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Deano, the Hinkley twin responds very well to engine mods for more power. As Fotthillrider says, allowing it to breath with better pipes and an airbox removal kit will help heaps but there is a swag of steps after this that you can take all the way to about 90 RWHP... depending on how much you...

That is absolutely correct. This bike is $2000 dearer than the standard 675 in Australia although to be fair, the importers have discounted the standard bike by $1000 so 'spose you could say the diff is only a grand. The upspec suspension, brakes, quick shifter and carbon bits make this bike an...

Looks good but it also looks like like it might impinge on ground clearance if you do a track day. Any comments on this aspect? Secondly, we have often found that sound waves rattle around creating funny noises when the exhaust outlet finishes short of the muffler end as it does on this...

Pete, just your normal Wiseco 904 kit and it's been 100% reliable. D9, Scamton or Thruxbler... they both sound a bit odd!

Not exactly a Thruxton to Bonnie but how about a 'Scrambler to Thruxton' for a change. The obvious question is why bother? The answer is that I just happened to already own the Scram, so why not?

Not sure what you mean???

Thanks Pete. It was more a case of modifying what I had as I mighta had to sell my youngest daughter to pay for the OEM Thruxton jobbies. I also looked at the LSL items but I notice they dispense with the outer swing arm pivot supports which is probably OK for the lesser stresses of road use but...

Hi Ratlab, no mate, Dave Pearce and I run a business in Australia called Aussie Biker Tours and Rental http://www.aussiebiker.com.au

I wouldn't worry about it Photonboy because you will surely notice the brake fliud all over your front tyre before you noticed the empty sight glass even it faced rearward! hehehe

Great looking bike. Can you tell us more about the wheels... e.g what make and size?

Cant say I have but I am finding the stock Thruxton clip-ons just right or to put it another way, I find no issues with them on the track re the angle of the dangle. I guess if they dont give you pain and you are not conscious of them while riding then they're good. On the other hand, I am...

Good point but this is what we are running. 120/70x17 front and a 160/70x17 rear Continental Race Attacks which are the same as the top of range Pirellis. (Continental head hunted some of the Pirelli R&D team so the rumour goes). The main problem at present is that I cannot get a 5" Excel...

Fitted Thruxton clip-ons to the Scrambler recently so being that a picture paints a thousand words (or so they say), here's the comparison. The First pic was taken at Qld raceway and the second pic at Phillip Island only a few weeks back. Before we race prepped the bike for Phillip...

I suppose I am no different to all motorcycle racers and most track day jockeys... after race day you spend the following week going over your race, re-visualising things and trying to work out what was stopping you going faster. Well I've got a couple of things in mind which we will fix as time...

I would concur with Neducati. I have never had a problem with the key mounted in this way on my Scram and I do ride in the rain!

Saturday has come and gone so my Phillip Island weekend is done. Myself and pit hand Andy head home to Qld in the morning. Today was brilliant! Perfect weather, clean track, light tail wind down Gardiner Straight and improving lap times with each race. Tried hard to beat the two minute mark...

We drove the 2000km from Noosa to Phillip Island leaving 2pm Wed and arriving 7pm Thurs, totally knackered, smelly and needing a shower badly. We drove through the mother of all storms at midnight on the Newell Hwy Between Narrabri and Gilgandra, down to 50km (30mph) in places with almost nil...

And leave the Wiseco 904 stickers on the side of the bike :c Hey, I would love that but it's big big bikkies!

The race organisers emailed the BEARS rider list for Phillip Island yesterday and was pleased to see 39 riders entered and of those, three Triumph 865 twins including myself. Hopefully I'll have someone to race with while all the big Ducati's, Daytona 675's, Bimota's, KTM's, MV's etc clear off...

If your bike is bone stock at least wind the spring preload as hard as it will go at both ends and remove your sidestand. This means you will need a race stand and hopefully, a helper (mate, girlfriend etc) at the track with you. For track days, start with 30psi cold in the front and 28psi cold...

Thanks for the offer John, maybe I can call in on the way home... I'll be in a more relaxed frame of mind to share that bottle of Rutherglen's finest! Pls PM your contact no and I will phone ahead for directions if I come home via the Hume. Hey Nigel, you're never too old mate!

Thanks KIWI. FootHillRyder, Laguna Seca... I am in awe! We were in Monterey three years ago on the weekend before the MotoGP so we slipped out to the track on our rental bike and rode the pedestrian footpath around the track. Apart from the chipmunks (none of those critters here, just...

Some good questions there KIWI. First off, BEARS racing is divided into five formula's (or divisions) and the new Triumph twins get to race in Formula 4 so although all those fancy Aprillias Ducatis et al in Formula 1 might be grouped in the same race, there are five 'races' within the main race...

Preparations are underway to run the Scrambler in the BEARS supporting races at the Bel Ray 6 Hour at Phillip Island December 3-4. We hope to have a new muffler end pipe fabricated and a small handlebar fairing installed by race day as well as a bit more dyno time to eek out some more power...