Looking at selling the hawk and picking up a thruxton. Anyone ridden one and what were your thoughts/comments?

 

i have not ridden one, but sure as hell would jump at a chance to!

i really like the thruxton's looks, and dare i say, this is embarassing, it's image. i like the red color.

i would hope the standard riding position would be comfy. the bars are adjustable. i have a hawk and a 1098, so i might have concerns about power with the thruxton. that being said the thruxton is not about power.

 

they look cool. they are much simpler and lower performance than even the SH. A friend of mine rented one for a day when in florida. Has a oilhead bmw twin and has ridden my SH plenty. Thought he wanted to switch. the day ride changed that. but depends on what you're after. he said it was well made just a different riding style for a primary bike
than what he was after

 

Test rode one 4-5 years ago I think. I had a 599 hornet at the time. Perfect riding position, great overall feeling. Not much power. Didn't push it in corners - not the point obviously. Very very vibey when revved close to redline. Strange lag when twisting the throttle like it had bad fuel injection or something although it was carburrated.

 

Thanks for the comments. I'm getting older and riding the hawk more and more like somebody's mom would. Really like the looks of the Thruxton.

 

If you want style, comfort, and power I'd go with the Triumph Sprint GT.. I think you'll be left wanting "something" going from SH to Thruxton.. Doubt that would be the case if you got on a triple.. imho...