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**Botch** · 11-12-2007, 03:37 PM

The motorcycle bug has bit me pretty deep since getting my FZ6 in July. I've been drooling over a new Triumph Bonneville, specifically the Scrambler model. It has cool wire wheels, a vintage look, very tall seat, cool wire wheels, nice stretched-out footpegs for my 6'5" frame, a parallel-triple banger, etc, and it would be a great complement to my FZ-6 (which I have no intention of selling). And it has cool wire wheels to boot!

I've heard that older Triumphs were a maintenance challenge, and since the dealership is 45 miles away I'll pass on getting one if that's still the case, but have they improved recently? If anyone has a late-model Triumph I'd love to hear your experiences. The '07 I've been eyeing has carburetors (!) but the '08's will finally go to fuel injection to meet EU requirements.

And did I mention, it has really cool wire wheels?

jfreakman · 11-12-2007, 06:32 PM

Dude, have you noticed the cool wheels? They're like, wire!

lol.

**wrightme43** · 11-12-2007, 06:43 PM

I want one of those too. That or the Bonnie

poorwboy · 11-12-2007, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Botch

The motorcycle bug has bit me pretty deep since getting my FZ6 in July. I've been drooling over a new Triumph Bonneville, specifically the Scrambler model. It has cool wire wheels, a vintage look, very tall seat, cool wire wheels, nice stretched-out footpegs for my 6'5" frame, a parallel-triple banger, etc, and it would be a great complement to my FZ-6 (which I have no intention of selling). And it has cool wire wheels to boot!

I've heard that older Triumphs were a maintenance challenge, and since the dealership is 45 miles away I'll pass on getting one if that's still the case, but have they improved recently? If anyone has a late-model Triumph I'd love to hear your experiences. The '07 I've been eyeing has carburetors (!) but the '08's will finally go to fuel injection to meet EU requirements.

And did I mention, it has really cool wire wheels?

I dont have a triumph, but I have rode a buddys 675 and I liked. My next door neighbor has a bike like you pictured and it is a very clean bike. Also he loves it has had no problems, and says it has plenty of power. I think its a 700 or 750, correct me if I'm wrong.

OneTrack · 11-12-2007, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Botch

a parallel-triple banger

The bike in the picture isn't the Bonneville model, it's the Scrambler. It's a parallel twin, not a triple.

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Originally Posted by botch

And did I mention, it has really cool wire wheels?

That'd be spoked wheels, old chap.

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Originally Posted by Botch

I've heard that older Triumphs were a maintenance challenge

Heh heh.....oh yes....they certainly were.

poorwboy · 11-12-2007, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTrack

The bike in the picture isn't the Bonneville model, it's the Scrambler. It's a parallel twin, not a triple.

That'd be spoked wheels, old chap.

Heh heh.....oh yes....they certainly were.

Thats what my neighbor has a bonneville.

**wrightme43** · 11-12-2007, 09:57 PM

I think the consensus was that the British should not be allowed to try and keep fluids in with things made of metal.

LOL

Somehow suposedly they have it figured out now.

I still want one.

Yep Parallel twins

Triumph Motorcycles - 2008 Motorcycles

They have a hella cool screen saver you can download.

OneTrack · 11-13-2007, 09:14 AM

Stopping my early 60's Bonneville from gushing oil from everywhere except the headlight became an obsession for me. Back then, if a Brit bike didn't leak oil, there was no oil left in it.
I always sit on a new Bonneville Thruxton that's at our local Triumph dealership. Triumph did a very good job of making a 21st Century replication of the original late 1960's Thruxton that Triumph fielded in Production racing. The seat height is about an inch lower than my FZ6, unlike the Speed Triple, which seems to be an inch higher. Either Brits are getting taller or I'm just a short-arse after all....

Jyoumb · 11-13-2007, 09:17 AM

i had two triumphs, a thunderbird and a trophy triple. i loved both bikes and never had any problems. the scrambler may fit you well, as i thought it was too tall for my 32" inseam and i preferred the standard bonneville.

**Botch** · 11-13-2007, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by OneTrack

It's a parallel twin, not a triple.

You are correct, my mistake!

11-12-2007, 03:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Botch I.Y.A.A.Y.A.S!! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ogden UT Bike: FZ-6, 2007 Blue Posts: 1,369 Rep Power: 20 Member #227	Any Triumph owners here? The motorcycle bug has bit me pretty deep since getting my FZ6 in July. I've been drooling over a new Triumph Bonneville, specifically the Scrambler model. It has cool wire wheels, a vintage look, very tall seat, cool wire wheels, nice stretched-out footpegs for my 6'5" frame, a parallel-triple banger, etc, and it would be a great complement to my FZ-6 (which I have no intention of selling). And it has cool wire wheels to boot! I've heard that older Triumphs were a maintenance challenge, and since the dealership is 45 miles away I'll pass on getting one if that's still the case, but have they improved recently? If anyone has a late-model Triumph I'd love to hear your experiences. The '07 I've been eyeing has carburetors (!) but the '08's will finally go to fuel injection to meet EU requirements. And did I mention, it has really cool wire wheels? Last edited by Botch; 11-12-2007 at 03:40 PM.. Reason: Add a picture.

11-12-2007, 06:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
wrightme43 Super Sock Puppet Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue. Posts: 4,946 Rep Power: 71 Member #42	I want one of those too. That or the Bonnie __________________ “Yes, socialism does not work, and they do not want it to work, because the less it works, the more government is needed. ”

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wrightme43 Super Sock Puppet Moderator Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bowling Green KY Bike: 07 FZ6 in Blue. Posts: 4,946 Rep Power: 71 Member #42	I think the consensus was that the British should not be allowed to try and keep fluids in with things made of metal. LOL Somehow suposedly they have it figured out now. I still want one. Yep Parallel twins Triumph Motorcycles - 2008 Motorcycles They have a hella cool screen saver you can download. __________________ “Yes, socialism does not work, and they do not want it to work, because the less it works, the more government is needed. ”

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jfreakman Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 154 Rep Power: 7 Member #258	Dude, have you noticed the cool wheels? They're like, wire! lol.

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OneTrack Super Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Richmond, BC, Canada Bike: 2006 Yamaha FZ6 Posts: 908 Rep Power: 16 Member #273	Stopping my early 60's Bonneville from gushing oil from everywhere except the headlight became an obsession for me. Back then, if a Brit bike didn't leak oil, there was no oil left in it. I always sit on a new Bonneville Thruxton that's at our local Triumph dealership. Triumph did a very good job of making a 21st Century replication of the original late 1960's Thruxton that Triumph fielded in Production racing. The seat height is about an inch lower than my FZ6, unlike the Speed Triple, which seems to be an inch higher. Either Brits are getting taller or I'm just a short-arse after all....

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Jyoumb Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Both sides of Lake Michigan Bike: Harlley Super Glide, honda Elite 80 Posts: 4 Rep Power: 0 Member #265	i had two triumphs, a thunderbird and a trophy triple. i loved both bikes and never had any problems. the scrambler may fit you well, as i thought it was too tall for my 32" inseam and i preferred the standard bonneville.

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