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I like the overall lines of the bike except for the exhaust, it looks like they gave up designing, found an old one in the bin and said: "'ere, this'll do."

Other than that, it's a limited run from an expensive bike manufacturer so I'm guessing it's going to be more expensive than a used SV. If it was mine, every time I saw it I would get a mental picture of Henry Cole in his flat cap which would take the edge off my enthusiasm.




https://mcn-images.bauersecure.com/P...=90&scale=down

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Looks to me like a classic cruiser style tank with a classic sporty style seat and a classic standard style frame. I like the exhaust but it's too modern and doesn't fit the one thing that ties the rest together.

Given all that, I don't dislike it. It's just odd.

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Would much rathsr have a Thruxton R

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Yeah, I saw the program where Henry Cole and some buddies designed it for Norton but can't remember if the exhaust is the same.

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/...mited-edition/

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I had the fortune of test riding a 1200 thruxton R when I took my tiger in for a service a while back, that 1200 engine is amazing fun on a cafe racer style bike! Would never get old!

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+1

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Thruxton R would be my choice of parallel twin too. Look and sound fab. That Norton looks too much like an old fashioned bitsa to me. I always thought Triumph had a much better eye for style, both the old and the new version of the company. Some of their bikes were, and are, works of art on two wheels.

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If it's parallel twins we are talking about, it's got to be a Nuda 900R for me

https://www.visordown.com/sites/defa...es/42057_0.jpg

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Mmm, that's a bit too pointy supermoto for me I'm afraid!

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I was working in Frankfurt last year and the Hanger Boss used to come to work on this :)

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I think this in either red or gun metal grey is the business!

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1931/...4b2a6b74_b.jpg
Thruxton R Diablo Red

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took one look at that fugly thing and said in my head Zephyr.. but not as nice. it looks like some cheep chinese company has put it together.

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Style over substance and bad styling at that.

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Keeps catching my eye....
http://www.bikesrepublic.com/wp-cont...uxton-R-29.jpg

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Looks better without the fairing.

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I agree.Better without the fairing and I would prefer a smaller Rad.Those big long ones just seem to be another copied fashion and look out-of-place.Easy to fit a smaller thicker one methinks and or add an oil-cooler :)

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They're trying to hide the rad aren't they, but every time I look at them it's the first thing I see!


I really like nose cone fairings. Probably a bit of a marmite thing. I quite like the small fairing on the new version of the modern SV too.


https://www.bennetts.co.uk/-/media/d...6138E0CB532ED7