Talk me out of a new Triumph Thruxton

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maddog5150

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I went to look at helmets and jackets today at a dealer in San Diego and they had Triumphs of all models. I really liked the Classic styled ones and not the crotch rockets. I really liked the Scrambler, Bonnie, and the Thruxton the most!
BTW, the Fulmer helmets fit like a dream and you dont look like an extra in Space Balls.
Anyways, I saw the Thruxton, sat on it, and loved it. Its light, has some cafe styling and just looks great. I've never cared what people thought of me so being labeled a "poser" or "posuer" isnt something that would phase me for buying a pre-made brand new cafe. What else can you guys do to talk me out of it :D
 
I was in the same boat as you a year ago. I rode a thruxton and liked the ride. I like its styling as well. Only thing is, it is heavy and somewhat sluggish. I ended up buying a used 2008 ducati sport 1000 for $8,500. I am so glad I went with the ducati instead. I know I am comparing apples to oranges, but for the money you are about to spend on a modern bike, go with ducati.....fast, lots of torque, and sexy as hell. Styled after the ducati 750. A modern "cafe" if thats what you want to call it. Just my opinion, hope it helps.
 
As much as I love the Triumphs of old, if I were buying a new/classic styled bike, it'd be the Guzzi V7 Sport.
 
Speedfiend said:
As much as I love the Triumphs of old, if I were buying a new/classic styled bike, it'd be the Guzzi V7 Sport.
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Guzzi is cool but plastic tank is a dealbreaker for me.
 
Speedfiend said:
As much as I love the Triumphs of old, if I were buying a new/classic styled bike, it'd be the Guzzi V7 Sport.
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I read some bad review about them and looked up thier pricing, seems really steep for something with bad reviews.
 
mwm1977 said:
I was in the same boat as you a year ago. I rode a thruxton and liked the ride. I like its styling as well. Only thing is, it is heavy and somewhat sluggish. I ended up buying a used 2008 ducati sport 1000 for $8,500. I am so glad I went with the ducati instead. I know I am comparing apples to oranges, but for the money you are about to spend on a modern bike, go with ducati.....fast, lots of torque, and sexy as hell. Styled after the ducati 750. A modern "cafe" if thats what you want to call it. Just my opinion, hope it helps.
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I agree. I was just reading the specs and comparing to a 69 CB750. The specs would leave me to believe this bike is a bit sluggish based on the weight/bhp. That being said though I thought the bike look cool as hell. Personally I wouldn't drop 9k on a bike but thats because I like to build/restore projects. Its much cheaper and just as nice.
 
Buy a perfectly restored old BMW - stone cold reliable, easy to work on and they appreciate in value.
 
Tim said:
Buy a perfectly restored old BMW - stone cold reliable, easy to work on and they appreciate in value.
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Hey.. that's not a bad idea at all.. haha

My bike is 30 years old... I rode it every day without problem before tearing it all apart.. Rebuilt the top-end for good measure (honed cylinders, re-ringed pistons, valve job, all new gaskets).. Just had the carbs master tuned by a bad mama jama BMW guy in Ft Worth.. I've been thrashing it this past week... Lots of sustained 75+ mph driving (probably 200 miles since last weekend).. No problems. It's running better than ever. AND I LIKE IT.
 
I like everyones input and will take it into account. I will ad that
1) I'm NOT going to buy something old and restored. I already have a project
2) If I dont get it, I wont get it and go abouts with just my project bike
3) I really effing hate carbs. I'm a child of the EFI era and although I have little experience working on bikes, I took a few years of college auto tech and would hands down want to deal with a module and injectors any day than a carb. I guess we could chalk it up to the lazy plug and play generation ;)
If I got another bike to supplement my project, I wouldnt want carbs that have to be rebuilt periodically or had needles that get clogged or needing to sync, tune and play with mixture screws to get it to run right. My previous two bikes never had any issues or ever needed a carb tuned, could ride to the mountains, deserts, beach and always maintained the 14.7 to 1 air fuel ratio and could sit with fuel for an entire year while I was on deployment and start right up with no issues because of computer controlled EFI. I LOVE IT :D
 
I'm not dogging EFI, I just think that the fake carbs are silly.
 
Love my new, reliable, carbed, poser Thruxton. I have had no issues with the carbs, going on 3rd year. Sits all winter, and starts up no problem in Spring- a little Seafoam when you put it down and a charge when you wake it up- good to go.

Buy a used one, save $4K, and spend it on mods like airbox removal, lighter wheels, better exhaust and cosmetic bits if you please. A lot of the used ones already have these things on them. You can get a clean, low mileage '08 for $5-$6K if you are patient

Go for it, especially if you have a vintage bike to wrench on . . . sounds to me like you want to be talked into it, rather than out of it ;)

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Or, pick up a Bonnie and add a few things to make it more of what you want- if you are planning on riding any longer distances, consider a Bonnie . . . plus, Bonnies are cheaper which leaves even more green in the pocket to make it your own.

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i agree with buckeye, you talk about rejetting carbs,it's not that hard to do yourself at home , you do have to rejet when fitting different exhausts,air filters,etc. but having said that.with efi.you have to remap which you can't do in your garage at home (unless you have some trick expensive kit)apart from all that i think the" fat "tank on an efi. thruxton looks bloody horrible (fat because it has to fit a fuel pump inside,one day a recipe for disaster) the more i see them the worse they look.the money you would save you can buy some real trick bits.
 
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