2009 Bonneville SE

[BikerDazz]

Well I ride both a Speed Triple and Bonneville SE. I agree with BD in regards to the Bonnie including its faults and I'll add that the seat can be a little uncomfortable on long journey's. Great bike though and soooo easy to ride!

Scorpio - Speed Triple, not an option I'd recommend, but each to their own. I certainly wouldn't call them scary fast, but they're fast never the less.

You do however have superb taste in bikes and definitely deserve bling!

Sorted!
Bonnie first, then add the Striple to the garage later on.
I've looked at just about every kind of new bike and nothing draws my eye like the Trumpys.

[Big Dave]

http://kiwiridermagazine.blogspot.co...onneville.html

[fliplid]

Odd tags though... "Tags: Big Dave, Boneville"?
Good read through, still undecided as to which Bonnie I'd fancy.

[Big Dave]

Thanks - sometimes the typos are just invisible when you 'know' what it says.

[fliplid]

Thanks - sometimes the typos are just invisible when you 'know' what it says.

D'oh! Perhaps it read better the other way though?

[Indiana_Jones]

Have the brochure for the 2011 modern classic range.

Bonneville or Bonneville SE is looking very tempting....

-Indy

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Have the brochure for the 2011 modern classic range.

Bonneville or Bonneville SE is looking very tempting....

-Indy

Buy mine - over $5000 worth of accessories. 5000 km on the clock. Brand new condition. It's a fucken minter

[kb_SF1]

Have an 09 spoked wheel EFI, 18K on the clock now. New straight through mufflers, remapped engine and 19 tooth front sprocket and more than happy, been all over North Island and down through Haast Pass and to Te Anau before heading back north.

Handling is okay with standard fork springs and shocks, will be putting in progressive fork springs at 20K service and fully adjustable rears to improve the ride, especally on long distance trips.

Take a demo for a good long town and rural ride.

[trustme]

You might be better off with straight wound springs & emulators,

[SPman]

The missus was keen on a new Bonneville - then she went out on the W800 - now she's smitten with that! Come new job time.......

then she'll have 3 bikes.....

[Indiana_Jones]

I should mentioned I've done a 180 and brought myself a new 2010 Bonneville SE a few months back lol.

-Indy

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I should mentioned I've done a 180 and brought myself a new 2010 Bonneville SE a few months back lol.

-Indy

Nice. How do you like it?

[Indiana_Jones]

Nice. How do you like it?

Great ride, the smaller mags make a world of difference.

Might get lower bars though.

Sounds nice with the TORS too.

Edit: did you end up selling yours? I was tempted but I got made a fairly good deal on the other one.

-Indy

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Great ride, the smaller mags make a world of difference.

Might get lower bars though.

Sounds nice with the TORS too.

Edit: did you end up selling yours? I was tempted but I got made a fairly good deal on the other one.

-Indy

Yeah I did. When it rains it pours - heard nothing for a couple of months and then bang two serious potential buyers in one day and she was gone. The Striple will be the same - the minute someone decides to come to the garage to inspect in person, they'll ride away on it.

Really miss the Bonnie. Would love to see a few pics Indy if you get the chance.

[Indiana_Jones]

Will try and get a few pics up soon.

nothing special, just a plain black one. Saw one of the orange and black ones on the motorway this morning, looked mean

-Indy