Triumph Thruxton 2004

Perfectly suited to the English roads, it is going to make a back road riders delight in Australia and spark a bunch of conversations on a trip to your local cafe strip.

Back in the warm clubhouse gives us another chance to compare notes over a steaming hot cup of tea. The atmosphere is as positive as earlier in the day, and a fellow English ex-patriot and I wax lyrically about growing up in England. Being the same age, we can both vividly remember being dusted by a well-sorted Triumph or two in our formative years, riding small displacement Japanese starter bikes.

It makes me feel grateful that we have manufacturers such as Triumph producing bikes like the Thruxton. Totally unique, and harking back to perhaps a simpler time in life when Triumphs and Nortons roamed the world, it gives a fantastic opportunity to recapture these old halcyon days of motorcycling, without all the pit-falls of riding bikes of that era.

Specifications

Type	Air-cooled, DOHC, parallel-twin, 360º firing interval
Capacity	865cc
Bore/Stroke	90 x 68mm
Compression Ratio	10.2:1
Fuel System	Twin carburettors with TPS and electric heaters
Ignition	Digital – inductive type
Primary Drive	Gear
Final Drive	X ring chain
Clutch	Wet, multi-plate
Gearbox	5-speed
Frame	Tubular steel cradle
Swingarm	Twin-sided, tubular steel
Wheels	36-spoke, 18 x 2.5in (F) - 40-spoke, 17 x 3.5in (R)
Tyres	100/90 R 18 (F) - 130/80 R17 (R)
Suspension Front	41mm forks with adjustable preload
Suspension Rear	Chromed spring twin shocks with adjustable preload
Brakes Front	Single 320mm floating disc, 2 piston caliper
Brakes Rear	Single 255mm disc, 2 piston caliper
Length	2212mm (87.1in)
Width (Handlebars)	714mm (28.1in)
Height	1170mm (46.1in)
Seat Height	790mm (31.1in)
Wheelbase	1477mm (58.1in)
Rake/Trail	27º/97mm
Weight (Dry)	205kg (451lb)
Fuel Tank Capacity	16 litres (4.2 gal US)
Maximum Power	70PS (69bhp) at 7,250 rpm
Maximum Torque	72Nm (53ft.lbf) at 5,750 rpm
Colours	Jet Black / Silver, Sunset Red / Silver
RRP	$14,990
Available	June 2004