Trading the Bonnie for a Tiger

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Deek

Scooter
Loved my Bonneville, but started itching for something different after a whopping 18 months. The Memphis Triumph dealer satisfied that itch with an offer on a 2012 Tiger 800 I simply could not refuse!:C

I've enjoyed my time here, and hope that others may have learned as much as I have about the new Bonnevilles.

PS - There will be some 2009 Bonnie used gear showing up in the For Sale section in a few days: Custom seat, windshield, Givi luggage rack, tank bags, stock shocks, highway pegs, handlebar risers, etc.

Ciao
 
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henrys

Street Tracker
I just bought a tiger 1050.. but I kept my bonnie. I've really enjoyed riding it for the last week. However, when I got back on my bonnie it was like riding it for the first time again. I'm really glad I kept both bikes as I get different enjoyment out of each of them.
 
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KingOfFleece

Street Tracker
Right. I learned the first time I sold a Bonnie for another bike. I bought another one and keep it no matter what else I have at the time. The Bonnie makes me smile all the time every second I'm on it.
 
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slobinski

Scooter
Bought my T100 new in '07, then, looking for some variety, added a DL650 two years later. Traded the DL in on a new Tiger 800 Roadie, which I really enjoy. The Bonneville is a keeper, though. It will pull away from a stop at just above idle, while the Tiger with its more sport bike-inspired engine and tall first gear requires a handful of throttle. The dramatic differences between these two bikes is why I sometimes ride them back-to-back on the same local roads, grinning like an idiot. Fun! That's what it's about.
 
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Sinkers

Scooter
I traded my Tiger 1050 for the 2012 Steve McQueen SE Bonneville. My son was born in February so you could say I was waiting for 2 babies to arrive. The Bonnie arrived in July. I put my son up on the saddle and said "some day this will be yours". He smiled from ear to ear then started licking the tank.

I would love to have been able to keep my Tiger 1050 as it is an awesome machine and a great mile muncher which frankly the bonnie isn't. The bonnie is in a different class and I can see why people love them so much. I just enjoy riding it around town while people crane their necks and walk into lamp posts trying to get a look at it.

The bonnie is a definate keeper.

Number 549.
 
B06Tang

B06Tang

Cafe Racer
Sinkers said:
I put my son up on the saddle and said "some day this will be yours".

The bonnie is a definate keeper.

Number 549.
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I know exactly what you mean...:up:

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KC1961

KC1961

moped
Test rode an 800xc last week. Very impressed. Minor gripes, a bit slow steering & not particularly strong below 4k. However I now have a problem to which there doesn't seem to be an easy solution. i.e. I want one, I want to keep my existing bikes, I don't want to have any more bikes lying around. What to do? I'll keep thinking about it over the winter.
 
grumpy_1944

grumpy_1944

750cc
Why?

Why would anyone want to get rid of the most motorcycle looking, riding motorcycle in existance:confused:???? All the new bikes look like a mad alien bug from hell.:bug:. Sure they may be faster than a Bonnie, but they don't go fast enough to get away from the UGH factor:eeek:. Only Bonnevilles and the H-D sportsters look like motorcycles to this old fart:w. ALAS, TO EACH HIS OWN, I guess.
 
neuroboy

neuroboy

750cc
retrorider said:
Never sell something you love. I still think about my 72' E-Type convertible.
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Oh man, rough! An E-type might trump all others for wish I hadn't sold. The best i can muster is a 70's silver-face Fender Deluxe Reverb amp.


I just bought a tiger 1050.. but I kept my bonnie. I've really enjoyed riding it for the last week. However, when I got back on my bonnie it was like riding it for the first time again.
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I switched Bonnie for a Street Triple for a year (until it was stolen). I went back to a Thruxton and it really *is* like having it for the first time. . . just with less fear because that Bonnie was my first bike.
 
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j.mac

Scooter
tiger 800 for scrambler

Hi there I sold my scrambler for a 800 tiger 4 months ago. I think the tiger is a good all round bike and very easy to ride, BUT I do miss my scrambler. I rode it all last winter, and after covering it in ACF 50 there was not a mark on it with all the salt. I will have to see how the tiger goes through the winter. I had the single seat on it thought it looked really good. :mad2:
 
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Twodogs

Street Tracker
Sinkers said:
I traded my Tiger 1050 for the 2012 Steve McQueen SE Bonneville. My son was born in February so you could say I was waiting for 2 babies to arrive. The Bonnie arrived in July. I put my son up on the saddle and said "some day this will be yours". He smiled from ear to ear then started licking the tank.

I would love to have been able to keep my Tiger 1050 as it is an awesome machine and a great mile muncher which frankly the bonnie isn't. The bonnie is in a different class and I can see why people love them so much. I just enjoy riding it around town while people crane their necks and walk into lamp posts trying to get a look at it.

The bonnie is a definate keeper.

The kid must be a definite Bonnie rider because I know after a big ride i have always got a smile from ear to ear and I just cannot help myself from licking the tank..........that's normal isn't it???????
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