I posted in the welcome section about wanting to buy a Bonneville T100 to replace my '08 Tiger.
This past Thursday, I went to my dealer to test ride both a Bonneville SE and a T100, to be certain that a T100 was really what I wanted. I had ridden both before (just before I bought the Tiger) but wanted to refresh my memory.
It so happened that they had just received a 2010 Scrambler on trade in, with only 800 miles on it. It looked pristine and had a few options already installed (gel seat, hand guards, black mirrors) so I took it out for a test run.
Wow. :c
The light weight, the torquey-but-revvy engine, the generous lean angle, the dirtbike riding stance... I was hooked right away. Felt like I was on a flat-tracker!
I don't remember either the SE or the T100, as nice as they are, having anything like the fun factor this Scrambler has.
I'm proud to say I now own this machine.
I've owned a fair number of bikes, for both on and off road riding. Most recently, I had a '99 Sportster, an '08 KLR650 and the 1050 Tiger in my garage. The Sportster had that tractor engine and "cool" factor; the KLR was light, could lean waaaay over and was comfortable and able on twisty backroads; the Tiger was like flying an F16 (or at least what I imagine it's like). I sold 2 bikes and was down to just the Tiger, but despite it's amazing power and handling I wasn't satisfied. It was TOO fast, too smooth... I didn't feel like I was hustling until the speedo read at least 75. I wanted something maybe just a little less refined, more like the motorcycles I remember from the '60's and '70's.
With the Scrambler I feel satisfied. Has the "cool" factor, has the handling, has a great engine... and at 60 I feel like I'm moving right along.
Like I said... satisfied! :up:
This past Thursday, I went to my dealer to test ride both a Bonneville SE and a T100, to be certain that a T100 was really what I wanted. I had ridden both before (just before I bought the Tiger) but wanted to refresh my memory.
It so happened that they had just received a 2010 Scrambler on trade in, with only 800 miles on it. It looked pristine and had a few options already installed (gel seat, hand guards, black mirrors) so I took it out for a test run.
Wow. :c
The light weight, the torquey-but-revvy engine, the generous lean angle, the dirtbike riding stance... I was hooked right away. Felt like I was on a flat-tracker!
I don't remember either the SE or the T100, as nice as they are, having anything like the fun factor this Scrambler has.
I'm proud to say I now own this machine.
I've owned a fair number of bikes, for both on and off road riding. Most recently, I had a '99 Sportster, an '08 KLR650 and the 1050 Tiger in my garage. The Sportster had that tractor engine and "cool" factor; the KLR was light, could lean waaaay over and was comfortable and able on twisty backroads; the Tiger was like flying an F16 (or at least what I imagine it's like
). I sold 2 bikes and was down to just the Tiger, but despite it's amazing power and handling I wasn't satisfied. It was TOO fast, too smooth... I didn't feel like I was hustling until the speedo read at least 75. I wanted something maybe just a little less refined, more like the motorcycles I remember from the '60's and '70's.With the Scrambler I feel satisfied. Has the "cool" factor, has the handling, has a great engine... and at 60 I feel like I'm moving right along.
Like I said... satisfied! :up:
