Triumph Thruxton RS Final Edition

[GoldOxide_imp]

lol - Well played, Gone.

Denial is the beginning of the weekly sessions.

[misterprofessionality]

Gone: i'll give you a cheaper option, if you come to the 2024 rally i'll let you ride it for a day.

[GoldOxide_imp]

... Gone, did you read that from Mr. P?

[PowerDubs_imp]

That bike just might be too pretty to ride....

[Razor]

Nice bike, Adam. Super jealous. Look forward to seeing it in person.

[misterprofessionality]

CRISIS

During the time that the Triumph's delivery has been delayed (i now will not get it till early may) I have had time to assess the purchase and look around at the market in general, and even had time to consider other bikes in a more serious way. The Moto Guzzi V100 Mandello S was actually pulling pretty hard on my heartstrings but ultimately didn't measure up to what the Thruxton gives me for the same price. If it had been 3k cheaper.......we'd be living in an alternate timeline.

However, the real crisis is upon me, in the form of a 2022 Thruxton RS (keep in mind, this is exactly the same bike as my 2025 Thruxton FE in every way other than the paint job). I found a used one, in solid black (boring color...) with only 1300 miles on it. perfect condition....for only 13k. 13k vs. the 18k on the FE. The difference in price is so massive that I could buy this 2022 model and still be able to afford to replace my poor crashed KTM! They even have a 2023 KTM RC390 in the exact same colorway as my crashed one at the same dealer!

I'm a guy who's good with money, and meticulous about how i spend it. Everything I open my pocket to purchase requires a clear value statement. It has to be something that's important to me, and something that's actually worth what i'm paying for it. I don't have any doubt that the thruxton FE is worth every penny, but I'm having a really hard time paying what amounts to a whole nother bike for a paint job and the "prestige" having ***the final edition.***

All that sounds pretty cut and dry, and then I think aspirationally about how it would feel to be riding that flat black thruxton. I'm....not underwhelmed? just middle-whelmed. There's a sticking point in my brain that says "if you aren't getting exactly what you set out to get, why spend any money at all? what good are half measures?" I could just as easily buy a completely different bike that performs better than the thruxton at every metric, and costs far less. It's called a Suzuki GSX-s1000GT+. better handling, better power, better comfort, better utility, better reliability, smoother power delivery, more tech, wind protection, the list goes on and on and on. But i feel nothing for that bike. it's just an motorcycle. fast, yes. but just an motorcycle. I can't justify opening my wallet for something that means nothing to me, and the black thruxton just doesn't mean the same thing to me.

I said all that to say, i'm getting my dream bike. the FE is ultimately the only thing that's going to make me open my wallet. No half measures. but it is HARD to ignore all the superior economic choices. I know when I actually take the FE home all these considerations will blow away like dust on a shelf, but the longer triumph delays, the more anxiety I have.

[Ollie]

The same bike not even broken in with 1,300 miles (3 model years older) for $5,000 less sounds hard to pass. But being flat black would encourage me to pass, I hate flat painted motorcycles.

[Gone in 60]

Looking back at your offer, that is very generous, thank you!

In my experience with such things, I will be zeroed-in on what I want and Lord willing and the creek don't rise, I'll get it.

But... if getting what I want means waiting, yes, second thoughts start to creep in... am I spending wisely... do I really want this color...
What I find is that if I end up with what I initially wanted, I'm much happier, and the added cost stops being a nagging issue and fades away.
If I change course to get something sooner and cheaper, I'm never happy.

[GoldOxide_imp]

I am liking the drama of this thread, Mr. P.

It captures an essence of what it is like being a motorcycle enthusiast.

[misterprofessionality]

Yea M but there's two different factors here. were any of those bikes basically the Apex of your motorcycling career? Were any of the bikes you set out to get about to become unavailable as new showroom bikes? This is, in all likelihood, the best bike I will ever buy. Passing on it and buying something different could mean missing my chance to own a bike (from zero miles) I've dreamed of owning for almost 20 years. It'd be different if the Thruxton weren't being deleted from the triumph website next year but they've really put me in a do or die scenario. It's now or never. That's whats different about this. The regret wouldn't come from buying a different, equally good bike, it would come from not having had this bike when it was at it's very best.

I've been in the same scenario as the one you mentioned many times. Heck, my CB was the same deal. I went looking for a BMW and ended up with the CB, which is a bike I'll never let go of. This not just a new bike though. I don't need a new bike tbh. It's **this one** and the last chance to take advantage of it without compromise.