Triumph Thruxton RS - pros & cons review after long distance tour

Like from Brazil! Thank you 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

FYI - tyres maybe tubeless, but the bike has inner tubes so you cant just plug the tyre if you get a puncture..

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Veramente bel servizio "the Classic Motorcycles" grazie. p.s. ho letto da qualche parte, che "Triumph" in realtà, non era inglese, ma tedesco emigrato in Inghilterra verso la fine del 1800 per vendere biciclette costuite da lui in Germania, poi successivamente costruì motociclette. Ma non cambiò mai il suo nome, dal momento che lo stesso nome è uguale, sia in tedesco che in inglese. Buona giornata.

Gold forks are still hideously gaudy.

Respect , 1200 cc Triumph at 5ft 4 in, you're inspiring. ❤

Good review, well spoken young lady with confidence in front of the camera. Good job.

Great review of a great motorcycle .I have always wanted one .I will look for one on the used market soon .

Good review the speed twin has pretty much all the pros and cons youve mentioned the torque and sound are addictive though and they handle very goodperhaps better tyres though ,well built machines fast enough for anyone 👍

Its a great bike. Agree with most comments aside from the brakes. My 2011 Ducati Monster has more responsive brakes then my thruxton.

I have a first year 2016 Thruxton R with the 1200HP motor. These bikes pull like a freight train. Just brilliant. Too bad this model is going away.

Great review, beautiful motorcycle 👍

13K is the biggest con for me!

A good honest review. Completely agree on the tyres, sketchy on anything but dry roads, however in Scotland they didn't last long and we're shot at around 2k. Changed for Road 6s which work really well in all weather.
Unfortunately the tyres have inner tubes so any puncture and you are calling for a recovery.
The Thrux is my least ridden bike as it's not meant to be a distance machine, however, it puts a smile on your face every time you take it out.

Great review and well done for doing 1000miles in one week rather than 1/2 hr ride as some vloggers do, although you did have the much higher clip ons. Side stand is an easy fix, I bent out the "peg" and filed a diamond grip pattern for better purchase, I think it depends on your style of boots but i had the same problem as you.
I thought they had supposed to have improved the gearshift but it sounds the same as my 2016, although now i can nearly always smooth them out except 2d to 3rd.
OEM tyres are just for show, 99.9% of riders will be fine with any sports/touring tyre, even my budget Avon storm xm's have more than enough grip and last 10k miles.

A '66 Thruxton anyday.

Literally about to get a Thruxton, and this video just dropped. Awesome!

what is the octane requirement,for that engine?

Do whatever you want to do, with whatever bike you have. Good statement 👍

Just got a green '16 a few days ago. 20k mi The first owner looked after it well. Watched a lot of content, but this review, showing the compartment under the seat hump, was a big revelation. Wow. Thank you !!

Is that cable clutch light to operate?

Great review!

The only twin motorcycle 🏍️ iv never owned it looks lovely how does it handle it would sound fantastic with a set of staintune pipes on her it reminded me of a moto Guzzi Bellagio i owned and still miss going back in 2012 ride safe and stay upright love from Australia 🦘🌏

That engine gets a lot of good-press from owners , the rest as you say can be sorted-out . I definitely prefer the Thruxton out of the T120-offerings , it looks the-part . Dave nz

There are no cons.

The bike is designed to carry luggage. Triumph designed specific luggage for it and a tank bag. I have them.

Nice looking bike. Very cool tank.

Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Cheers

Great review - I've got the 2014 Thruxton 900 but after seeing this I'm craving the bigger 1200! What a beauty.

The first gen Thruxton R was a much prettier bike.

Hello there, I own an R from 2017. If I'm right, the RS still needs tubes, because the spoked wheels aren't airtight.

Ahhh! Nice review. Slip on a pair of Brit custom silencers and the motor will sing!

Dream Bike❤

Had my 1200 Thruxton R for about 7 years , recently took off nose cone & put ABM top yoke and straight bars , I’ve done about 15 k on it .. got descent panniers and have three styles of seat with it .. she’s a great fun bike that I run alongside 6 others .. can’t bring myself to sell as she always puts a smile on my face , it’s probably my shortest bike so I tend do a lot of sketchy roads on it , I’ve even done green lanes with out much hassle as long as dry 👍

Classic British Classic understatement. Beautiful

Great review , that side stand is a pain , same on the other bikes in the bonnerville range. Shame Triumph discontinued the bike due to lack of sales.
It really pops in chrome. For me the Thruxton was the best of the range and had the smile factor.

I toured on my Thruxton R and loved it, made my own pannier rack and panniers and added a fender extender to the front guard for weather protection! also lowered the rear shocks to minimum and shaved 1/2" of foam out of the seat, a slightly larger tank would have been nice but just carried an extra gallon of fuel on the back also carried a 4" square piece of 1/2" thick plywood to stand the bike on grass when camping. One memorable ride was from Lossiemouth to Wrexham stopping only for fuel torrential rain the whole way Awesome bike and very reliable never missed a beat.

You can fit a quad lock phone mount in the yoke

Love the bike, in fact I have the exact same one. For the satnav challenge, I bought the quad lock stem nut mount from Thornton Hundred. A little pricey at £99 but looks great and works perfectly 👍🏻