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2013 Bonnie SE ?

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#1 ·
I have been searching the Triumph sites UK, US, and Canada and there is no longer a SE model listed. Is Triumph dropping this model for 2013?
 
#2 ·
Probably the website just hasn't been updated. Triumph did announce the new color for the 2013 SE: purple. Well, "eye-catching Imperial Purple" to be precise. It looks cool. http://www.triumphmotorcycles.co.uk/triumph-world/news/my13-colours


Also the cooling fins on the head are announced to look a bit different, the bottom fins will be polished fins as well like the top set. But haven't seen any pictures of them in the wild yet, just photo-shoots.
 
#6 ·
Wierd,I'm confused. Were did you hear that? Triumph has gone far enough to put pictures of them out there:




They're not shown on the website, and I don't think they're out yet. I haven't found one on a dealer site.

My guess is that they're not in production yet, and maybe the new heads aren't rolling out yet. Maybe the website isn't being updated until they're more real.

But have you seen a Triumph release stating there will be no SE, or are you assuming it's not going to roll out because it's not on the website?
 
#10 · (Edited)
Yeah, no doubt.

I was just looking at the UK website. They show three non-T100 Bonnevilles: that purple one, a black one and a gold one. All look to have badges, which would be SE things. And all have black engines, a non-SE thing. All are pictured with the new head. So, that looks like the common line you guys are talking about.

More black engines and more badges, those are good things ;-)

Triumph marketing info has always seemed a bit vague.
 
#13 ·
There seems to be something a little strange going on with the 2013 model line up. The Gold really "bombed" in the UK with Triumph getting an outside company (8 Ball) to repaint a large number of them (64) and putting them out to dealers as specials. Many dealers are stuck with the Gold models and will give a hefty discount or are getting paint jobs done themselves. I was offered a brand new one with a "Jubilee" Paint job for £5,600 earlier today. The Gold is listed as part of the 2013 line up, strange ?. As mentioned on the "Tech Talk" section the latest models have had a redesign of the cylinders and solid oil feed lines but I saw today a "New" T100 with original cylinders and solid oil feeds. Am I missing something hear or is the paranoia really starting to get a grip. So you go into the dealers for spares for your 2013 model. Is that the gold one sir or the one with the solid lines and updated cylinder block or has it only got the solid oil feed line etc. etc.


Geoff.
 
#16 ·
IMHO there wasn't enough differentiation between the Base Bonnie and SE. Dropping the SE, which I assume stands for "special edition" makes limited offerings like the Steve McQueen model a true special edition. Also, making some of the shiny engine stuff optional gives dealers and suppliers another earning channel for sales and installation.
 
#17 ·
To me, the main pluses to SE were the two-tone paint schemes & the tach. The chrome tank badge & brushed engine covers are nice, but I probably wouldn't have noticed them if I wasn't told about them. So now I guess you have a choice of mag-wheels & no tach (base bonnie) or tach & spoked wheels (t100). Glad I got my SE model this year already!:eek:
 
#18 ·
Accessories can bring the base up to the level of the SE. This approach keeps thing a litte simpler for Triumph by eliminating a model from their line up and offer more flexibility to the buyer.

Regards, Paul
 
#19 ·
Just picked up my new 2013 Bonneville today and the dealer informed me that the SE model has been dropped. I didn't know this and was surprised to see the chrome tank badge fitted to the base when I called in to collect it. Very happy.:D
Sold my America to get this one.Wow what a difference.I'm in love again!
 
#20 ·
My dealer also informed me the SE is definitely gone. I assume that the standard will be a cross between the old base and SE?
Or will you just be able to get options that make it more like an SE?
My dealer has two or three SEs in stock and he indicated that bargains can be had.
 
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