Well, thanks to the mild weather we've been having over the past week I've managed to get out on the Thruxty a few times recently and clock up a few miles on the beasty.
My initial impressions?
Its slow, overweight, under powered (not unlike its new owner really) but I love it!
The reverse cone (aftermarket) exhausts sound absolutely great and having said it's slow, I suppose thats a comparative thing. I'd say the performance is roughly on par with my CB550, I think its probably faster than the Honda top speed wise, but the CB will accelerate faster. The front brake is very wooden, I believe some owners change the OE front calliper for a Honda CB1000R item which is supposed to make it much better. The shock absorbers are poor too. But at the end of the day it is a fun bike to ride despite its shortcomings.
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