[Gremlinsteve]

I’m seriously thinking about either purchasing one of these or building one using there parts

Exile cycles has a rigid or SOFTAIL style trike
That I’m in love with

 

[Gremlinsteve]

 

[Ed K]

@Gremlinsteve Wow, that would be different!

Is that an HD motor in there? What version?

 

[Miweber929]

Exile Cycles, Russell Mitchel’s company, cool!!! Not my thing, especially not for $40k, but interesting nonetheless.

 

[LowRyter]

71k miles

49k miles

this one has been in the shop a while (82k miles)

 

[Gremlinsteve]

It usually runs a 121 inch Harley based motor

 

[NothingClever]

What are the design intentions with the high degree of rake and over-sized rear tires?

I'm not thinking performance is very high on the design objectives as compared to a perception of dominance.

From the website:

Our mission was "to expose the American people to clean, tough European styling whether they like it or not!"

To each his own but I'll forego Russell Mitchell's price tag of $70k and unusual sense of European styling.

 

[apexhunter]

Since you asked: here's the mule (Kawasaki Versys-X 300) that shares stable space with the Thoroughbred. It gets all the rough jobs.

 

[Jigsaw937ss]

Great allrounder, does everything I need!

 

[apexhunter]

And it has a contra-rotating crankshaft just like a MotoGP bike to reduce steering inertia... no other sports-tourer has this. Congrats.

 

[Jigsaw937ss]

And it has a contra-rotating crankshaft just like a MotoGP bike to reduce steering inertia... no other sports-tourer has this. Congrats.

Looks better without the panniers and goes like a shower of sh#@ with the quick shifter!

 

[Duluthian]

Triumph Factory Custom Thruxton #083/750 with arrow race headers . 109hp at the wheel 400 lbs.

 

[Mateo Largo]

 

[Miweber929]

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Love the Enve wheels I had a set on my old Salsa Spearfish, really made the bike fun to ride.

 

[Doggy]

I've got a Ducati mk1 900 superlight and a 600ss which was my first bike 23years ago, found it and bought it back 3 years ago.

 

[apexhunter]

Nice set of twins Doggy. I still miss my old Terblanche 1000SS in Senna colours. Sigh.

 

[Mateo Largo]

Love the Enve wheels I had a set on my old Salsa Spearfish, really made the bike fun to ride.

I'm with ya--best wheels on the market. I still like to hand build my own wheels. I generally use Enve wheels because of the molded spoke nipple seats. I've been to their factory and watched their testing where they will load over 1000 kgs of force into the rim until it takes a spoke to failure and the spoke bed holds perfectly. To me it means that you can build a wheel that doesn't flex, doesn't de-tension, and nearly never requires truing--and you're right, they really change the responsiveness of the bike!

 

[Miweber929]

I'm with ya--best wheels on the market. I still like to hand build my own wheels. I generally use Enve wheels because of the molded spoke nipple seats. I've been to their factory and watched their testing where they will load over 1000 kgs of force into the rim until it takes a spoke to failure and the spoke bed holds perfectly. To me it means that you can build a wheel that doesn't flex, doesn't de-tension, and nearly never requires truing--and you're right, they really change the responsiveness of the bike!

Hand building wheels, you are my hero and have WAY more patience than I do!!!! I’ve done it a few times, and have no desire to do it again

 

[Sausage Creature]

2015 R3. A beautifully analog little ripper.

 

[Invincible]

Triumph Factory Custom Thruxton #083/750 with arrow race headers . 109hp at the wheel 400 lbs. View attachment 46017

That custom Thruxton RS is a piece of art. Absolutely beautiful.