I don't really know anything about the new T-bird as a rider but in terms of looks, I call it a swing and a miss. It's not that it looks bad, it's just that apart from the parallell twin engine, it looks like every other generic cruiser out there with its teardrop-shaped tank and raked out fork. If that is what you want, fine, but there is nothing about the look of the new T-bird that screams "Triumph" the way the classic twins do.
With 1600cc it is obviously powerful and looks pretty comfy for long rides. Belt drive can be a double-edged sword - needs less (like zero) maintenance when it works but expensive to replace when it needs replacing (so I have heard from Harley guys.) OTOH the chain is a century old technology, that "ain't broke and don't need fixin.'"
I have to agree about the lack of a 6 speed on the Bonnie. My '01 885 Thunderbird (Triple) had a 6 speed, it was one of the best features of the bike. My understanding is that the transmission from the Classic twins is similar to that of the classic triples, meaning Triumph COULD put a 6th gear in there if they wanted to, but they don't. Perhaps its a cost saving measure, or it could be that they figure most classic twin riders are around-town types and the extra gear isn't needed. I sure wish I had one on my Scrambler, though!
Martin
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| Thunderbird handles well but is a completely different bike. The bonneville is much more nimble and has better clearance in the twisties. The thunderbird is the best handling cruiser I have ridden. As for tge power, it has been debated on trat whether the tbird is any faster than the bonneville. The tbird has a significant amount of weight when compared the bonneville. The obvious decision would be to keep the bonneville and buy the tbird. |
From: Jeff Walters <bbmc.goat.co@gmail.com>; To: emrat@googlegroups.com <emrat@googlegroups.com>; Subject: Re: [emrat:3102] Thunderbird or not Sent: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 1:11:12 AM
Thanks. On Saturday, October 26, 2013, Curtis Graves <ikonoklass@gmail.com> wrote: > Affirmative. More powah! > > On Oct 26, 2013 9:26 PM, "jeffswalters" <jeffswalters@msn.com> wrote: >> >> Just wanted to get thoughts on whether I should sell my bonneville to get a new thunderbird. I love both bikes and can't have two. Which is a better direction? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EMRAT" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to emrat+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to emrat@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/emrat. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the Google Groups "EMRAT" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/topic/emrat/aij1ABGpyfw/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to emrat+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. |
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