Triumph Thruxton Side View

The 2014 Triumph Thruxton Reviewed: Time Machine

Engine and Performace: 3.5 / 5

2014 Triumph Thruxton in Action (2)

Ah, the Café racers. The ton-up guys. This is all that matters. “How fast can your bike hit 100 kph?” was the question on everybody’s mind and it still is. It is 5 seconds for the Thruxton. The 875 cc, 69 bhp engine has a muffled growling sound. It will not wake up your neighbors when you take it out for a ride on an early Sunday morning. Heck, it won’t even wake up the person in the next car, but the engine is smooth and vibe free. The bike seems to warm-up till about 4,000 RPM and then it starts to gather pace. The bike gains speed steadily with a meaty mid-range. It hits the ton in second gear and has a very usable third gear. In the twisties, one can easily play within these two gears, keep the revs above 4000 rpm and you will not be short of power. It isn’t ‘Hold on to dear life’ kind of acceleration though. The vibrations are low and gears shift seamlessly. We can attribute this to the 360 degree firing parallel twin engine which provides even firing intervals. If we have to nitpick though, we wish the sound was a little more dramatic and some more power wouldn’t go amiss.

2014 Triumph Thruxton Rear View

2014 Triumph Thruxton in action (9)

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2 thoughts on “The 2014 Triumph Thruxton Reviewed: Time Machine”

  1. It’s mostly our man behind the lens, Bobby Roy. Also, more than the camera, it’s the L-series lens working its magic.
    Thanks a lot for the compliments though.

  2. By the way if you dont mind can i ask which killer camera you use for the photoshoot i really like your next page concept to pack the surprise in every page! Superb Review keep it going as well as Raoringg

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