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Post by duke63 »

Not in a Philip Scofield kind of way.............

.....but i fancy a Scrambler. Either a Ducati or a Triumph.
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If we're talking guilty pleasures... I like the Thruxton RS
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I like the Thruxton as well. I've been a fan for a while.
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& I love my dirty little MTX200 (blush)
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Yep I liked the Thruxton RS too.

@Duke I assume it would be an edition to the street triple?
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Yes. I'm not selling the Street. It's too much fun.

Much depends on how work goes over the next few months. At the moment it's not great.
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Thruxton for me too, but scrambler & street cup are up there too
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Ducati. It's the connoisseur's choice.
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Speed twin for me. Like a Thruxton but less extreme position
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I had a Speed Twin ( and the Street Twin) as loan bikes last year.

Both great bikes but it is a different way of riding as they rely on torque rather than horsepower.
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I might test ride a speed twin as part of Mrs C's bike shopping :D
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Take the street cup out. It makes proper motorbike noises
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The Speed Twin is a bit 'front heavy'. Whether that can be changed by set up i don't know but it does ride very 'flat'.

I actually thought the Street Twin was more fun to ride.
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I had a test ride on a Triumph ThunderBird 1700, and liked it... I did get grumbled at for scraping both foot boards.
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Personally a Thruxton or a Speed Twin, both fun in my opinion. Either would make you grin from ear to ear I'm sure

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duke63 wrote:Not in a Philip Scofield kind of way.............

.....but i fancy a Scrambler. Either a Ducati or a Triumph.
Have you seen the newish Royal Enfield Interceptor and Continental GT? Less than 5k and getting some really good reviews. Spondon designed frame and a decent little engine.

After several thousand miles around India and Nepal on Enfields 20 years ago I wouldn't have touched one with a barge pole, but these twins look like really good bikes.
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Sutton Honda have two low mileage Scramblers in.

Rich just called me, he wants me to take the Rocket out for a blast.

He reckons the Street Twin is the bike to have. Handling and performance are beyond expectations.
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the Street Twin was the one i had for a week last summer when waiting for the Street Triple. 60 odd bhp but way more than the sum of its parts.

There are quite a few bikes of this ilk i would like to try.

I wouldn't mind trying the Royal Enfield Interceptor and also the Moto Guzzi V85 TT
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My bad, I meant the speed twin
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