strokerlmt
Moderator
Personally I would rather take a $4000-$5000 donor T100 or Thrux and put 5k into engine and upgrades. Then I have the HP and suspension, less weight, more giddy up for less money. And its fun to do.
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LMT
NEW Bonnie
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beemerrich
Street Tracker
I think Triumph did the right thing with the new line because most up and coming buyers are looking for the things featured on these machines. I'm a Luddite and Triumph would go out of business focusing their efforts on someone like me.
While I'm not going to run out an buy a Street Twin anytime soon, I am going to be interested in seeing its development as rider & the aftermarket modify the machines. At some point, I may have to succumb to a fuel injected bike - which has the added complexities of CANBUS - and it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to go all the way & embrace the liquid cooling side of things.
While I'm not going to run out an buy a Street Twin anytime soon, I am going to be interested in seeing its development as rider & the aftermarket modify the machines. At some point, I may have to succumb to a fuel injected bike - which has the added complexities of CANBUS - and it wouldn't be that much of a stretch to go all the way & embrace the liquid cooling side of things.
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the street twin is smaller than the current Bonnie
I sat on one yesterday and it felt like a Ducati scrambler or a Guzzi V7
it sounds great with the stock pipes; much better than the current bikes louder and throatier
fit and finish is very good
it looks like a winner
the T120 and Thruxton R look great too but we didn't run either of them
the Thruxton riding position is not extreme and the T120 feels familiar
neither feels bigger than the current bikes
I sat on one yesterday and it felt like a Ducati scrambler or a Guzzi V7
it sounds great with the stock pipes; much better than the current bikes louder and throatier
fit and finish is very good
it looks like a winner
the T120 and Thruxton R look great too but we didn't run either of them
the Thruxton riding position is not extreme and the T120 feels familiar
neither feels bigger than the current bikes
Went to the launch party last night
Got a free hat
The bikes are really nicely put together and have fewer gaps than the current bikes
The street twin is very compact and feels light
But they also had a new speed triple in R in matt silver
That is one sweet machine. Its a better performance buy than the thruxton R: different market though
The new exhaust systems sound good. Much more open than the current stuff
I'll be watching EBay for cheap take offs as I would like to adapt a pair for my Thruxton
springing on the T120 is very soft and I weigh 150 lbs.
Got a free hat
The bikes are really nicely put together and have fewer gaps than the current bikes
The street twin is very compact and feels light
But they also had a new speed triple in R in matt silver
That is one sweet machine. Its a better performance buy than the thruxton R: different market though
The new exhaust systems sound good. Much more open than the current stuff
I'll be watching EBay for cheap take offs as I would like to adapt a pair for my Thruxton
springing on the T120 is very soft and I weigh 150 lbs.
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dr_cerebro
Two Stroke
Maybe I'm wrong, but according to Triumph's webpage, the Bonneville T100 is still in production?
In the mexican webpage, there are 2016 Street Twin, 2016 T100, 2016 T120, and 2016 Thruxton.
I asked the dealer, and he doesn't know yet
In the mexican webpage, there are 2016 Street Twin, 2016 T100, 2016 T120, and 2016 Thruxton.
I asked the dealer, and he doesn't know yet
Texas94fs
Hooligan
Yes, the street twin and t100 are still 865 cc mills IIRC