2016 Bonneville

[AllanB]

They've found my favorite site
http://www.canyonmotorcycles.com/ click throughout the slide show on the homepage yummy some of those.

Dang - I think I mentally spent the equivalent of a second hand bonnies value on Bonnie goodness

[bsasuper]

It'll be like every other triumph, looks good but the gearbox will be clunky and sloppy and just get worse, and you will know when to sell as the engine will sound just like the gearbox after 30,000k.And don't even mention customer care.

[Blackbird]

It'll be like every other triumph, looks good but the gearbox will be clunky and sloppy and just get worse, and you will know when to sell as the engine will sound just like the gearbox after 30,000k.And don't even mention customer care.

Sweeping generality . That neatly describes my old pre-unit Tiger 100, not to mention numerous oil leaks which could only be fixed on a strictly temporary basis. However, my Street Triple has just clicked over 60,000 km and has a magnificent gearbox. The rest of it has been pretty darned good too. The rectifier was upgraded under warranty, the rusting mirror stalks replaced under warranty and that's it, apart from replacing the shite OEM rear shock with a custom Nitron one. Brilliant bike and glad that I bought one.

Incidentally, whilst I was having the 60k service last week at Hamilton Motorcycle Centre, they gave me the keys to a Bonneville which had only done 200km and they told me to lose myself for a couple of hours (see photos). Didn't think I'd particularly enjoy the experience but the opposite was true. The suspension was a tad harsh and handling wasn't as pin-point as the Triple but in terms of fitness for purpose, it was ok. The motor was a peach with a great spread of torque. Gearbox was a bit notchy but maybe to be expected with the low k's. I thought it represented great value for $14,000. Expected that the Bonnie would find strong favour among older returning riders or commuters but the sales guy said that the Bonnie variants are selling strongly right across the age and gender spectrum. As a relative shortarse at 5'8", I could get my feet flat AND knees bent. I couldn't ride half the bikes on the market for fear of toppling over at a standstill

[AllanB]

It'll be like every other triumph, looks good but the gearbox will be clunky and sloppy and just get worse, and you will know when to sell as the engine will sound just like the gearbox after 30,000k.And don't even mention customer care.

Ouch! Unhappy Triumph owner?