02-06-2018, 03:21 AM
Hey, he wants the Thruxton R over the basic Thruxton for the R's better brakes and suspension. He wants the Thruxton over the T120 for its superior sporting performance. He tends to place a premium on light/agile/powerful/superior handling-braking. He already has a ZX-10R for track use, and a Z900 for a basic canyon ripper. If he's looking at a Thruxton R, he wants something classy, with British character and decent street-biased performance.
The Street Triple RS covers all those bases, while being better than the Thruxton R at literally everything, other than being a Thruxton. It's also much more comfortable, practical, and reliable than the Thruxton R, while costing a small fortune less. On Ulvetanna's favorite sporty roads the Street Triple RS will easily smoke just about anything, including the Thruxton R, and the ride home will be a lot nicer.
Also, no fake fins or fake anything else on the Street Triple RS.
The only two arguments I see for the Thruxton R over the Street Triple RS: 1. I want a parallel Twin 2. I want something with dual shocks that looks retro.
That's it. Even in the case of the parallel Twin argument, Triumph's Triple motor is every bit as characterful, it's much more powerful, and a whole lot faster. Chassis-wise, which is usually Ulvetanna's main area of concern/joy, there is no comparison. The Street Triple RS dances all over the Thruxton R.
What Ulvetanna ought to get is the Street Triple RS to be his canyon ripper, and a '17 CB1100EX to be his retro. He'll still have his ZX-10 for a track bike, although the Street Triple RS is every bit as good on the track as the Kawi, and probably a lot more fun. The Triumph is also as comfortable as his Z900, with far superior handling and braking, and even more power.
Yep, I'm all about spending Ulve's money, and I say he ought to ditch the Z900 while keeping the little Wolf Classic and ZX-10R, and adding the Street Triple RS and a '17 CB1100 EX.
He will never have more fun and feel more in control on a fast, sporty street ride than he will on that little Triumph ripper, plus he will have the satisfaction of stomping a mudhole in the guys on literbikes, all while tooling along in superior comfort, for much less money.
Win-win-win-win.
The Street Triple RS covers all those bases, while being better than the Thruxton R at literally everything, other than being a Thruxton. It's also much more comfortable, practical, and reliable than the Thruxton R, while costing a small fortune less. On Ulvetanna's favorite sporty roads the Street Triple RS will easily smoke just about anything, including the Thruxton R, and the ride home will be a lot nicer.
Also, no fake fins or fake anything else on the Street Triple RS.
The only two arguments I see for the Thruxton R over the Street Triple RS: 1. I want a parallel Twin 2. I want something with dual shocks that looks retro.
That's it. Even in the case of the parallel Twin argument, Triumph's Triple motor is every bit as characterful, it's much more powerful, and a whole lot faster. Chassis-wise, which is usually Ulvetanna's main area of concern/joy, there is no comparison. The Street Triple RS dances all over the Thruxton R.
What Ulvetanna ought to get is the Street Triple RS to be his canyon ripper, and a '17 CB1100EX to be his retro. He'll still have his ZX-10 for a track bike, although the Street Triple RS is every bit as good on the track as the Kawi, and probably a lot more fun. The Triumph is also as comfortable as his Z900, with far superior handling and braking, and even more power.
Yep, I'm all about spending Ulve's money, and I say he ought to ditch the Z900 while keeping the little Wolf Classic and ZX-10R, and adding the Street Triple RS and a '17 CB1100 EX.
He will never have more fun and feel more in control on a fast, sporty street ride than he will on that little Triumph ripper, plus he will have the satisfaction of stomping a mudhole in the guys on literbikes, all while tooling along in superior comfort, for much less money.
Win-win-win-win.