices in bar end mirrors. Is it a simple bolt on, or more complicated (drilling out the clip ons?).
3. Are there other mods that are good to make?
4. What sort of bike lift do you guys recommend? I come from the world of Pitbull swing arm stands, and am guessing that I should pony up for a bike lift at some point (to lube the chain, lift the bike, etc).

Thanks in advance for any answers to these questions, and I look forward to learning about this great bike--and hopefully to contribute as I get some time under my belt.

Regards,

Karl :-D

Thrux-ton-up · 03-31-2005

Cograts Karl -welcome to the world of Thruxtons modified and stock. I'm using a scott oil filter - reusable made of billet alloy and stainless steel. I use the mobil 1 15/50. I'm also using Rizoma bar end mirrors - easy to install using lockhart phillip bar ends. Many other types out there as well. As for other mods the sky is the limit and new stuff seems to come every month, heres what I've done to my bike so far. Check out the member albums - there are some really nice bikes and mods.JCW

Thrux-ton-up

thruxtonone · 03-31-2005

Welcome to the club, ride your bike awhile and you will think of all kinds of things you will want to do to it. thruxtonone. Do check out those member albums- thruxtonone

Gootch · 03-31-2005

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On 2005-03-31 00:50, KAH24 wrote:
Guys & Ladies,

4. What sort of bike lift do you guys recommend? I come from the world of Pitbull swing arm stands, and am guessing that I should pony up for a bike lift at some point (to lube the chain, lift the bike, etc).

Karl :-D

I use the same Pitbull stand for the Thruxton that I have used for the CBR; works fine.

thruxster · 03-31-2005

Swing arm stand works well on Thruxton, even with its tiny swingarm. A bike lift is fine I guess, but I come from the sportbike world too, and front and back stands are the way to go IMHO.

As for mirrors, I have the CRC Hindsight (not LS) and love them. You have to get the adapters (when you buy them from NewThruxton.com they come with the adapters), then cut the end off the main piece, then they screw on with the stock screw and work real well.

I use Motul 10/40 fully synthetic, but I'm in cooler weather as San Francisco never gets hot. I got the nice K&N oil filter with the nut on the end, I'm not sure why all oil filters don't have this.