2 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Wed Dec 11, 2013 7:30 pm
the.postman
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Brilliant, honest review.
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3 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:05 am
sidecar paul
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Thought I'd have a look since it was from you Shoorn........and had to watch it all.
Funny, clever and probably honest.........and I'll be looking for the GREEN bracket next time I see one.
Thanks,
Paul.
Funny, clever and probably honest.........and I'll be looking for the GREEN bracket next time I see one.
Thanks,
Paul.
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4 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:20 am
smithy
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Enjoyed that Sean ,it sucks you in and keeps you watching
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6 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:45 am
AJ.Valente
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Yes, I owned a new '73 Triumph Bonneville Spitfire 750. First year for the 750, oil running through the frame, front disc brakes, tall sissy bar. I rode it with fringe leather jacket and white helmet with red and blue stripes in the form of a British flag. My first big bike. Handled like a dream.
But, most unreliable. Lucas electrics. Problems with pistons, etc. Couldn't sell it fast enough.
My next bike was a '75 BMW R90, classic black, with Vetter faring and black mags. A real beauty. It was stolen.
But, most unreliable. Lucas electrics. Problems with pistons, etc. Couldn't sell it fast enough.
My next bike was a '75 BMW R90, classic black, with Vetter faring and black mags. A real beauty. It was stolen.
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7 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Dec 13, 2013 7:03 am
sidecar paul
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Always fancied a SR500; thought it would be fun around Cadwell Park and not leak as much oil as my cammy Norton!
Paul.
Paul.
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'51 Vincent (since '67),'72 Montesa Cota (from new), '87 Honda RS125R NF4 (bought 2015)
....No CARS never ever!
8 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Sat Dec 14, 2013 2:42 pm
Two Wheels Better
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I've finally had a squiz at this. Wasn't "nearly pissed meself" funny, but pretty good. Loved the flashes of brilliance in his choice of photos. Like The Simpsons and other cartoons intended for adults. "Made in Thailand, not in Britain"...A mob of Indians (with a dot, not a feather) squatting in a car park. Don't blink or you'll miss some of them. Thanks for that.
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9 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Mon Dec 16, 2013 2:59 am
BIG D
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Found it amusing, I like the look "but" I have mates who have had terrible customer relations with Triumph and for me I dont want a Taiwanese bike, I had many moons ago a T140 and a T120V a 650 oil in frame, the 650 for me was the better bike Okay the brakes drums were not as good but after I had rewired it myself it was a reliable machine untill after many years the frame cracked [oil in frame] and lubricated my back wheel, still like em though.
same type and colour as mine 650V
BIG D
10 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Wed Dec 18, 2013 6:43 am
MT350Explorer
Life time member
I thought it was really funny, the guy is a natural wit and it was so good me and the Mrs watched it instead of the Ashes.....
Gotta stick up for Triumph though - sure they assemble bikes in Thailand (and the UK). So what? Most successful vehicle manufacturers expand and serve global markets from different hubs; makes economic sense. It's still a British company to be proud of, and one that makes motorcycles successfully - God knows there are precious few of either.
Cheers
Dave
Gotta stick up for Triumph though - sure they assemble bikes in Thailand (and the UK). So what? Most successful vehicle manufacturers expand and serve global markets from different hubs; makes economic sense. It's still a British company to be proud of, and one that makes motorcycles successfully - God knows there are precious few of either.
Cheers
Dave
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11 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Feb 07, 2014 3:02 am
Mick Bogtrotter
active member
I think the old Bonnies were just great. I started off with a TRW, then with a Speed Twin and eventually had an OIF-Bonnie. It was great fun racing Honda Fours on the small countryside lanes. It took me to the North Cape a couple of times and even more often to Rovaniemi where I had a friend with nice pectoral fins. It was my regular transport to Coalville in England and I travelled the Emarald Isle on it not only once. Okay, they needed a bit of care and attention but so did I - still do, in fact.
Mick
Mick
12 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Feb 07, 2014 4:35 am
92KK 84WW Olaf
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Mick Bogtrotter wrote:I think the old Bonnies were just great. I started off with a TRW, then with a Speed Twin and eventually had an OIF-Bonnie. It was great fun racing Honda Fours on the small countryside lanes. It took me to the North Cape a couple of times and even more often to Rovaniemi where I had a friend with nice pectoral fins. It was my regular transport to Coalville in England and I travelled the Emarald Isle on it not only once. Okay, they needed a bit of care and attention but so did I - still do, in fact.
Mick
This post made me smile and made me wonder was I on one of those Honda 4s in the Emerald Isle. More than once I enjoyed curvy roads on a CB500-4 but on two occasions, while the Honda was certainly a match in terms of handling there was a reliability issue but not on the Honda. One was a Triumph 650 which disintegrated at something over 110, fortunately from behind, the other was a Triumph TR6 Pi straight 6 car which on a dual carriageway slowly edging past with a slightly higher top speed, when there was a bang and a cloud of blue smoke.....ouch. I stopped out of sympathy as he had been trying to impress his female passenger....I still reckon the Triumphs would have survived if they did not have the reliability issues.
What we loved most of all though was outrunning Honda CB750 owners on the back roads....
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13 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Feb 07, 2014 5:20 am
Mick Bogtrotter
active member
Drilling and cutting the cooling fins in order to stop the barrels from getting barrel-shaped was one of the tricks. One of the guys playing tricks on the old Trumpets and especially the Nortons is James Rodney Smith, the former head of RJ-Motorcycles in Coalville, Leics., England, another one is my Dad, a Matchless Enthusiast par excellence.
Sorry,
Mick
Sorry,
Mick
15 Re: Bonneville review. :-) Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:55 am
sidecar paul
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Ah, so that's what happened. Your leg vibrated off!
Paul.
Paul.
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....No CARS never ever!
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