Meet the Triumph Thruxton
The smooth curves and the big round headlamp Triumph Thruxton is here. It is a cafe racer, and coming of that 60s era, it has an old-school aura around it. The other elements that seek attention in a modern day but were the in-thing back then are dropped bars, flat single seat and upswept exhausts.
At the heart of the Thruxton lies the Bonneville-derived engine. The 865cc air-cooled, DOHC, parallel-twin makes a maximum power of 68PS at 7400 rpm and 69Nm of peak torque at 5800 rpm. The engine is mated to a 5-speed transmission. Suspension duties are handled by adjustable front and rear KYBs. A Nissin setup, front and rear, does the braking duties. The chassis is a simple tubular steel construction, and gets lightweight wheels that are wirespoked with aluminium alloy rims, 18 inches at the front and 17 inches at the rear.
The geometry of the bike has been tweaked for sharper handling and quicker response. The instrument pods sit on the top of the yoke. The riding position is like that of a typical cafe racer with the bar-end mirrors giving a view around the elbows. The only other cafe racer that we have in India right now is the RE Continental GT, which comes at a fraction of the Thruxton's price.
