R80
 

my '79 R80 with modified frame for low seat to accommodate the vertically challenged, (me).

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Oooooohhhhhhhh

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O.k., Motion, you can't just throw that one out before us without telling us what it is. Other than freakin' awesome, I mean.

New Brough...

JR

More porn: XXX: Brough Superior SS100

Lawrence of Arabia lives...

Oh Guys. Wow, keep up the good work.

These bikes are rolling works of art. I take my hat off to you (and that's not the pinot noir speaking). I particuarly like the Moto Guzzis.

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Drool......

New British-Built Nortons Reach U.S. Dealers

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thruxton at barber
 

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Now that was a cool video.

So, does anyone know how the Thruxton holds up as a track bike or race bike? The "other" pushrod twins of similar heritage/pedigree - the Sportsters and their offshoots, the Buells, have a horrible reputation in this regard.

Beautifully made short vid

<iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/76807240" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/76807240">Old Dogs, New Tricks</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user11127248">Tom Salt</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

Very nice. More pics please....

The shop that is sponsoring me ( on a Triumph 675 ) also sponsors a rider on a AHRMA thruxton . They had no issues all season, and won at Road America. I looked up the lap times from that Barber race and they are not fast bikes. Disalvo was barely into the :41s A friend of mine was the guy who got third and he is a fast Expert club racer and he and the rest of the podium and near podiums were in the 44s

A good bit faster than a Ninja 250 and a good bit slower than a SV650.

And speaking of Thruxtons, here's mine!

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:D

Nice. I'm really thinking about picking one up and building it like the Norton. A ebay front end off any modern sport bike and lace up a 5.50 rear wheel and maybe a super moto 17" wheel on the front so I can run modern performance rubber.

I'm honestly curious how the host wears a helmet with dreadlocks. One of my cousins plans to get a Ninja next spring and he's got a huge mane of dreadlocks - I can't see him getting those under a helmet. :confused: Unfortunately, he's in KY where it's not required after 21 (he's 28), so he may decided the hair's more important than the brain underneath. :rolleyes:

I'd love a Thruxton, but I'd go the Black Prince route:

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Back n track.....getting to my unfinished café project. Since the stroke sidelined me a bit, decided to change plans a bit. Residual coordination and balance isssues will not wok well with superlow clip on's and rearsets and I'm having to modify shifter to accommodate left ankle loss of motion.

Had to rebuild top end on font cylinder

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Slowly going together in mock up phase


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Nice little kid racerhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1397134133.jpg

New Triumph twist.
2013 Triumph Tridays13 'new generation Speed Triple 1050' by Marcus Walz promotional video - YouTube