fossilfuel Posted January 17, 2014 Report Share Posted January 17, 2014 This was taken this year at Barber. I am on the black Thruxton 5X5. I was able to score well enough in the BOT F3 at Barber and Daytona to win The AHRMA BOT F3 World Championship. Fun Year. I hope you all have been doing well. I am a strong advocate for CSS, it's where I started.https://vimeo.com/84171575 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rchase Posted January 19, 2014 Report Share Posted January 19, 2014 That's an awesome video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Kane Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 D that is awesome; you go girl! Were you racing a contemporary Thruxton or a vintage bike? The pace looked too fast for a 60's era Triumph. Rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilfuel Posted January 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Rain, I was on a 2005 Thruxton with Racetech fork internals and Gazi shocks. The Thruxton will top out at about 130 mph. We had a representative from the factory there watching and he said, 'I never thought I would see a Thruxton do that'. I'll have to try and post a video from Daytona. I was behind by half a lap because of trash in my gas line. I caught up with the 2nd and 3rd place guy drafting past them at the finish line. I think I got 2nd place by about two feet. Daytona is definitely an exciting track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrmnDuc Posted January 31, 2014 Report Share Posted January 31, 2014 Good stuff fossil. Gratz on the championship too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warregl Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Great video Fossil. You have to love making the factory guy stand up and take notice I love the Thuxtons. I've been thinking about one for a street bike since the BMW is almost a dedicated track bike these days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilfuel Posted February 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2014 warregl, The Thruxton is a solid, easy to ride motorcycle. It has a tank like motor that produces around 68 hp stock and is a solid ride in the country or commuting. The carbureted versions....before 2011 I think are the poster child for simplicity. I am not a big fan of spoke wheels and all that entails...liners, tubes etc but if you don't race one, the tire wear should be minimal for a long time. The new fuel injected ones have more power and a Power Commander is available from Dyna Jet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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