Hi all. Here's my medium arse project. I know this is the big arse projects section, but I think this is pretty minor compared to the things others are doing. I've been reluctant to post, just because this is the first time I’ve wrenched on a bike, and I don't really know what I’m doing, other than making it all up as I go. And it can be a bit intimidating posting in the same forum as some of these amazing builds. Not through any fear of ridicule or 'look at this noob' kind of thing, just hard to see what I'm doing in my leaky old garage as comparable. But it was this thread: http://dotheton.com/index.php?topic=14841.0 which inspired me to not be intimidated/shy/whatever and just post it, and try to be a bit more active here.
Anyway, on to bike stuff. I know a lot of people might not like the idea of modifying a thruxton. I can kinda understand that, as I bought her because I love how she looked stock, before I'd even thought of doing any modifications. My only criteria for buying this bike was something that was okay for 2-up riding (unlike my CBR600RR which I sold to buy this bike), so really I could have bought anything, but I was sold on the thruxton.
I didn't take a pic when I first got her, but here is a pic of the stock thruxton anyway as a reference:
I could tell though, that there was a mean shaped bike in there, under the extra bulk and formality. It was like some pool hall punk, dressed up in a business suit with a sensible haircut trying to look respectable. I thought that the stock front end was way too cluttered with the gauges and headlight mounted too high, the stock bar end mirrors were ugly (I bought the model with the handlebars rather than the clip ons, which might explain a few things). The rear fender stood out way too much, the indicators too bulbous. There was too much chrome and plastic, and she was *way* too heavy. I guess overall, she looked too 'conformist' or something, which really rubbed me the wrong way when I could see that mean looking bike underneath (also, not to steal the credit for someone else's work, it was this bonnie http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/sweatmachine/DSCN0461.jpg?t=1253929249 on the triumph rat forums which got me started on using the mag wheels instead of spoked. I like spoked, but the weight saving, ease of fitting dual brake discs, and in this case the look of mag wheels was what I wanted).
Ugh, too much talking, here's some pics of where she is now:
Anyway, on to bike stuff. I know a lot of people might not like the idea of modifying a thruxton. I can kinda understand that, as I bought her because I love how she looked stock, before I'd even thought of doing any modifications. My only criteria for buying this bike was something that was okay for 2-up riding (unlike my CBR600RR which I sold to buy this bike), so really I could have bought anything, but I was sold on the thruxton.
I didn't take a pic when I first got her, but here is a pic of the stock thruxton anyway as a reference:
I could tell though, that there was a mean shaped bike in there, under the extra bulk and formality. It was like some pool hall punk, dressed up in a business suit with a sensible haircut trying to look respectable. I thought that the stock front end was way too cluttered with the gauges and headlight mounted too high, the stock bar end mirrors were ugly (I bought the model with the handlebars rather than the clip ons, which might explain a few things). The rear fender stood out way too much, the indicators too bulbous. There was too much chrome and plastic, and she was *way* too heavy. I guess overall, she looked too 'conformist' or something, which really rubbed me the wrong way when I could see that mean looking bike underneath (also, not to steal the credit for someone else's work, it was this bonnie http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/sweatmachine/DSCN0461.jpg?t=1253929249 on the triumph rat forums which got me started on using the mag wheels instead of spoked. I like spoked, but the weight saving, ease of fitting dual brake discs, and in this case the look of mag wheels was what I wanted).
Ugh, too much talking, here's some pics of where she is now:
