I've lusted for a Thruxton R since they were announced in 2017. A friend of mine bought a new one in 2017, and had only put about
1,800 miles between then and now. He decided to sell it when a BMW R-NineT caught his eye, so, now it is mine!
As an added bonus, he'd purchased at set of Speed Twin cast alloy wheels for it (wire wheels came with it as well). The cast alloy wheels are significantly lighter (lack of inner tubes helps that), and provide for noticeably quicker turn in.
The Showa fork and Ohlins shocks give this bike great handling, and a nice compliant ride on Pennsylvania's poor-condition roads.
I LOVE riding it. The suspension is much better than I thought a twin-shock suspension could ever be. The torque. The TORQUE! It makes something like 84 ft*lb of torque, and nearly all of that is available from 2.500-6,700 RPM. HP is only like 94, not a lot from a 1200cc twin when you compare to the 1200 BMW LC boxers (125), or similar size twins from Ducati or KTM, but, it is about 70 lbs. lighter than my R1200RS, and the torque IS about the same as the BMW, it just doesn't rev as high. It is properly quick, and sounds great with the stock exhaust. Being a 270 degree motor, it sounds a whole lot like a Moto Guzzi (which I love), and nothing like the 360 degree Triumph motors of the past.
I've added a pair of Hepco & Becker C-bow mounts to use a pair of bags that I already had for a couple other bikes. I like having some sort of storage on all my bikes that I ride for any distance, to carry extra gloves, layers, rain gear, etc, for changing weather.
