04-04-2015, 01:25 AM
pearsonm said "I think that illustrates what a great job Triumph did with the Bonneville T100 platform."
Triumph purists don't think they did such a stellar job, and will point out the gas tank is out of proportion, the pipes are all wrong, no space around the motor, and it's slower than the original. It's brakes are poor, seat horrible and handling only fair, and many don't care that the FI is disguised as carburetors.
I will give credit to Triumph for making the retro popular again. Then again, at the time they were basically the only game in town besides the Royal Enfield and Kawasaki W 650.
Many of us on this board bought Triumph Bonneville T-100's (my self included) and sold them to get this CB 1100.
Triumph purists don't think they did such a stellar job, and will point out the gas tank is out of proportion, the pipes are all wrong, no space around the motor, and it's slower than the original. It's brakes are poor, seat horrible and handling only fair, and many don't care that the FI is disguised as carburetors.
I will give credit to Triumph for making the retro popular again. Then again, at the time they were basically the only game in town besides the Royal Enfield and Kawasaki W 650.
Many of us on this board bought Triumph Bonneville T-100's (my self included) and sold them to get this CB 1100.