Claviger
Aspiring Student
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2014
- Messages
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- Location
- Olympia Washington
- Ride
- '21 Z H2, '14 R3R, '02 Daytona 955i
I was at the Triumph dealer today, big sale going to try and clear out the 2014s and make way for the 2015s.
I spotted a nice little Thruxton in a amazing green with some aftermarket parts already on it as dealer install, including slipons.
Decided to take it for a test ride, the salesman rode a dayton 675r with me.
Pros of the Thrux:
Great off idle torque.
Great riding position, more relaxed than a real sport bike, aggressive enough to inspire confidence.
Fantastic sound
Good bite on the brakes, good balance, very comfortable position.
Cons:
Slow... slow as balls... I think a VW bug is faster, no BS, its the slowest thing I have every ridden.
You can feel the weight, more than even on the rocket 3.
Narrow is cool on aggressive bikes, but narrow to the point you feel like your knees are touching... akward.
Did I mention it's S L O W. Like a big burst of torque and then falls flat on its face after 3k rpm.
We got to where we were going and decided to switch, I was itching to ride the new 675R.
I am not doing a pros/cons list for the 675r. It is a phenomenal bike. By a huge margin it is the smoothest bike I have ever ridden. No vibrations, ever, anywhere in the power band. Cornering in 1st gear really leaning it over and rolling on, totally confidence inspiring. Absolutely flawless fueling, perfection, perfect... PERFECT. The only slight negative I can assign to the bike is the size, it's small, and I can't see the tach because of where my head is without looking down through the windshield
I guess another con would be the comparatively tiny amount of power on tap when you are accustomed to a liter bike, let alone the R3. All that said, I am buying one, it is only a matter of time. If I could only ever own one bike at a time, and my wife didn't want to go pillion ever, I think the 675R is what would be in the garage. ****ing sucker I am for even getting on it, I am in love!
I spotted a nice little Thruxton in a amazing green with some aftermarket parts already on it as dealer install, including slipons.
Decided to take it for a test ride, the salesman rode a dayton 675r with me.
Pros of the Thrux:
Great off idle torque.
Great riding position, more relaxed than a real sport bike, aggressive enough to inspire confidence.
Fantastic sound
Good bite on the brakes, good balance, very comfortable position.
Cons:
Slow... slow as balls... I think a VW bug is faster, no BS, its the slowest thing I have every ridden.
You can feel the weight, more than even on the rocket 3.
Narrow is cool on aggressive bikes, but narrow to the point you feel like your knees are touching... akward.
Did I mention it's S L O W. Like a big burst of torque and then falls flat on its face after 3k rpm.
We got to where we were going and decided to switch, I was itching to ride the new 675R.
I am not doing a pros/cons list for the 675r. It is a phenomenal bike. By a huge margin it is the smoothest bike I have ever ridden. No vibrations, ever, anywhere in the power band. Cornering in 1st gear really leaning it over and rolling on, totally confidence inspiring. Absolutely flawless fueling, perfection, perfect... PERFECT. The only slight negative I can assign to the bike is the size, it's small, and I can't see the tach because of where my head is without looking down through the windshield
I guess another con would be the comparatively tiny amount of power on tap when you are accustomed to a liter bike, let alone the R3. All that said, I am buying one, it is only a matter of time. If I could only ever own one bike at a time, and my wife didn't want to go pillion ever, I think the 675R is what would be in the garage. ****ing sucker I am for even getting on it, I am in love!
