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shelglass

Seat, and the fact that tailbags look out of place.

Forchetto

I could add the contrast between the frame that's built like the Forth Bridge and the mean metalwork of things like the rear steel fender without a beaded or folded edge, the chain guard that rather than being a "U" channel section is a poor "L" section.
Also the rather thin cables used for such things as the headlight wires, a whole 1.3 volts are dropped in the wiring wasting a fair bit of light output. The far from weatherproof items like the starter relay and oil light switch, etc.

So, to re-cap this thread, apart from:

Crappy thin wires
Poor headlight
Cheapo starter relay
Wafer-thin rear fender
Chain guard offering zero weather protection to the chain
Possible dodgy footpeg mountings
Poor seat
Useless front and rear suspension
Fast wearing rear brake pads
Marginal battery power on EFI models
Dodgy starting
Lame sounding OEM exhaust
Flexible seat pans crushing igniters
Weak breathers and starter idler gear bosses on earlier models
Snatchy throttles on EFI models
the weight
seat bolts
gear shift system
The crank position sensor
Customer service
wimpy horn
all the attention you get

The bike's great...

I love mine dearly with all its faults though....

MrMountainHop

Forchetto!

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Junipero

Indeed Forchetto. I will never give up my Bonnie.


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I love my Bonnie, warts and all.

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s3g2

Oh if you guys think these things are weak links try living with an MV Agusta
Snatchy throttle? MV does not seem to have the ability to do anything regarding snatchy throttle response (they've gone through 3 or 4 fuel remaps on their new F3)

Customer service? I've only been waiting for 9 FREAKIN' MONTHS for my bloated POS plastic fuel tank to be replaced under warranty

Spare parts availability? See above. Hell I can't even go to my local MV dealer & get a dang MV hat or T-shirt let alone spare OEM or aftermarket parts

As far as the Bonnie goes, I agree with poor suspension & seat, but these are easily dealt with

Cheers,
Glenn

warnzie

Scrambler headlight!!! Waste of time, why triumph?
Seat bolts for sure...how hard is it to put key lock on?
2 keys for iginition and steering lock, why not just one?
Did I mention the scrambler headlight??

asallwey

Not their weakest link, but a weak one.

Limited dealer network -- the last one to drop out was ~20 miles away, the closest now is probably 40 - 60.

Then there is the battery as Forchetto mentioned. Maybe the new efi bikes have bigger ones and it's not the problem any more.

denbow

Hrmmm, I thought I'd be keeping my Bonnie forever but that's not to be. Traded her in yesterday for a mint 2009 3500 mile Suzuki GSF 1250S limited edition, of which there are only 100 imported into the UK.
Now I'm looking forward to better weather, 97 bhp and 79.6 ft lb of torque !!! .

Got to say... the many hours spent tinkering, modding, polishing and riding the Bonnie have given me the utmost pleasure. They're great bikes

J Free

if you think living with an MV is bad try living with a Benelli. They packed up and left the states.
Why did I just buy this scrambler, they sound like rubbish?



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