THREE MARTINI LUNCH: ICON 1000’S MEAN GREEN THRUXTON

[weeksy]

https://www.bikeexif.com/three-martini- ... h-thruxton

Another that may divide opinion, but another massive YES for me.

[MingtheMerciless]

It's nicely shot in a beautiful landscape but it doesn't float my boat I'm afraid. The bar end plugs are missing as well so that marks it down several million points.

[Yorick]

Why do they add a screen that's useless?

[KungFooBob]

Well it's got the all important cross taped on the headlamp.

[KungFooBob]

Is it me, or is that rear sprocket fucking massive?

[Taipan]

Better than a lot of the custom build bikes I've seen lately, but it doesn't really float my boat. i think it's the fat tyres that make it looks like one of those kiddies cruiser bicycles?

[Skub]

Those tyres....and that solid rear wheel....

Tail unit looks a bit droopy,not flowing with the rest of the bodywork.


Low bars/racy riding position,yet....those tyres won't allow that.

Purely aesthetically it doesn't do it for me and on the practical side it doesn't know what it is. In fact it's neither fish nor fowl.

I like the colour and the Nitron shock.

[demographic]

Those tyres....and that solid rear wheel....

Tail unit looks a bit droopy,not flowing with the rest of the bodywork.


Low bars/racy riding position,yet....those tyres won't allow that.

Purely aesthetically it doesn't do it for me and on the practical side it doesn't know what it is. In fact it's neither fish nor fowl.

I like the colour and the Nitron shock.

Back wheel isn't solid, its just got something like a 90 tooth rear sprocket and you're eyes are painted on.

[Skub]

Back wheel isn't solid, its just got something like a 90 tooth rear sprocket and you're eyes are painted on.

In my defence it's a wee pic.

[demographic]

I quite like the bike but that front wheel looks like its off a cartoon aeroplane.

[mangocrazy]

1. I bet it steers like a barge. Wheelbase is hyoooge.

2. Those tyres! There's high profile and then there's just plain daft. You only normally use tyres like that when there's minimal suspension travel, which doesn't look to be the case here.

3. I like the colour. British Racing Green is a criminally under-used colour on motorbikes. <edit> except, having watched the video, it's not BRG, but more olive green. Boo.

4. The Nitron shock is probably the best bit of the bike.

5. Why aren't we allowed to see the LH side of the bike? Has only one side been finished?

6. What's going on with the forks?

7. The shock is cool, but the top mounting method looks well dodgy. It looks to be in single shear, which is an engineering no-no.

[G.P]

Is it me, or is that rear sprocket fucking massive?

Its fucking Massive. Maybe its the latest thing?

[demographic]

7. The shock is cool, but the top mounting method looks well dodgy. It looks to be in single shear, which is an engineering no-no.

I'd not spotted that, yeah it does look like it is.