Motorcycles
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http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=84.msg433870#msg433870
With one of these scheduled to take its place once I convert to a full license…..
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Motorcycles (and trikes), being sold by scantily clad women since 1897!
The image comes from a piece at Curbside Classic about the De Dion trike. It wasn't the first motorcycle (that'd be the 1894 Hildebrand & Wolfmüller), but it's a cool machine in any case.
Nearly 120 years later, the advert still works.
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Motorcycle.com have posted a first ride review of the Triumph Street Twin.
Overall it sounds like a well sorted bike, and I get the impression it's more than a sum or its parts, or the numbers on its spec sheet. I'm looking forward to seeing how the Thruxton turns out, but things are looking promising.
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I'm interested in a Thruxton R, I'm just waiting for Triumph to get their act together and actually release details for it. That'll probably happen early next year.
The local dealer is (of course) keen to take non-refundable deposits…
The Scrambler looks nice, and the Boxer twin is a good engine, with a decent amount of power, and surprisingly frugal. I'd be tempted by the R nine T instead, because it's got better suspension and brakes, and also the pornographic aluminium tank.
Having two bikes is always a good plan. Buying a Thruxton R and an R nine T Scrambler is obviously a better one.
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Graeme, who's your local Triumph dealer? City Triumph in Melbourne are taking $500 deposits, which are fully refundable… Not trying to tempt you
I hadn't noticed the different brakes on the Scrambler, though knew the suspension was down-specced. It's going to be a couple of grand cheaper according to the sales manager so something's got to give I guess. I will ride both bikes back to back and see how noticeable the difference is, I'm no Rossi so I'm sure the limits of the suspension and brakes on both bikes will be beyond mine anyway. The Thruxton will be at least a couple of months post-release by then too, so hopefully there'll be a demo floating around to test as well. Exciting times however it pans out
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Motorad Manufaktur Sommer
Round about 70 % is handmade in germany!
And it is a Diesel powered!
2,5l/100km.
Great customer service, as we like.http://www.motorradmanufaktur.de/index.php?main=home
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mmmmmmmmmm we seem to have a bike collector in our midst
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You should repress that instinct when it comes to wives.
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im on the first wife and she has told me its staying that way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hey Graeme, yep I'm in Melbourne, when I spoke to City Triumph they'd taken orders for 3 Thruxton R's, that was a couple of weeks ago now. He reckoned they'd be selling thick and fast, and said they weren't even going to have a demonstrator, just selling everything they got. That's the opposite of BMW, who designate the first bike their demonstrator, and to me that seems like a better idea.
I picked up my Bonneville today after having a service and tune up with a guy who's supposed to be a bit of a guru, but it was too bloody hot to ride for too long so I'm looking forward to going for a decent ride when it cools down a bit
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@MP I think that it's generally too hot in Melbourne for anything right now.
(For readers who aren't local, it hit 41°C / 105°F yesterday. Today is slightly cooler.)
When the R nine T came out the initial year's production run sold out immediately. I think that it was a while before you could get a demo ride in the UK. In fact, most of the shops had "don't touch" signs on the floor stock because they'd been pre-sold. It sounds like the new Bonnevilles will be the same.
Over at the Triumph Rat forums there's an amusing comment on specs:
_All the talk from the sales rep last night was " the emphasis is on lots of usable torque , not on some peak horsepower number."
Then I asked about the race kit.
In a very reverential OMG sort of tone with a huge grin he exclaimed " it's going to add 15 HORSEPOWER!!"
I wanted to say, "But you just told us that we don't want horsepower any more, it's the old bad way."
Unless you're selling it as an add on I guess._
I think that the lack of details on the bikes has been a very deliberate marketing move by Triumph in order to hide what might be perceived as a deficiency on paper. The new Thruxton will probably be a fantastic bike, I'm just a bit loathe to put my money down until I know what I'm getting, and what it'll cost me.
The trouble is waiting means I could well miss out on a bike this year, and I don't have any transport. Getting out of Melbourne isn't that easy without a car.
