Daytona 600

[moko]

New question, what's a bonneville like for top speed and more importantly, acceleration?
That bike has great escape/McQueen written all over it
-Indy

Been loads of debate on this bike on other sites that I use,most who have also tried or owned a W650 seem to find the Kwak a better bike.Surely top speed`s not important on a bike like this?If so then what you really want is the Bonneville Thruxton,cool-looking cafe-racer version with more poke.

As for the comment in another thread about Brit bike mags praising Brit bikes,well not really,MCN are notorious for not saying a whole lot negative about any bike,most of the Brit press really trashed the TT when it came out.That`s definately a bike to avoid.If I remember correctly the Daytona came something like 5th in last years Ride survey,and that`s solely compiled from owners opinions and not those of journalists.Daytona does get good press because it`s a bloody good bike,not because it`s a Triumph.Brit bike press is pretty good,particularly Ride and Bike and if something`s wrong they`ll say so,the Triumph Tiger is a good example of a machine they`ve often criticised and has been modded and changed as a rsult of press criticism.MCN relies heavily on advertising,the "paper version" we get is something like 80% ads,that`s the main reason people buy it,great place to find special deals on kit or bikes.

[Posh Tourer :P]

New question, what's a bonneville like for top speed and more importantly, acceleration?
That bike has great escape/McQueen written all over it


-Indy

Going by the beemer 650, not too bad for acceleration, still quite a bit slower than a ZXR400 tho. The beemer has a top speed of 168 (178?) factory figures, so the bonneville ought to be similar. I have had the beemer to 140 a few times and 150 once, and its not too bad in short bursts, wouldnt like to ride it all day at that speed, but 120 all day aint bad.

[Indiana_Jones]

Thanks for all the imput guys. I'm at home with a shitty cold

Getting closer to the motorcycle chase level

-Indy

[FROSTY:Me]

I just finished reading the TWo Wheels 600 compario.
The guys at TW can be pretty scathing if a bike is shite.
They were comparing the gsxr,zxr,trumby,yzf and cbr 6
It seems to me that the trumbie is only second to the cbr for real world ride comfort --and possibly better in some places.
It gives away a couple of seconds a lap on the track compared to the fastest.
The way I read the article was is a bloody good bike. Unless you're some kind of superman You wouldn't notice the performance difference for a very long time.
I suspect too that the handling could be tuned up with attention to suspension.