I've seen articles written about this place. I believe the son is now managing there.
I haven't been but thought about popping in sometime just to get my S&M on!
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Went to the Bonneville showing last night in Portland.
Lots of fun, cool people watching and lots of whiskey.
Thought they nailed most of the new bikes.
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Andy Cohen
www.deepdharma.org
It's a Thruxton R.
Ohlins through out. It is meant to be ridden hard.
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The Thruxton is hot. Not really a reenactment, as the new ones start every time and don't leak oil everywhere.
New retro is cool with me as long as it runs right.
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Yeah! It is hot and that lack of an oil spot is important innovation. As much as I like it, and I do, I'm turned off by the faux cooling fins and other faux features in the "heritage" bikes as Triumph calls them. It's also down about 45hp from another 1200 I dig, the ducati monster 1200s.
Andy Cohen
www.deepdharma.org
2 different bike in my opinion but the pricing will be pretty close I bet. That thruxton r will go for a mint.
I'd go for the 1200 over it in a hearbeat as it has a lot more tech going for it not mention that sweet sounding L-Twin.
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i will have to look at that 1200. My big complaint about most of the newer bikes is that they all look like transformer toys. The Thruxton looks like a proper motorcycle. The bike I have now has way more power than I need for the bulk of my uses and ability. It just keeps going, so no need to change.
Yes and no. It's not like bicycles where I may go mountain biking today, road riding tomorrow and to the track this weekend. My riding would not change on one bike or the other. Same roads, same distances etc. the thruxton really appeals to me on a cool level, it's just those small retro things I would need to get over.
Yeah. I guess I meant more in terms of styling.
Side by side, looking at the 2 while drinking a beer they couldn't be more different.
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Maybe I've already mentioned this, but I also like the Ryca CS-1 conversion.
DT
http://www.mjolnircycles.com/
Some are born to move the world to live their fantasies...
"the fun outweighs the suck, and the suck hasn't killed me yet." -- chasea
"Sometimes, as good as it feels to speak out, silence is the only way to rise above the morass. The high road is generally a quiet route." -- echelon_john
Time for a PMS support group to form.
Its been a mere week* since I've ridden my Duc, but its still tough.
M
*rode to work on my birfday. The high was in the mid-30s. I miss my BMWs and their heated grips, plugs for heated gear, etc.
Oxford Heaterz grips... Quality add-ons (okay, aftermarket mod). Worth it.
DT
http://www.mjolnircycles.com/
Some are born to move the world to live their fantasies...
"the fun outweighs the suck, and the suck hasn't killed me yet." -- chasea
"Sometimes, as good as it feels to speak out, silence is the only way to rise above the morass. The high road is generally a quiet route." -- echelon_john
Just about finished with the Triton. I've been asked to show it at the Garage Brewed show in Cincinnati next month.
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Tim O'Donnell- Shamrock Cycles
www.lugoftheirish.com
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