Thruxton ...this may prove controversial......

Noooooooo.....though TBH mine is a fair weather bike. There is a reason that my wet weather bikes still wear original mudguards however

 

What's a bugger got to do with a wet back ? the tyre picks up watter, carries it rearwards, and flings it upwards. I agree about the other bit though, I made an aluminium hugger for my last Sprint.

 

Don't go out in the wet that often,but with a dual seat I can honestly say I have not had a wet back.

 

You got it

 

My Street R was the same. Just resigned myself to enjoying the bike and never taking it out in the wet.

Only thing you can do is the same as is fitted to the Beemer 1200GS et al and that really is function over form.

 

Isn't a Thruxton fashion over function by definition?

Love mine but a VFR800 is my wet weather machine for good reason (and yes I feel fortunate that I have that luxury but if I didn't I wouldn't have the trumpet as function is also very important to me)

 

I went to Ilfracombe on my GTR14 today-very cold but the heated grips saved the front of my hands, I had to keep stuffing my left in the fairing hole though to save the backs of my fingers-which reminded me of something ive oft wondered about. why doesn't anybody utilise the engine heat in cold weather with ducting or similar. It seems like a goldmine for some climates

 

Stuff my hands in the gap behind the radiators on the KTM. Works a treat.

Don't see how to utilise engine heat, other than using bars as a radiator hose!! That would look cool, big rubber hoses sticking out of either side of bar ends

 

The Street Triple is the same, when she changed to the 2015 model she found her back got covered in road crap. Doing a bit of investigating I found Triumph produce a mudguard that fits over the number plate mounting stem, much better now.

 

pardon I, I meant the hot air behind the rad , which we use. I'm sure many bikes could have removable parts which could funnel the hot air in a convenient direction-tourers espesh'. It's rocket science.