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Old 07-19-2006   #1 (permalink)
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new black Thruxton. The new bike is being supplied with the Triumph fly screen and Triumph race cans.

I know the performance is not in the same league as the Speed Triple, but also own a Honda VTR1000 Firestorm, which will give me the high(er) speed thrills.
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Saw that over on the Cafe board and thought about makin' a snide comment, but hey - I want a Thruxton too. Not bad enough to ditch the Triple for it, but one o' these daze, who knows.

Nice bikes, and a host of stuff available for 'em.
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I've read some good things about that scooter. What were your reasons for changing? What is the ride like compared to Speedy?
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Motorcycle Country,Gympie,QLD has a black Thruxton with f*#k all k's on it for $12,900 if any one is interested.Love those Thruxtons,same as R100Pilot,one of these days maybe but there is no way i could sell speedy to buy it,i'd probably cut my own balls out if i did.At least you have your firestorm for backup,good riding to you sir.
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thruxton is definitely a cool scoot, but like the others said, I couldn't give up speedy!
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Wait till they toss the carbs and go fuel injection. Rumor has it because of new European emission standards they have to convert (maybe 2007?) in order to achieve the cleaner air. Side effects: easier starts, smother running, more power and easier to pump up the volume..!! (as in tuning for more power) Only problem is they might also be installing catalytic converters along with said fuel injection which (in Europe anyway) would be illegal to remove.
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Hope you enjoy your new bike. The more obvious choice (to me) would be swap the VTR for the Thruxton. Then you'd have 2 cool bikes :wink:
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