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I like it but I don't think it's a nice as the original, mainly the tail piece.

Beancounter wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:10 am I like it but I don't think it's a nice as the original, mainly the tail piece.

Ditto and ditto...

The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:26 am

Beancounter wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 11:10 am I like it but I don't think it's a nice as the original, mainly the tail piece.

Ditto and ditto...

^^^ As above ^^^

I prefer the original,either in blue or red & black.
If I were to change the look of the TRX I would keep the tail unit & do something with the front fairing that included twin round headlights.

All he's done is change the seat and painted it.

I prefer the original.

A set of decent modern calipers would be a sensible addition.

The bike is tidy enough,but paintjob preferences aside,the original TRX visuals are difficult to improve.

I prefer the original

Skub wrote: Thu Jun 27, 2024 1:40 pm A set of decent modern calipers would be a sensible addition.

The bike is tidy enough,but paintjob preferences aside,the original TRX visuals are difficult to improve.

It must be the only TRX in existence that doesn't have blue spots.

Original looked better.

i met a chap at Beaulieu bike night recently who had a shed full of TRX's. 11 of them in various states of repair think.

jcr wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:45 am i met a chap at Beaulieu bike night recently who had a shed full of TRX's. 11 of them in various states of repair think.

Sounds more like a disease than a hobby! I know folk with similar addictions to one model of bike. One has a large shed full of Honda step-thrus,another with a dozen Honda CBX 6s in various stages of disrepair and several with container loads of Kawasaki triples.

It'll never be sorted in their lifetime.

Haven't seen one of these for years, really like them (the original). Will put it on the ever growing list of bikes to buy at some point.

I currently have 2 TRX850s, but only 1 has blue spots, the other one has gold spots!

I was overtaken by a TRX850 just the other day...First time I'd donkeys I've seen one.

Loads of bikes have the 270° parallel twin thing now, so the TRX didn't sound as weird as it used to.

The TRX was made to compete against the air cooled Ducati's.

The oil tank was positioned in such a away that at a glance the motor looked like a v-twin. Apparently.

Maybe if you squint a bit,

Kenyun wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 8:14 pm I currently have 2 TRX850s, but only 1 has blue spots, the other one has gold spots!

Well, hello! That must be a record for a first post - 3 years after joining.

The TRX was one of those bikes that I 'nearly' owned. It ticked all the right boxes, but somehow I never bought one. Same with the TDM850, which I tokk for a lap of the TT course at Superbike mag's bidding. Very capable, but didn't light the fire in me.

I've had a couple of Trx's.
Perfect bike for me at that time of life. The only downside was the seat. An hour's riding was about the limit,ay more than that and I would dose myself up on Ibuprofen.
I can only imagine that that ∆ seat would be worse.

I don't like the rr subframe is that OE or has it been hacked I prefer the standard seat unit for sure.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:20 pm

Kenyun wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 8:14 pm I currently have 2 TRX850s, but only 1 has blue spots, the other one has gold spots!

Well, hello! That must be a record for a first post - 3 years after joining.

Err yeah, thanks, I don't usually have much to say!......I just ride my bikes.

KungFooBob wrote: Fri Jun 28, 2024 9:08 pm The TRX was made to compete against the air cooled Ducati's.

The oil tank was positioned in such a away that at a glance the motor looked like a v-twin. Apparently.

Maybe if you squint a bit,

And you have dark glasses and a Labrador.

I suppose the R7 is the modern TRX?