2016 TRIUMPH THRUXTON /THRUXTON R
FIRST RIDE
P42
er and 72Nm/53 lb-ft max torque
produced by the original Bloor-era
865cc T100 Thruxton introduced in
2004 as a first attempt to pay tribute
to the way it was. For the debut back
then of the Thruxton 900 estab-
lished Triumph's formula for recreat-
ing the best of yesteryear but in a
modern context performance-wise–
and I may immodestly claim to have
played a part in underlining that by
setting the current FIM World Land
Speed Records for Unstreamlined
Normally Aspirated twin-cylinder mo-
torcycles back in 2009 with the Matt
Capri-tuned Triumph Thruxton T100
(http://www.fim-live.com/en/sport/
ranking/world-records-attempts/ &
click Rankings).
NEW TECHNOLOGY
Now Triumph has produced two
new generation sharper-handling,
power-up Thruxton café racer ver-
sions of its brand new 1200cc T120
Bonneville base model. Thanks to
its more affordable price and every-
day nature this is expected to be
Triumph's bigger selling version, but
the more costly Thruxtons won't be
Those aren't Ohlins forks, however.
They are cleverly disguised Showa USD
units on the "R." The standard comes
fitted with conventional Kayabas.
The Thruxton
is available in
black, white
or green, and
the Thruxton R
in Diablo Red,
Silver Ice or
Matte Black.
Service intervals
have been
extended to
10,000 miles.
