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robb_millett · 09-19-2003, 03:33 AM

Last night I found this short article on motorcycle-us.com, it includes a much larger copy of the pictures on the other sites.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/news.asp?News=1&ID=4673

Apparently it was introduced at a press conference in Milan recently...

ikonoklass · 09-19-2003, 04:42 AM

Hope you guys don't need a password:

http://www.triumphrat.net/modules.ph...view_album.php

seruzawa · 09-19-2003, 04:55 AM

If you are into retro, what could be more retro than an actual Triumph named a Thruxton complete with Norton tailpipes?

Are we beginning to see a repeat of the early 80's? A time when manufacturers had so overproduced various models that you were able to get two year old brand new bikes for next to nothing. Remember '81 GS1000s for sale in '84 for $2499? There seems to be a boom going on. Booms are always followed by busts.

I'd like to see it again. Maybe before long we'll be able to pick up slightly used bikes for next to diddlysquat again.

Especially if it'll bust the bubble of the stupid used Harley market.

kawazuki · 09-19-2003, 05:13 AM

I'm not certain these bikes exist yet. It's just a tingling in the back of my head, but something about the paint and the lighting says "Those are renders" to me. I could certainly be wrong, but I just have this weird feeling. It's more obvious in the larger pictures.

-Kawazuki

Buzglyd · 09-19-2003, 05:17 AM

Of course people have been talking about the used Harley bubble busting for about 15 years now.

Where are all those low mileage Evos collecting dust in various garages around the country?

mscuddy · 09-19-2003, 05:24 AM

Well if you like the Bonnie, check out the new Norton.

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/conten...s/02679669.jpg

SmokeU · 09-19-2003, 05:31 AM

Isn't every Evo a low mileage bike

The Deuce turned 1 on Sept. 6th and it had 10,500 miles on the clock.

Buzglyd · 09-19-2003, 05:48 AM

I think you're liking that Deuce more than you'd care to admit Mister.

Gabe · 09-19-2003, 05:49 AM

It'll be just like the Great Depression, when you could buy an apple for 3 cents on any street corner. That was great!

After the Japanese bike boom/bust of the early 80's, we had a dearth of new models and shrinking registrations for the next 8-10 years. Remember when the big news in the magazines was the Seca II? Now a bike that pedestrian would hardly get a 1/2 page blurb in the front section of the national glossies.

Please don't call me a communist!

longride · 09-19-2003, 05:50 AM

Seru, I think the days of the cheap Harleys are gone. If I would have bought all those Superglides back in the mid 80,s for 2 grand a bike I would be rich today. You CAN get decent deals on Harleys. Gotta know when and where to look though.

09-19-2003, 03:33 AM	#1
robb_millett Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 145	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer Last night I found this short article on motorcycle-us.com, it includes a much larger copy of the pictures on the other sites. http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/news.asp?News=1&ID=4673 Apparently it was introduced at a press conference in Milan recently...

09-19-2003, 04:42 AM	#2
ikonoklass Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 240	Pix of ALL the 2004 Triumphs... Hope you guys don't need a password: http://www.triumphrat.net/modules.ph...view_album.php __________________ Go Hinckley or go Home!

09-19-2003, 04:55 AM	#3
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer If you are into retro, what could be more retro than an actual Triumph named a Thruxton complete with Norton tailpipes? Are we beginning to see a repeat of the early 80's? A time when manufacturers had so overproduced various models that you were able to get two year old brand new bikes for next to nothing. Remember '81 GS1000s for sale in '84 for $2499? There seems to be a boom going on. Booms are always followed by busts. I'd like to see it again. Maybe before long we'll be able to pick up slightly used bikes for next to diddlysquat again. Especially if it'll bust the bubble of the stupid used Harley market. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

09-19-2003, 05:13 AM	#4
kawazuki Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 196	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer I'm not certain these bikes exist yet. It's just a tingling in the back of my head, but something about the paint and the lighting says "Those are renders" to me. I could certainly be wrong, but I just have this weird feeling. It's more obvious in the larger pictures. -Kawazuki

09-19-2003, 05:17 AM	#5
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,138	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer Of course people have been talking about the used Harley bubble busting for about 15 years now. Where are all those low mileage Evos collecting dust in various garages around the country? __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

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09-19-2003, 05:24 AM	#6
mscuddy MODERATOR X Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Next to my still checkin the temp. Posts: 5,444	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer Well if you like the Bonnie, check out the new Norton. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/conten...s/02679669.jpg __________________ A gun is a tool, Marian; no better or no worse than any other tool: an axe, a shovel or anything. A gun is as good or as bad as the man using it. Remember that.

09-19-2003, 05:31 AM	#7
SmokeU Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: pet**...pet...pet** Posts: 1,865	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer Isn't every Evo a low mileage bike The Deuce turned 1 on Sept. 6th and it had 10,500 miles on the clock. __________________ Pretending to be purple on the inside.

09-19-2003, 05:48 AM	#8
Buzglyd Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 10,138	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer I think you're liking that Deuce more than you'd care to admit Mister. __________________ Jay Leno: "President Obama released his tax returns. It turns out he made $900,000 less in 2011 than he did in 2010. You know what that means? Even Obama is doing worse under President Obama."

09-19-2003, 05:49 AM	#9
Gabe Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 720	Hooray! It'll be just like the Great Depression, when you could buy an apple for 3 cents on any street corner. That was great! After the Japanese bike boom/bust of the early 80's, we had a dearth of new models and shrinking registrations for the next 8-10 years. Remember when the big news in the magazines was the Seca II? Now a bike that pedestrian would hardly get a 1/2 page blurb in the front section of the national glossies. Please don't call me a communist! __________________ Gabe Ets-Hokin Just a guy in the ether...

09-19-2003, 05:50 AM	#10
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: Triumph Thruxton Cafe Racer Seru, I think the days of the cheap Harleys are gone. If I would have bought all those Superglides back in the mid 80,s for 2 grand a bike I would be rich today. You CAN get decent deals on Harleys. Gotta know when and where to look though. __________________ I'm a knucklehead