| | | | Road test: 2007 Triumph Bonneville T100 |  Written: 25/09/2006 : 14:27. Read 32639 times (51/day). | | The integrality of this filed article is for Premium Members. | For every modern Bonneville sold from the Hinckley factory, Triumph sell four Bonneville T100s. T100 is the most popular Bonneville model and there are now five modern classics to chose from-Scrambler 900, Thruxton 900 and three versions of the Bonneville in the T100 shape. In 2007 the 865cc engine from T100 also benefits the lowest spec Bonneville.
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Bonneville Black and Bonneville T100 are the two first 2007 models Triumph are releasing this year. After increasing demand from the dealers Triumph decided to make them available two months prior to the planned release. All Bonneville models now feature a version of the 865cc parallel twin engine from T100, which replaces the 790cc version in the most basic Bonneville models. T100, as the name suggests, can do the staggering speed of 100 mph, the true ton. Bonneville was the world’s fastest motorcycle at the end of the sixties and it is this image Triumph has refreshed with the T100. Bonneville is located in Utah, USA and many a land-speed record has been set on those salt plains.
In 2007 no one blinks an eyelid at 100mph and it is the classic good looks that sell the Hinckley Bonnie. T100 is part of Triumphs “Modern classics” range that is designed to attract both young and old for different reasons. Bonneville T100 is a great looking machine with painted steel mud-guards, loads of chrome, Pee-shooters and hand painted petrol tank.
The seat height is 775mm and the handlebar is placed so that the seating position is upright and comfortable. The dry weight is a claimed 205 kilos, but the T100 does not feel too heavy, rather solid. The classic double seat is surprisingly comfy and not much tempts me to ride the ’07 Bonnie like a superbike. The handlebar is narrower than a cruiser and the foot pegs higher. But 30 years of development have made the Bonneville a pure nostalgic choice for the buyer that remembers the sixties. With new and trendy “sixty8” accessories Triumph are targeting the younger buyers too, particularly the ones that live in a city. Bonneville sort of seem to attract the same sort of people that likes how a Vespa and VW bus from the sixties looks like.
Steel tubes keep everything in place in the bends and Bonneville feels massively more like a riders bike than any classic looking cruiser. Looking down at the instruments I notice that there is also a rev-counter next to the speedometer. It allows me to analyse what I have already understood; the engine gives smooth accelerati ...
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 (09-11-2007): Good test Tor. I prefer the looks of this bike to my own Suzuki SV1000 N's but like my engine more. I bet the finish of the Triumph can stand rain and road salt better though.
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(09-11-2007): Sorry, forgot to sign my name.
Mike from Burry Port in Wales.
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