Triumph Thruxton R Review 2019
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- Review of the Triumph Thruxton R 2019 which was very kindly lent to me by the guys at Laguna Motorcycles in Maidstone www.laguna.co.uk/
I’ve been excited about riding the Triumph Thruxton R ever since having a go on the Speed Twin earlier this year. The Thruxton R in my eyes is probably the most beautiful classic looking bikes out today. Whenever I see a Thruxton R or even the Thruxton I can’t help but stare in wonder at its beauty. I really enjoyed my test ride of the Speed Twin and was delighted that the magic of that ride is the same on the Thruxton R.
Excellent torque through the range, Brembo brakes, pinpoint steering and a throttle mapping that is intuitively inline with my senses make the Thruxton R a seriously fun bike to ride. If you want to go fast, you can. If you want to take easy through town, you can. If you want to catch your reflection in a shop window and see yourself better than you ever have before, you can. The Triumph Thruxton R is a bike I seriously love and one day I’m pretty sure I’ll own one of these.
3 Rider Modes - Rain, Road and Sport. For me the Thruxton R really is at it’s best in sport mode. Personally I would leave the Thruxton in sport mode and enjoy this bike on good weather days.
List price of the Thruxton R is £12,400. I test ride the White version here however also like the grey version with the cafe racer style fairing at the front.
Triumph Thruxton R 2019 Specs
1200cc 270 Degree Crank Ankle Parallel Twin
96BHP @ 6,700 RPM
111NM Torque @ 4,950
Seat Height 810mm
Dry Weight 203KG
Fuel Tank 12.5L
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Thank you for watching! Do you have a Triumph Thruxton R? How did you find it? I would love to hear your views on it. Hitting the Like button and subscribing is massively appreciated as it really helps my channel grow.
Stay safe, and happy riding
Tom
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I've watched a lot of videos on the Thruxton R and your's is by far the best, thanks.
Aww thanks for that, really means a lot :) was worried about this one as the camera angle was a little off. Going to be taking out the Thruxton rs when lock down is lifted and looking forward to that
Excellent review. These comments played an important part in my decision to purchase a 2019 Triumph Thruxton R this week.Many thanks. Cheers.
Nice! What colour did you go with? Did you go with the fairing option at front?
cracking blog T, keep em coming.
Thanks!
Hi Tom! congratulations to your one thusand subsrcibers! I enjoy your videos a lot - also this one. In my opinion the Thruxton R is one of the best looking bikes on the market - to be honest she would not be in my 3 bikes garage but in my 5 bikes garage :-)
Thanks mate! Yeah ideal garage would be pretty packed out 😂
I see this bike is equipped with an Auto Speedometer Blur Out Electronic (ASBOE).
I see a TB review, I click. 😅😅😅 lmao great review and congrats on you well-deserved fast growing subscriber base. I think its because you make quality content!!
Ah cheers buddy! That's really put a smile on my face 😊 glad you're enjoying the content
Fantastic video amazing bike stay safe 🇬🇧👍🏻
Great review thanks!
Thanks!
Love the Thruxton! Had a 2011 in Diablo Red with twin Arrow cans. Ohlins out back with Racetek up front. Gave to my nephew in 2018 for Christmas. Been missing it. Eleven years later, the 2022 Thruxton RS Ton Up will be gracing my garage sometime in May.
Congrats - can you still get a standard Thruxton R in plain silver metallic like my 2016 or is the RS the only sporty Thruxton available now? I just feel the RS model is just too fussy but would like to upgrade my 2016 with another one exactly the same.
@@Lar308 It's a special limited edition for this year only.
I could see my self buy a new Thruxton RS in a few years. Really like the looks of it.
I've got my eyes on an XSR900, but man is this a beautiful bike.
If it wasn't for the $5k to $8k price difference, I would seriously consider this.
Great review.
Hold off and save more... this bike is probably the most beautiful bike available at the moment. I keep looking at second hand options.
@@TommyBarnezTV It is a beauty. I'll definitely give it some thought.
Nice calm and informative review. I’ve owned an R now for three years. The front fairing does not really do much for blocking airflow. Puts air flow a little higher up on your chest but your helmet is still out in the wind.
Thanks for letting me know. I love the bike and really want to get one someday. Probably the most beautiful bike on the market currently, especially with the fairing
@@TommyBarnezTV I agree. I’ve gotten so many questions and compliments on mine. I hope you get one. I’m sure you will enjoy it. Best of luck!
Best looking bike on sale, hands down. Icing on the cake that is has the performance items throughout.
The small headlight fairing would be a good compromise.
I'm wondering why he says "power is fine." I am wondering when 97 horsepower became "fine" for a parallel twin? This is unprecedented, and is twice as much horsepower than typical parallel twins. I would assume that this thing has seriously violent torque, and acceleration, because the peak horsepower is made at only 6750 rpms (about 1/2) of normal sport bikes).
Very nice review. Thanks for the detail. How is gas mileage?
This bike is prefect...
It's throttle mapping. Does tire warm up truly matter?
Congrats on the 1k subscribers, looking forward to seeing the special. Slightly off topic but I saw you used the Galaxy S10+ for the walkaround - how are you finding it? The footage looked good but undecided whether it's worth the upgrade 🙂
Thanks 😊
I'm a bit of a Samsung fan boy so slightly biased having had the last 3 galaxy phones. I love em and use them for parts of filming and photos. For me the recording in 4k is what I'm after. Picture quality is good as you can see. Phone always works, no problems. I'm also on the Samsung upgrade program which means it makes sense financially. New phone each year and interest free direct with samsung so cuts out the network provider making money on handset.
@@TommyBarnezTV Ah nice, yeah I'm a big Samsung fan too, and you've pretty much sold me on the S10+ - haven't heard anything the upgrade programme though so might look into that, cheers 👍
Great review. You actually give it some beans *in a responsible way. Concise and clearly an experienced rider.
Thanks!
I test rode both a Street Twin and a Speed Twin. I haven't got to ride one of these yet.
As a recently passed my Mod2 middle aged newbie biker, both the Street Twin and Speed Twin blew me away . (125s are so slow !)
I guess I got put off the Thruxton by the price (The Speed Twin is also more than I was initially prepared to pay for a first big bike. )
After a second test ride of the Street Twin I was finding it's performance was pretty good, but not in the same ball park as the Speed Twin. I started to think that I might get used to a Street Twin too quickly
Where can a pillion sit on the Thruxton ? Does the back piece of the seat come off to show a pillion seat ? My wife quite liked the seat on the less racier Bonnevilles, so I suppose a Speed Twin is about a sporty as I can go , with all the torque she'll still have to hang on , I guess I'll have to get her a back rest when one becomes available ( more on that later ).
I also got put off the Thruxton by MCN saying 1 hour on it and your wrists are aching, which is about 5 hours less than on a Speed Twin.
As for looks, I prefer the cast wheels on the speed twin , tubeless tyres and easier to clean.
I prefer the pear shaped tank on the Speed Twin, although the Thruxton's looks quite good.
The stainless exhaust pipes look better on the Thruxton than the stock black rear end section on the Speed Twin. I think I can live with the black pipes until I get the cash to change them !
One issue is the Speed Twin is so new , Triumph or anyone don't yet seem to sell a rack on which a top box can go ( one is available for the Thruxton , but I don't believe it fits the Speed Twin)
On the negatives, I found the indicator switch a bit sticky on the Speed Twin , I'm guessing the Thruxton may use the same switch gear.
Also why do Triumph over complicate flashing of the front lights ? My ex Honda CB125R was much more intuitive in that respect and had a better indicator switch.
Overall they're very similar bikes , so all I'll have is a softened up Thruxton called the Speed Twin and save a bit of cash to boot !
Nice! Well done on the mod2!
Wrist ache on the thruxton - I didnt get any at all though a couple have commented about it.
Thruxton tyres - also tubelss btw. Spokes would take more cleaning time though.
Pillion - really not sure there. Personally I wouldnt take a pillion on a bike like this. I quite often have the gf on the back of my bike - v Strom. Thruxton for me would be a fun bike. I recently took out the tiger 800 which was excellent. Not an exciting bike, but great at what it does, part of me regrets not getting one instead of the v strom. Review of that will be up in coming weeks.
I tend to take the view that one bike wont fit every need however if you have a clear idea of what you want from a bike you can then find the right solution. I say this as if pillion passenger is high on list along with luggage etc then there are probably more suited bikes out there
TommyBarnezTV
Thanks on the mod2 :)
Having a pillion is reasonably high on the list of priorities, but higher was I wanted a classic looking bike that I wouldn't get bored of too quickly. The Street Twin whilst not slow , didn't seem massively overpowered, and the T120 looks a bit heavy and not as well handling. I did want a flattish seat for a pillion. Lots of modern bikes put the pillion very high up .
The flatter seats only seem to be available on the Bonnevilles, Honda CB1100 , Kawasaki Z900 (something), Kawasaki W800 and Royal Enfield Interceptor ·
I agree all machines , bikes or cars are compromises .I guess tourers are better for pillions, although if I go touring, this may sound like sacrilege, I'm thinking of getting a bike trailer, and do all the boring horrible motorway miles in the car, and have the bike for the pretty roads when I get to where I'm going. Plus I will not have any luggage issues with a car too.
I also doubt I'd get my wife on the back of a bike for more than an hour at a time.
I do want a top box , and it sounds like Tec Bike parts are going to make a rear rack for the Speed Twin by sometime late August. I guess a ruck sack will have to do for a while.
I didn't really want a touring bike just yet . I'd never say never. Currently I guess a second bike is more likely to be some cheap annonymous A2 bike to leave at the station, or maybe I'll go full bore and get some silly supersport maybe even superbike, both of which look like you really can't sensibly use on the road. Bike 2 will probably be the cheap A2 bike , the Speed Twin will probably be more than fast enough for me !
@@TommyBarnezTV Are you sure the spoked wheels can take tubeless tyres ?
@@karlosh9286 yeah was in the dealers when I read your message so asked them. I've got a v Strom with spoked wheels and the tyres are tubelss too
@@karlosh9286 speed twin is a lovely bike. Triumph have produced such a fantastic engine in the 1200 which is used across a few bikes, most of which I've tried now.
Any chance in convincing the other half to do her bike license? My gf is going to be doing her direct access this summer which will be nice as two bikes touring will be pretty comfortable
Looking forward to finding out what the 1000 subscriber vid is...
Hopefully will be up in next few weeks...
Critics always say the same thing: can't ride for long trips. Hello, it's cafe!!!
The riding position is perfect; the critics are sissies. If you put clip ons the stance is pretty good yet but could be uncomfortable for big guys. They see bikes as toys not a transport devices with style and power. I have 3 old Triumphs. Four hours ago arrived in my 79 Bonneville from a 250km commute.
A buddy here with a 250cc Chinese cafe racer did 2 trips of 1500 km each, on his bike without any spine or whatever problem. In fact there are people traveling the World on Honda s C90 et all; so c mon with all this nonsense and man up
You mention similarities between the thruxton and speed twin quite a bit in the video. After riding both quite a bit they really are very different bikes.
The speed twin seems to make up for the lack of sportiness in the street twin while keeping a modern look. The bike has fantastic components and great pick up and breaking. But without a windscreen it's tough when riding over 120-140kmh whereas the wind starts to affect the ride on the thruxton over 160kmh.
On the speed twin under heavy breaking there is nowhere to brace, so the nuts get a bit crushed on the tank too often. On the thruxton you can weight the hands and knees under breaking, and also feel more at one with the road when cornering.
The speed twin is a fun bike but very different to the thruxton.
And the thrux is a real beauty!
Yeah very different, my comparison was more because it's the same engine in both.
Thruxton R would get my vote as its bloody beautiful!
Matt i tried the two of both and the speed twin is a bike that makes twisted roads more easy than the truxton, a cafe racer tends to be more straight riding ;)
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The Thruxton is the beauty in the Triumph line up, I adore its looks, handling and power. I've ridden demo bikes twice now for an hour and on both occasions my wrist complain after about 30 mins. Perhaps the ugly sister is the one for me!!
Ah that's a shame :( speed twin is still a lovely bike. Have you had a ride of one?
You need proper riding position on the thrux or you will get sore hands. Use the knees and abs, not the hands. Same concept as a sports bike bike more relaxed riding position.
I bought my 2016 Thruxton R in 2019 (non faired) in silver the best colour. I am not such a fan of the fairing. Problem is you have to put an extender bracket on for the headlamp which moves it quite a bit forward and that spoils the profile of the bike as it just makes it too long looking.
Yeah I go between liking the fairing and then not liking it 😂 silver definitely best colour 👌
Nice bike but doesn't really float my boat... patiently waiting for you to review the Honda Rebel - preferably before the Bobber! :P
Soon :)
Binned it when you mentioned “ spoked tyres”
Oh no 😭😭😭😭😭
can you get a full fairing for it ?
Yeah there is a really nice looking front fairing thing you can get. Looks awesome, if you good images of the thruxton r you'll see a load. I would personally get it if I got one
Weight.... You can do a tubless conversion and save weight there..... Now that triumph opened up the ECU, the tune I have, road mode is like the stock "sport mode" (except better fueling and throttle response, and "sport mode" is a whole new animal. Its a rocket. And these tunes are shareable and all you need is an android device.
Jay did you do an outex tubeless conversion and if so did you measure the weight difference at all? Thinking about this mod myself. A lithium battery is definitely worth the small investment, saves 4 kg or so and takes only a few mins to install :-)
@@Karlos70 Haven't done it yet. Going to do it when I get new tires soon. I'll let you know. Are you on a the TTR facebook group?
@@fastj1962 Hi Jay, thx. Not on facebook, on insta @panikarlg Just seen a pic of the RS looks like fitted with the Speeds alloys which was anther mod on radar, especially for touring but do prefer the spoked rims :-)
Can you lock the tank filling port ??
Its just a cover that you lift up. Underneath its got a cap that locks. The outer part without a key slot is for styling
@@TommyBarnezTV Great !! Thx.... Need to give a try to this beauty !
Good review. The camera could do with about -1 EV on parts. It's a little be over exposed !
Thanks! Yeah still trying to get the right levels in editing. I use an nd filter but it's just been so sunny lately it all gets a bit bright in places
@@TommyBarnezTV The camera can help. My Gopro is pretty good unless it is dark , where it is almost utterly useless.
That looks pretty old cool
3 bike garage (if money no question in brackets) : Triumph Thruxton R (Norton Commando), GSXR 750( MV Agusta Superveloce), Husqvarna 701
Great choices, but what are you going to tour on?
@@TommyBarnezTV Thruxton would be fine for the job :)
Didn't like the chin mount as it was up and down , chest mount might be better
Cheers for feedback. Tried a chest mount when I first got gopro but didnt really work well. I've got a few more videos I'm editing with the chin mount and they seem a bit better with angle and moving my head up and down less. Always adapting and improving though so good to hear what people think
I have a Thruxtonr with the fairing, the wind is directed more to your shoulders at speed and cross winds it can feel much like a kite! I love it though! fellow Kent rider 👍🏻
Thanks for the info! It really is an awesome bike I think and one the prettiest I've seen. What colour did you go with?
@@TommyBarnezTV I've got it in crystal white?! I believe it's called. I did prefer the grey but have seen a lot about in that colour. It's a real poser machine, park up and someone always wants to talk to you or ask questions about it! 😂
re 10:30 ish. A 270 deg handle bar would be a right angle on one of its angles. I don't think I've seen that on the most extreme nutter sports bikes !
Haha yeah it didnt occur to me straight away, was a rambling thought I hadn't thought through, bit embarrassing as maths was my best subject at school 😂
So you're 6 foot, with a 33 inch inside leg measurement and a seat height of 810mm.. Is that good or bad? D'you see the problem? If you had said the seat height was 31.9 inches we'd all go, "Ah, OK.." Let's have one or the other - but please don't mix them.
😂 yeah I see what you mean. Though it's my understanding that most know their inside leg measurement in inches and bike seat heights in mm. Once someone has jumped on a few bikes they'll have a reasonable idea of what seat heights are good for them. If they havent but know their leg length they'll be able to work out roughly how the bike is for them based on my measurements.
I'll do some rough conversions on others :)
@@TommyBarnezTV Thanks Tommy.. Great review otherwise..
I was fortunate enough to have been taught the importance of keeping your units consistent in my elementary school days.
It's funny, in a way. Everyone, everyone makes mention about the triumph kickstand and putting it down. I've had 6 different bikes in my life. Suzuki, Honda, Yamaha and Kawasaki and now a T100. And all my other bikes were easy to find the kickstand. And now the T100,🤨. No center stand and always having to find the kickstand is a pain.
I wish I fall asleep and wake up to this bike being under 10k € 😭
Haha, second hand?
@@TommyBarnezTV Third, fourth... :p
Same here! Nice bike but I think it's overpriced for the technology and equipment on board.
2016 is about 10k rn but will go down in a year or 2 I promise you
@@NudaMan I just paid $9200 usd with 3800miles from first owner. I'm pretty happy with that price.
I've been debating between the Thruxton R, the Kawasaki Z900RS, and the GT650 Royal Enfield. All the other motorcycles are all so ugly that they should stop being manufactured immediately, due to their extreme morbid ugliness. The Thruxton and Royal Enfield are the best looking bikes. What's interesting is that people don't seem very excited about the 97 horsepower Thruxton? But *everyone* has been absolutely excited about the Kawasaki Z900RS. Judging by the excitement level of the reviews I've watched, the Z900RS is the best motorcycle ever produced in history. Just look up a review, and you'll see. So I'm wonder if the engine vibes, or the lack of high RPM performance, is what is making people less excited about the Thruxton.
I've ridden the z900rs. Was on a rainy day so really not the best conditions, however I see the Thruxton r in a completely different league. Obviously personal preference. I'd say ride them both. I havent ridden the GT650 so difficult to give any opinions on it
Also the z900rs may have a higher horse power however the torque on the thruxton r is 82lb-ft with the z900rs at 53lb-ft
wow, it sucks you have to blur the speedo..... This bike fyi isn't like the speed twin, its the other way around. The speedtwin is made for going slow. If you ride the bike over 60 mph you need to be in the TTR riding position. Riding in the speed twin position, you need a windshield.....
Fully agree. The speed twin has great power but the seating position isn't great for riding at speed and also heavy breaking. On the thruxton the riding position gives less wind resistance, and you can brace with your knees better under breaking. TTR gives a much more aggressive and fun ride ... And BTW there is only 1 real mode on this bike - sport.
@@mattg4934 yes, especially with the opened up ECU now... Now my road mode is like the old sport mode and sport mode.... unreal.
@@mattg4934 Every reviewer that compares the speed twin to the thruxton and says the riding position is more comfortable on the speed twin is A: not very intuitive, and doesn't understand much about what happens when you ride a bike, B: They expect riders to ride a motorcycle that's very sporty and fast, at slow speeds, or C: they never rode either bike at high speeds and have no idea of what the comfort is. Buying either bike, your going to do most of your riding at the speed where the TTR is far more comfortable and usable. If this isn't true, then buy a scooter. Honda makes some cool ones that don't need any shifting so you save money and you can get a cute basket to carry your groceries.
Haha right on Jay. With you 100% on this. But rather than the scooter, I have the T120 for my comfort rides where I want to just cruise.
@@mattg4934 I was thinking of buying a trident to put put....
Its hideous! My God, it's a rolling toilet!