A few years ago I owned a Triumph Thruxton, a lovely blue one, heavily accessorized. It had been the sales manager’s bike at the Triumph shop, useful, I suppose, to reveal to Bonneville customers how they could bling-out their own modestly lusty twins. I enjoyed riding that bike. Its faults, all but one, were forgivable. It was heavy and not nimble. It did not boast the luxurious horsepower you imagine when you read about the 900cc, the overhead cam and […]