Very nice, a job well done. I just got a 2025 Speed Twin 1200. I think I'll leave the rear fender alone. But I really like the front fender extender, I want to do that.

 

Great post! I did the exact same fender swap but in the black color.

Here's my post about the LED issue. I ended up swapping the rear incandescent bulbs on the Thruxton fender with LED direct replacements and it fixed the issue of the signals not working.

https://www.triumphrat.net/threads/speed-twin-rear-fender-with-thruxton-r-rear-fender-electrical.1014708/?post_id=2004497199&nested_view=1&sortby=oldest#post-2004497199

 

I really like the look of that (both examples actually). It’s one of the more sensible rear fender mods I’ve seen. I’m certainly not afraid to ride in the rain, it’s just that we don’t have very many wet days here so when I had my Thruxton I was able to remove the rear guard for purely aesthetic reasons. Making use of one as a pretty straightforward bolt on to address a wet weather problem makes perfect sense. Well done.

 

Thank you for your comments.
Yes, it was done to address a problem, one I had encountered with another bike and it's not nice getting cold and wet from both ends.

Riding in the rain doesn't bother me fact of life here, in fact on the other bike returning to Glasgow from Edinburgh on the M8 one night in the dark, the rain was so heavy and water getting thrown up that I thought I saw 100 foot horses heads on the side of the road .......................The Kelpies: Ten years of the world's largest horse sculptures - BBC News

 

This is also an option using the Thruxton fender but making it Sportier https://www.maundspeed.com/post/triumph-thruxton-1200-r-tail-lamp-kit

 

When I decided to get a more modern bike and sell a couple of my classics I did a fair bit of looking around and the Speed Twin caught my eye and seemed exactly what I wanted for my needs.
On reading a few reviews some people mentioned getting wet from the back due to the mudguard/ fender design, now I had this problem on my Ducati 939 Supersport and it's not an experience I enjoyed at all, in fact, it was well know that particular bike would also throw water up from the front over your visor, that's one reason I got rid of it.

I know it may be a bit of a contentious issue regarding changing the looks, but, if I lived in some lovely, warm and dry place with not a lot of rain there would be no problem with the guard, but I live in the country known for having 4 seasons in one day, Scotland!, and I like the bike so just a wee tweak for me makes life easier.

Anyway, I liked the bike and was sure there could be a work around the problem especially as I have time as I can't get out on it yet due to having had a small op. I searched on here and saw that the Thruxton rear guard would fit and I contacted 'oldgoldie' for his advice as he had already done the conversion, he was very helpful and suggested if I was going to try and fit a new guard, I should put the result on the forum to show how it went with some pics. I was going to post on the original thread but it said it was an old thread and to consider starting a new one, so here we are!

It might help if someone else decides to change guard.

Apologies, it might get a bit lengthy and pics might be a bit big as I am not too great when dealing with this stuff.

Obviously I decided to go ahead and the first thing to do was source a rear guard, I got a brand new, in box, one complete with light, turn signals, nuts, bolts, reflector, gasket, everything for £80 from ebay, colour was a deep gunmetal,( Pic 1).

Any differences?, yes, the Thruxton turn signals are roundish and the Twin's are the 'arrowhead' type which I intended keeping as they matched the front, are a straight fitment, with no messing and are LEDs whereas the Thruxton are standard filament bulbs and I would have to buy new front signals and possibly a flasher unit to get them to work. The Twin also has a 7 wire connector, (Pic 2), and loom to the rear light and the Thruxton only 5, (as seen in pic 1), reason being that the Twin has a separate No./ license plate light, the Thruxton has a different connector so I bought a connector the same as the standard Twin one, got the multi-meter out and found which wire fed each light and wired the new connector appropriately.

The Thruxton guard fits straight on, no messing, the sunken bit where the wires below the ECU go is not as deep but it is not a problem. I drilled a few holes to allow me to attach plastic cable ties like the original to hold down the wires but it is not necessary, and the new guard requires shorter bolts in the second set of 2 at the back attachment, again not a major issue.

As the Twin has Brushed Matt Aluminium guards I thought I would like the rear to be the same as the front so I decided to paint it, before I did I thought I would put my modelling skills to the test and try and create the brushed effect on the rear guard, however it didn't work to my satisfaction, the effect was too pronounced so I rubbed it down and re-coated it and Matt lacquered it, (Pic 3).

All in all it is not a difficult job to do, the painting part took the longest and of course, the whole thing is totally reversible and with the rear light assembly connector now being the same, it's a swift unplug and undo a few bolts. I reckon changing it back, 6 nuts and bolts and a disconnect would only take 10-20 mins at the most.

I have also attached a couple of pics of the bike with the Thruxton guard fitted, I like it, it might not be to everyone's taste but it will serve it's purpose for me.

If anybody is still awake, the pics are below.

Cheers
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When I decided to get a more modern bike and sell a couple of my classics I did a fair bit of looking around and the Speed Twin caught my eye and seemed exactly what I wanted for my needs.
On reading a few reviews some people mentioned getting wet from the back due to the mudguard/ fender design, now I had this problem on my Ducati 939 Supersport and it's not an experience I enjoyed at all, in fact, it was well know that particular bike would also throw water up from the front over your visor, that's one reason I got rid of it.

I know it may be a bit of a contentious issue regarding changing the looks, but, if I lived in some lovely, warm and dry place with not a lot of rain there would be no problem with the guard, but I live in the country known for having 4 seasons in one day, Scotland!, and I like the bike so just a wee tweak for me makes life easier.

Anyway, I liked the bike and was sure there could be a work around the problem especially as I have time as I can't get out on it yet due to having had a small op. I searched on here and saw that the Thruxton rear guard would fit and I contacted 'oldgoldie' for his advice as he had already done the conversion, he was very helpful and suggested if I was going to try and fit a new guard, I should put the result on the forum to show how it went with some pics. I was going to post on the original thread but it said it was an old thread and to consider starting a new one, so here we are!

It might help if someone else decides to change guard.

Apologies, it might get a bit lengthy and pics might be a bit big as I am not too great when dealing with this stuff.

Obviously I decided to go ahead and the first thing to do was source a rear guard, I got a brand new, in box, one complete with light, turn signals, nuts, bolts, reflector, gasket, everything for £80 from ebay, colour was a deep gunmetal,( Pic 1).

Any differences?, yes, the Thruxton turn signals are roundish and the Twin's are the 'arrowhead' type which I intended keeping as they matched the front, are a straight fitment, with no messing and are LEDs whereas the Thruxton are standard filament bulbs and I would have to buy new front signals and possibly a flasher unit to get them to work. The Twin also has a 7 wire connector, (Pic 2), and loom to the rear light and the Thruxton only 5, (as seen in pic 1), reason being that the Twin has a separate No./ license plate light, the Thruxton has a different connector so I bought a connector the same as the standard Twin one, got the multi-meter out and found which wire fed each light and wired the new connector appropriately.

The Thruxton guard fits straight on, no messing, the sunken bit where the wires below the ECU go is not as deep but it is not a problem. I drilled a few holes to allow me to attach plastic cable ties like the original to hold down the wires but it is not necessary, and the new guard requires shorter bolts in the second set of 2 at the back attachment, again not a major issue.

As the Twin has Brushed Matt Aluminium guards I thought I would like the rear to be the same as the front so I decided to paint it, before I did I thought I would put my modelling skills to the test and try and create the brushed effect on the rear guard, however it didn't work to my satisfaction, the effect was too pronounced so I rubbed it down and re-coated it and Matt lacquered it, (Pic 3).

All in all it is not a difficult job to do, the painting part took the longest and of course, the whole thing is totally reversible and with the rear light assembly connector now being the same, it's a swift unplug and undo a few bolts. I reckon changing it back, 6 nuts and bolts and a disconnect would only take 10-20 mins at the most.

I have also attached a couple of pics of the bike with the Thruxton guard fitted, I like it, it might not be to everyone's taste but it will serve it's purpose for me.

If anybody is still awake, the pics are below.

Cheers
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This is a plug play tail light kit from maundspeed.com that fits a Thruxton and Bonneville fender. Has anyone fitted it to a Speed Twin 1200 yet?

 

I’m curious as well. For me, the North American spec multifunction tail light poses a few problems. We’re gonna go one step further to destroy the look of the bike by installing a tail rack. Mad mama and I enjoy longer trips that require luggage. Multifunction tail lights don’t seem to play well with the racks we want.