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I think most of the Bonneville models are like free money to them, these machines are relatively low tech and use dirt cheap componentry. They're also pricier than equivalent models (eg the SV650) and still selling, so I'd think they'd want to keep them around unless a particular niche model (Thruxton or Scrambler) isn't selling. My Thruxton is a really fun machine, I wouldn't have bought a Bonneville if it wasn't in Thruxton guise already.
The RIII is hugely expensive by contrast, but it's been such a big investment that they probably want to wait it out a bit more before they kill it. I've heard this one has been pretty disappointing but maybe it needs some time to catch on.
I dunno, all of Triumphs current models are pretty up to date and doing reasonably well in their target markets (except for maybe the RIII). If they had to kill one I'm not sure what it'd be.
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