Featured Bonnie T120 Now Almost Gone

When I was buying my first ever bike I rang 4 Triumph dealers, Jason @Bulldog stood out, he done everything he could to help me buy my Street Twin - great service - take note you snooty, unresponsive, unhelpful dealers your days are numbered. Way to go Jason...

 

I think it’s all down to what you enjoy doing on your bike and what you want to use it for... I just want my Street Scrambler for blatting round the country roads and villages near me for a few hours at a time... when I wanted a bike for motorway and long distance I had a Tiger 800 with a proper screen and all the luggage. I wouldn’t think I’d much enjoy trying long distance on the Scrambler as it’s just not that type of bike so really I think it’s all down to choosing the bike most suited to get the best out of your riding...

 

An interesting thread! I had long test rides on all of the modern classics last summer. The 900s were all great bikes but the 1200 was disappointing. Great power but I stopped the test and turned back to the dealers at the 25 mile point. I think the engine is rather Harley like and there is almost too much torque in the lower gears. A rough urban road has the thing jerking about unless you are super sensitive with the throttle. That would come of course. The 900 was a much sweeter engine and the T100 so much more engaging to ride.

 

Harley like? That’s an interesting observation. As a recovering HD owner, I must say I don’t find any similarities between an HD and my T120, beyond the fact that they both burn gasoline!

 

Had a lot of 69s in me time but would have forgone the lot of them for that 59

 

Personally I like the T100, feels more like a Meriden bike than the 1200.

 

I have had my T120 for two and a half years now and love it .... I have owned approx 40 bikes over the years and I believe the T120 to be one of the very best