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Thruxton Or Bonneville - What a Choice

Thruxton Or Bonneville - What a Choice

Date: 2014-06-06
The Thruxton is born of the café racer culture that dominated motorcycling in the 1960s. Back then, British twins, usually Bonneville engines, were used to form the basis of home built bikes. Used to race from one café to another, they featured extensive modifications such as dropped bars, single seats and upswept exhausts.

To this day, we've kept many of these styling cues for the modern Thruxton. Named after the high speed British circuit where Triumph enjoyed great success in production racing, it follows in the tyre tracks of the legendary 1960s Thruxton T120R.

And just like those café racers of the 60s, the modern Thruxton is Bonneville based but nowadays, our engineers have made sure it rides like a modern Triumph twin. So it's dependable enough for everyday use, easy and fun to ride yet still evokes the classic café racer look.

The most famous name in motorcycling, Bonneville stands for freedom, open roads, independence and some of the most stylish motorcycles ever made.

Still looking, sounding and feeling like a proper motorcycle should, today's Bonnie connects you to over 50 years of heritage but is built with everything that comes with modern engineering too.

We've made sure that, to this day, a Bonneville retains all that's great about the name. You still get the breathtaking looks on a bike that is dependable enough for everyday use, easy and fun to ride. All at an entry level price. So you can still feel the same ride today as they did way back.

So get down to East Coast Motorcycles, and it doesn't matter which one you choose. You will find them at 10 Meridian Drive, Umhlanga Ridge or you can call ahead on 031 566 3024.