For the more mature among us?

[pritch]

Details of a 50th Anniversary Bonnie.

I like the idea, not quite sure about the execution.
Father Christmas might be able to help with this :-)


http://www.motorcycledaily.com/22may...nniversary.htm

[nodrog:Me]

isnt that just a copy of a Kawasaki W650

[mashman]

Very nice... and with a rear seat cowl too

[chubby]

mmmmmm, I'd like to gush but for me that just doesn't do it. My feelings are the rear end isn't the bonne that i remember and the black with gold trim has me thinking Norton Commando.

I stand to be corrected but a bonne to me is red and white.

But for all that negativity, congrats to Triumph and may it have at least 50 more years.

[Ixion]

I agree . The rear is all wrong. What sort of a Bonnie rider would not have had his chick on the back?. And the black and gold is just not Meridan. More like Norton or Velo.


(And personally, I reckon the gold rims are naff)


And they STILL won't fit a ruddy tacho!

I guess the reall question to be answered is "wod'll it do? "

Somehow , too , it just looks big and heavy and cumbersome compared to the real Bonnie. The original was a lean lithe bike, much smaller than the modern one. Compare.

[Bonez]

I like it. But why not twin dials? Any comparisons with the original Bonnie are mute though as it is not the same thing nor the same company .

[Big Dave]

Agree re tacho - boo hiss - a suitable unit will be available in the accessory list.

They'll do some nice kit to go with it I betcha.

Don't mind the rear end - it's only a cowl. Thruxton has comfy rear seat.

Belstaff logo? Dunno - I gave up waxed cotton with my Meriden Bonne.

Black and gold might have been JPS Norton - if they were still around they could claim it - but they ain't. this is as close as you'll get.

Don't know about 'mature' either.

You want a sensible solo road bike that is a hell of a lot of fun for the prevailing traffic conditions around the Urban areas and environs?

Very Versatile, great lookin' and reasonably bulletproof motors.
Bonnes are still a gem.

[Bonez]

Would look even better with lower bars, ace bars even and colour matched viper (listed in the EMGO catalouge) bikini fairing, reverse cone mufflers (once again available from EMGO) and a centre stand.

[MisterD]

Any comparisons with the original Bonnie are mute though as it is not the same thing nor the same company .

Doesn't stop the new "Mini" selling like hot cakes. 60's retro = cash. Now, where's my new Lambretta got to?

[Bonez]

Doesn't stop the new "Mini" selling like hot cakes. 60's retro = cash. Now, where's my new Lambretta got to?

The "new" CB750 next year should be interesting too.

[Ixion]

Agree re tacho - boo hiss - a suitable unit will be available in the accessory list.

They'll do some nice kit to go with it I betcha.

Don't mind the rear end - it's only a cowl. Thruxton has comfy rear seat.

Belstaff logo? Dunno - I gave up waxed cotton with my Meriden Bonne.

Black and gold might have been JPS Norton - if they were still around they could claim it - but they ain't. this is as close as you'll get.

Don't know about 'mature' either.

You want a sensible solo road bike that is a hell of a lot of fun for the prevailing traffic conditions around the Urban areas and environs?

Very Versatile, great lookin' and reasonably bulletproof motors.
Bonnes are still a gem.

Yeah yeah. Blah blah. Wodd'll it do? that's the question.

Original Bonni was one of the fastest things on the road, point to point. Slow Bonni is a donkey.

[pritch]

Belstaff logo? Dunno - I gave up waxed cotton with my Meriden Bonne.

I have a Trialmaster Professional suit on a hanger out the back. Out where that peculiar smell is less noticeable. Trying it on now could be a source of deep personal humiliation so it just hangs there.

Ed Hertfelder (sp?) summed it up, "They come standard with seven different colours of mold and a smell that has you followed around by packs of horny dogs..." )If the quote isn't quite right forgive me, that's from thirty odd years ago.)

[Big Dave]

Yeah yeah. Blah blah. Wodd'll it do? that's the question.

It'll touch up your uberfarterclanken.

[Big Dave]

I have a Trialmaster Professional suit on a hanger out the back. Out where that peculiar smell is less noticeable. Trying it on now could be a source of deep personal humiliation so it just hangs there.

Ed Hertfelder (sp?) summed it up, "They come standard with seven different colours of mold and a smell that has you followed around by packs of horny dogs..." )If the quote isn't quite right forgive me, that's from thirty odd years ago.)

Still got mine too. It's a bit big for me :-)

[Bonez]

Yeah yeah. Blah blah. Wodd'll it do? that's the question.

Original Bonni was one of the fastest things on the road, point to point. Slow Bonni is a donkey.

Who cares? Its all about marketing to the unwashed masses. The original Bonnie couldn't cut the ton stock when released IIRC but was marketed as being able to do so.