03-16-2016, 12:41 PM
As an owner of a '61 Bonnie, the new engine configuration rules it right out of my idea of what a Bonneville is, or was. Let me quote "Seddo", who shares my feelings.
Quote: I'm as excited as anybody about the new 1200cc engines, but as well as being water cooled, they have their crankpins set at 90/270 degrees. They'll be smoother and faster, but the Pistons will no longer rise and fall together as they have since 1938. The existing 360 air cooled engines will be discontinued and Triumphs will no longer sound like Triumphs.
So the modern Bonnie, like a zombie creature risen from the dead, has finally met its end at the hands of the litre plus demon and the greenie monster.
Cheers
Quote: I'm as excited as anybody about the new 1200cc engines, but as well as being water cooled, they have their crankpins set at 90/270 degrees. They'll be smoother and faster, but the Pistons will no longer rise and fall together as they have since 1938. The existing 360 air cooled engines will be discontinued and Triumphs will no longer sound like Triumphs.
So the modern Bonnie, like a zombie creature risen from the dead, has finally met its end at the hands of the litre plus demon and the greenie monster.
Cheers