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Title: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 22, 2009, 03:36:59 PM
I just purchased a Triumph Bonneville T-100 and I am stoked!

(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/223/triumphbonnevillet100li.jpg) (http://img43.imageshack.us/i/triumphbonnevillet100li.jpg/) (http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/triumphbonnevillet100li.jpg/1/w1024.png) (http://g.imageshack.us/img43/triumphbonnevillet100li.jpg/1/)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Shuffler on July 22, 2009, 03:50:23 PM
What year is it....1972?
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 22, 2009, 03:51:26 PM
Its modeled after the iconic 1968 Bonneville and it melts my heart. :rock
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Skuzzy on July 22, 2009, 03:53:31 PM
That is gorgeous.  Not as good looking as the old Norton's, but I would be a happy camper with that.  I miss the ole thump-thump of my Norton.  Does this new Triumph thump?
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 22, 2009, 03:57:40 PM
I'm picking it up Saturday I had a 500$ deposit saying HOLD MY BIKE they sell out across the country in a heartbeat.  I am probably the first person on the east coast to have a 2010 so early.  Wooooooo and with the right pipe setup i'm sure it will THUMP. ;)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Shuffler on July 22, 2009, 04:08:53 PM
That is a NEW bike?

I was not aware they made little scooters like that anymore.

PS Something wrong with that pic.... no oil on the ground under the engine.  :aok
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: shppr01 on July 22, 2009, 04:13:07 PM
Sweet !! I am soo jealous :mad: Have a great time with that one !
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Die Hard on July 22, 2009, 04:18:58 PM
Great legacy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtzjDScUvk
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: ZetaNine on July 22, 2009, 04:40:29 PM
I'm picking it up Saturday I had a 500$ deposit saying HOLD MY BIKE they sell out across the country in a heartbeat.  I am probably the first person on the east coast to have a 2010 so early.  Wooooooo and with the right pipe setup i'm sure it will THUMP. ;)



indeed it will.  that right there is a thing of beauty pal.......... congrats
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: phatzo on July 22, 2009, 04:57:39 PM
WTG Belial I've had my eye on a thruxton for some time now.
(http://www.staintune.com.au/exhausts/triumph/images/Triumph%20Thruxton%20900.jpg)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Shuffler on July 22, 2009, 06:11:43 PM
I honestly didn't know anyone was making bikes that looked like the old honda 550s and 750s.

I have a friend that works on all types of bikes and four wheelers. He has an old triumph in his shop now that belongs to a friend of his. It has won several awards at bike shows... all original too. He keeps a small pan under it as they all leak a little.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 22, 2009, 06:57:14 PM
I am glad they are keeping the nostalgia alive, and shuffler its a 865cc engine not a scooter lol. :cool:
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: phatzo on July 22, 2009, 08:10:43 PM
I honestly didn't know anyone was making bikes that looked like the old honda 550s and 750s.

I have a friend that works on all types of bikes and four wheelers. He has an old triumph in his shop now that belongs to a friend of his. It has won several awards at bike shows... all original too. He keeps a small pan under it as they all leak a little.
Check out the new retro ducati stuff as well. Awesome
(http://www.ducatisuite.com/mh900e7.jpg)
(http://superbikeconcorso.ducatiusa.com/img/onlinebikes2008/bike8/bike8_4.jpg)
(http://cdn.24.com/files/Cms/General/d/2/c8a5011dbad8422baff9876df701b149.jpg)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Reschke on July 22, 2009, 08:56:56 PM
I like that Triumph and that red Ducati bike. Both are good in their own way but that Triumph reminds me of one of my first bikes that was an old one that my dad bought me when I was 14 and we worked on that bike for DAYS just to get it right. I traded it for an XR200 dirt bike back in 1987...worst mistake I have ever made.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: MiloMorai on July 22, 2009, 11:52:21 PM
Nice bike, but It would be nicer if it said BSA. :devil
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Getback on July 23, 2009, 01:18:52 AM
Its modeled after the iconic 1968 Bonneville and it melts my heart. :rock

Except-t-t-t shifter is on the left side. The old ones were on the right.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: RipChord929 on July 23, 2009, 06:52:06 AM
If memory serves, the NTSB ruled that all bikes imported into the US had to have
"shift on the left" in 1974, and the "always on lights" in 76... A good thing I suppose!!!
But it removed some of the unique character that those bikes had..
I have a couple of old Bultaco and CZ dirtbikes that have "shift on the right", LOL!!!
I have to retrain myself to ride them, feels strange.. CZ's also have reversed shift index!!!
That will REALLY mess with your brain!!!

Nice bike Belial!!! Have fun, be safe!!!

RC
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: lowZX14 on July 23, 2009, 08:24:55 AM
Congrats on the new ride Belial.  One of the guys in my squad owns a pretty well respected Ducati, Triumph, and Victory dealership in Cali.  Here's the site if you need something for that Triumph.  www.socalmotorcycles.com (http://www.socalmotorcycles.com)

I have my eye on a Triumph Daytona 675 if I can get my ZX-14 that's in pieces right now sold.  I still may put this one back together though, can't quite decide.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: VonMessa on July 23, 2009, 08:36:05 AM
I honestly didn't know anyone was making bikes that looked like the old honda 550s and 750s.

I have a friend that works on all types of bikes and four wheelers. He has an old triumph in his shop now that belongs to a friend of his. It has won several awards at bike shows... all original too. He keeps a small pan under it as they all leak a little.

Just marking their territory  :aok
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 23, 2009, 03:08:37 PM
Congrats on the new ride Belial.  One of the guys in my squad owns a pretty well respected Ducati, Triumph, and Victory dealership in Cali.  Here's the site if you need something for that Triumph.  www.socalmotorcycles.com (http://www.socalmotorcycles.com)

I have my eye on a Triumph Daytona 675 if I can get my ZX-14 that's in pieces right now sold.  I still may put this one back together though, can't quite decide.


If you like the Daytona take a look at the Street Triple-R 675 its a MEAN lookin streetfighter.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Gman on July 23, 2009, 03:13:34 PM
Since 2009 the Bonney has had fuel injection, which from what I've heard from the guys here in town that ride them is a huge plus in fuel economy and performance.  I assume the 2010 is FI as well.

Great, GREAT bike Belial, excellent choice.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Mustaine on July 23, 2009, 03:51:58 PM
If memory serves, the NTSB ruled that all bikes imported into the US had to have
"shift on the left" in 1974, and the "always on lights" in 76... A good thing I suppose!!!
But it removed some of the unique character that those bikes had..
I have a couple of old Bultaco and CZ dirtbikes that have "shift on the right", LOL!!!
I have to retrain myself to ride them, feels strange.. CZ's also have reversed shift index!!!
That will REALLY mess with your brain!!!

Nice bike Belial!!! Have fun, be safe!!!

RC

My 77 KZ650 doesn't have always on lights, wasn't until 78 Kawasaki did that, so I bet thats the year
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 23, 2009, 06:23:45 PM
Is it saturday yet???????????? I whanna pick up my bike!
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: RipChord929 on July 23, 2009, 07:23:10 PM
My 77 KZ650 doesn't have always on lights, wasn't until 78 Kawasaki did that, so I bet thats the year


Yeah, memory gets dim as ya get older.. Sounds right!   But damn, I LOVE those old bikes!! This is what I have sitting on the bikestand in the shop right now...
Started life as a 75 Z1.. But as you can see its pretty heavily modified now... Wiseco 1200cc bore kit, blah blah.. 3yrs ago, I piled it ugly at the Portland Internat
ional vintage races.. Victim of that nasty Kawi headshake when ya throw on the front binders at 100 plus.. So its getting a full rebuild, trussed and gusseted around
the steering stem, etc... Looking for a frontend from an early 80s GPz 1100, because they have the fatter forktubes... Haven't been able to find one yet!!!
LOL, I know, good luck huh!!!
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/KawEngine2.jpg)

Heres a recent pic of yours truly, on my favorite racebike.. 83 Maico 490spider...
LOL, Not bad for a 56yo, huh...
(http://i686.photobucket.com/albums/vv226/RipChord929/EdonMaico-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: trigger2 on July 23, 2009, 08:27:18 PM
Heres a recent pic of yours truly, on my favorite racebike.. 83 Maico 490spider...

Here's my racing bike. 2008 Kx250f. :D

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/alecksismeboo/08_kx_250f_test_ride_002.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/alecksismeboo/08_kx_250f_test_ride_004.jpg)
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: RipChord929 on July 24, 2009, 06:14:57 AM
Here's my racing bike. 2008 Kx250f. :D

(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/alecksismeboo/08_kx_250f_test_ride_002.jpg)
(http://i101.photobucket.com/albums/m56/alecksismeboo/08_kx_250f_test_ride_004.jpg)

Hmmm, I think those are made by Maytag and Kenmore these days, aren't they?  ;) :D
Just joshin ya!

RC
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: CAP1 on July 24, 2009, 12:20:34 PM
What year is it....1972?

nosir......it is the year 2009.

 :noid
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: ZetaNine on July 24, 2009, 01:26:10 PM
anybody remember the flip side art on this album? it always cracked me up...but I can't find a pic of it...


(http://www.progboard.com/graphx/covers/5187.jpg)

Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 24, 2009, 02:39:54 PM
Only a few more hours!!!!!!!!!!! I'm dyingggggggggg
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Shuffler on July 24, 2009, 02:45:06 PM
Only a few more hours!!!!!!!!!!! I'm dyingggggggggg

lol be careful out there. We don't need any more of our community folks getting banged up.

The bike has very clean lines. I like it but was surprised it is new.
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 24, 2009, 03:14:22 PM
If you were fooled that means its doin its job its spose to look that way woo woo : ) :aok
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Deth7 on July 25, 2009, 10:21:28 PM
Congrats man my wife bought me a 2007 Black and Red T-100 only 21k so far :D
Also check out the triumphrat forum!

http://www.triumphrat.net/
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: phatzo on July 26, 2009, 06:54:42 PM
have you got it yet? Hows it go?
Title: Re: Believe i am the first to own a 10' triumph bonneville!
Post by: Belial on July 26, 2009, 07:05:03 PM
Its Tubular pictures will be coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!