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New updated Bonneville line - the Ferret - 02-10-2021
Is supposed to be revealed Feb 23rd.
May just be bold new graphics, but will be interested to see what Bloor has come up with.
RE: New updated Bonneville line - Gone in 60 - 02-10-2021
Hmm... interesting. Maybe my classic Bonneville will be come... more classic?
RE: New updated Bonneville line - GoldOxide_imp - 02-10-2021
Triumph Bonneville is the epitome of classic motorcycle by which all future bikes are derived. It can't get more fundamental than that, eh?
This is a good thing.
RE: New updated Bonneville line - Tev62 - 02-10-2021
Can't help thinking Honda should try and extend the CB1100 "retro line" in the same way Triumph watercooled their Bonneville's several years ago. If they used the more powerful CB1000 engine, gave it fake cooling fins and disguised the radiator I'm sure it would be a winner. I like and am happy with my 88HP CB1100 but its attraction is very limited as can be seen by its sales figures. Triumph tried this in the 90's with the Thunderbird and Adventurer models and I'm not sure it worked out that well for them but could work for Honda? Or maybe skip an engine generation completely and come out with a full retro styled electric CB1100, that I would like.
RE: New updated Bonneville line - GoldOxide_imp - 02-10-2021
Yeah, I am sure it is challenging for Honda Corporate marketing on what to do with the iconic air-cooled CB inline-4 family going forward. It is one of those "don't mess with the recipe" or "just shelve for a better time" dilemmas.
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You know? - even batteries need air cooling. Even if battery storage was inside something shaped like an inline-4 lump, I am unsure how well that would go over with many folks. It would be too faux?
RE: New updated Bonneville line - KiowaEagle_imp - 02-11-2021
(02-10-2021, 07:29 PM)Tev62_imp Wrote: Can't help thinking Honda should try and extend the CB1100 "retro line" in the same way Triumph watercooled their Bonneville's several years ago. If they used the more powerful CB1000 engine, gave it fake cooling fins and disguised the radiator I'm sure it would be a winner. I like and am happy with my 88HP CB1100 but its attraction is very limited as can be seen by its sales figures. Triumph tried this in the 90's with the Thunderbird and Adventurer models and I'm not sure it worked out that well for them but could work for Honda? Or maybe skip an engine generation completely and come out with a full retro styled electric CB1100, that I would like.
I'm not so sure the retro crowd is going to be queuing up to go electric. Just speaking for myself I don't even like the idea of DCT much less electric.
RE: New updated Bonneville line - Gone in 60 - 02-11-2021
Well, how’s the LiveWire selling? There’s an electric made by a retro bike company. I’ve never seen one outside of a museum or an advertisement.
RE: New updated Bonneville line - the Ferret - 02-11-2021
They are already in museums?
RE: New updated Bonneville line - GoldOxide_imp - 02-11-2021
(02-11-2021, 12:35 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: They are already in museums?
RE: New updated Bonneville line - Gone in 60 - 02-11-2021
Yeah, we have one in the Petersen.
Despite the big marketing push, I've never seen one on the road. HD displayed one at a local motorcycle show here in Orange County when we could still have shows, and it almost got knocked over because it was in the way of the real bikes.