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| | Bedouin | Jupiter |  |  | Reg. Date | : | 18/10/2008 | Posts | : | 1,068 | Location | : | Athens, Greece |
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| Posted : 24 Nov 2016 - 02:03 Post title : Speed Twin reintroduction perhaps? | | Given that they came out wit the Street Twin monicker earlier ... would that have purposely implied and preceded the reintroduction of the iconic Speed Twin from the '40s?
Possibly so.
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| | daz | Zeus |  |  | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | Posts | : | 7,723 | Location | : | United States |
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| Posted : 24 Nov 2016 - 06:07 Post title : Re: Speed Twin reintroduction perhaps? (Re: Bedouin) | | Humm....this begs the question, what would the difference be between that and the thruxton R ? far as i can see its pretty much the same bike as the R....
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On a side note, they named the street twin MC of the year.
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| | Hornet | Jupiter |  |  | Reg. Date | : | 05/05/2013 | Posts | : | 1,294 | Location | : | United States |
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| Posted : 24 Nov 2016 - 12:03 Post title : Re: Speed Twin reintroduction perhaps? (Re: Bedouin) | | Looks like the 900 engine. Another Street twin variant?
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| | DangerMouse | Chaac |  |  | Reg. Date | : | 28/03/2016 | Posts | : | 546 | Location | : | South East, United Kingdom |
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| Posted : 25 Nov 2016 - 03:20 Post title : Re: Speed Twin reintroduction perhaps? (Re: Hornet) | | Hornet wrote:
Looks like the 900 engine. Another Street twin variant?
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Yep, a budget cafe racer to sit alongside the Street Twin makes perfect sense as the new Thruxton is quite pricey. It would appeal to those who want to replace their older Thruxtons but don't want to spend almost superbike money.
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| Post edited by DangerMouse on 25 Nov 2016 - 03:21 |
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