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11-12-2009, 01:13 PM
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Team Owner Favourite Bike: 2003 T100
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Found this on the Guzzi Forum
Apparently on display at the EICMA bike show. Based on the Breva 750 vtwin engine, the same hp .... approx 45 .... believe that's at crank - not certain. For sale or concept .... don't know, didn't read the details.
Bob
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03 T100 Lucifer Org and Silv: 122/42 jets, TORs, 18T, UNI filter, no AI, Polaris bellmouth, Metz 880 tires, Prog. 440 shocks (105/150 springs), 11-1124 fork springs, Thrux fork caps, gaiters, MotoTwin low bars, 6024 lamp, htd grips, 12v outlet.
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11-12-2009, 02:12 PM
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Nice.. but it's all show and no go
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11-12-2009, 02:17 PM
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Hmmm, it'd look better with a black frame.
And where are you supposed to put your camping gear??
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11-12-2009, 02:57 PM
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That looks great - I actually like the red frame. I have often wondered how my Thrux would look with a red frame. Nice cafe seat. The holes in the side cover have given me some ideas....
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11-12-2009, 03:50 PM
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Minitwins Favourite Bike: Triumph Bonneville
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Those Guzzi's look cool, but no go is right, 45 horses doesn't get much done. I've ridden a friend of mines Guzzi 1100 something, looks cool, but nothing happening before 5000 rmps. The motor is a weird vibe, pulls the bike to one side when you blip the throttle at a stop light. Not for me but they do look cool.
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11-12-2009, 04:23 PM
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Red Frame Thrux
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Originally Posted by Aussiematt
That looks great - I actually like the red frame. I have often wondered how my Thrux would look with a red frame. Nice cafe seat. The holes in the side cover have given me some ideas....
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Aussiematt,
I've been thinking about a red frame "conversion" on my Thrux as well. Let me know what you've been thinking. I don't believe it would be that difficult of a process other than the hassle of disassembling the bike down to the frame.
Every time I see or read about a Triton I'm closer to doing it.
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11-12-2009, 04:50 PM
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Doublecafe, Its the Ecosse which got me thinking. I guess its just a strip and paint and pull back to gether. If i had photoshop I would do a demo first to see it the combination works on the Thrux. A pic of the Ecosse, one I saw in person and my baby. A gloss red frame would highlight my mainly matte black theme. I am not one of those guys with a Mac book computer, pony tail and an artistic flair so I am guessing....
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Last edited by Aussiematt; 11-12-2009 at 05:53 PM.
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11-12-2009, 05:29 PM
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Also Found This! Outrage!
I have ridden a Thruxton on several occasions and to me it is a toy bike and not a serious proposition. Worse in almost every way than my Le Mans which is 20 years old, the only exception being it is a bit more maneovrable in traffic.
My brother in law had a Thruxton and we did a Shetland tour together. He struggled to keep up on the open roads owing to the poor weather protection, and needed to fill up evey 5 minutes (it seemed, the tank range is very poor).
He had the Thruxton as his only transport. It melted in the road salt and needed a ot of maintenance. In the end it blew up when all the oil siphoned into the airbox on a long trip. This was after 35,000 miles and less than 4 years when he hadn't even finished paying for it. The bike was broken and sold for £1000 on an 04 plate.
So my opinion is, the old Hinckley triples are great solid character bikes, but the newer Bonneville twins range are poorly developed fashion bikes that are not suitable for serious use. Well avoided.
Jim -Black LMV
A bit rich I think!
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Last edited by roadpoet; 11-13-2009 at 05:00 PM.
Reason: being more concise
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