sleepyrider
moped
Thought it was time I introduced myself. Bought a 2004 Bonneville a few weeks ago. Not my first bike by any means, but it is my first non Japanese machine (apart from the MZ, an East German 2 stroke, that I learned to ride on many moons ago).
I guess if I'm honest I was hoping the Triumph would feel a little more 'special' than some of my previous bikes - so far it seems to be working, I felt a certain sense of pride when turning up at the Ace Cafe recently, more so than in the past. Of course, I could just be getting more gullible to the marketing men's whisperings as I age...
Have to say I'm massively pleased with the bike. It only had 6000 miles on the clock when I got it, though I've added another 1500 since the end of September. I'm quite impressed with the handling, despite some of the criticism I've read of the stock suspension - far better than either of the XJR1300s I owned for instance - and the power's adequate provided you run it up towards the top of the rev range when needed - luckily a rev counter was one of the extras added by the previous owner. Jolly comfortable seat too, including the pillion (so the wife tells me!).
The main battle is going to be corrosion. The road salt season appears to have started here now - I've just spent an hour or so polishing the wheel rims, having spotted the first stages of the dreaded rust starting to appear. All gone now, and I've just ordered some ACF50 to hopefully stop any reappearance.
Great forum here, loads of information to digest, look for ward to working my way through it.
Jim
I guess if I'm honest I was hoping the Triumph would feel a little more 'special' than some of my previous bikes - so far it seems to be working, I felt a certain sense of pride when turning up at the Ace Cafe recently, more so than in the past. Of course, I could just be getting more gullible to the marketing men's whisperings as I age...
Have to say I'm massively pleased with the bike. It only had 6000 miles on the clock when I got it, though I've added another 1500 since the end of September. I'm quite impressed with the handling, despite some of the criticism I've read of the stock suspension - far better than either of the XJR1300s I owned for instance - and the power's adequate provided you run it up towards the top of the rev range when needed - luckily a rev counter was one of the extras added by the previous owner. Jolly comfortable seat too, including the pillion (so the wife tells me!).
The main battle is going to be corrosion. The road salt season appears to have started here now - I've just spent an hour or so polishing the wheel rims, having spotted the first stages of the dreaded rust starting to appear. All gone now, and I've just ordered some ACF50 to hopefully stop any reappearance.
Great forum here, loads of information to digest, look for ward to working my way through it.
Jim
