It's been a while since I posted here. I rode a lovely 2003 (post factory fire) Centennial Edition Bonnie in Lucifer Orange and Silver that was one of the nicest bikes I've owned.
Tonight I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the intro of the new Bonnie/Thruxton/Street Twin lineup at NE Ohio Ducati/Triumph, and thought I'd take this time to let all of you know what a pleasant event it was.
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NE Ohio Ducati/Triumph has always made new model introductions quite an event, and tonight was no different. The dealership invited customers to stop in, beginning at 6pm (thru 9pm) to view the new Bonneville, Thruxton, and Street Twin models. Lovely machines, all. And enough food to feed an army.
Many of you are probably more in tune with these new bikes than I am, but there were a few things I found interesting:
- All the new bike engines (900cc and 1200cc) are 270 degree engines.
- If the production bikes sound like these pre-production models, I'd be pleased to ride with the stock exhaust. Nice tone.
- Fit and finish is quite nice
- Re the T-120:
- Ride by wire
- ABS
- Slipper clutch (I think)
- Cartridge front fork .... rear is still adjustable only for preload
- T-120 has double wall exhaust system. I believe the Street Twin is single wall
- T-120 comes with heated grips
- Std items that were options on the T100: Center stand, rear 'rack' (not a rack what the hell is that lovely thing called? )
Triumph had brought the bikes by factory trailer to NE Ohio Triumph, and also had their US Sales Manager at the event. This dealership was also being used to train not only NE Ohio's techs, but techs from other dealerships as well. The Tech session was an all day Thur and Fri affair. One of the factory tech guys was generous with his time, and made himself available to anyone who wanted to talk about the internals of the bikes.
The new engine, unlike the previous 790 and 865 cc engines is not a DOHC, but a SOHC, with valves being actuated by forked rocker arms. Per the tech who generously discussed the bikes with us, valve adjustment intervals are in the neighborhood of 20,000 miles.
Why SOHC? Apparently it kept the height of the larger displacement engine low enough so that the valves can be easily accessed. Perhaps a DOHC would have been taller(?)
Here's a few pics. Some are of the pre-2016 models, a couple that have been heavily-modified by the shop. None of my pics are as nice as the publicity photos that are on-line, but hopefully they conveys the enthusiasm Triumph USA, the dealer, and Triumph owners are showing for the new bikes. Loved their trailer!
http://s115.photobucket.com/user/bc...Bonneville Thruxton Street Twin?sort=3&page=1
Bob
Tonight I had the pleasure of being invited to attend the intro of the new Bonnie/Thruxton/Street Twin lineup at NE Ohio Ducati/Triumph, and thought I'd take this time to let all of you know what a pleasant event it was.
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NE Ohio Ducati/Triumph has always made new model introductions quite an event, and tonight was no different. The dealership invited customers to stop in, beginning at 6pm (thru 9pm) to view the new Bonneville, Thruxton, and Street Twin models. Lovely machines, all. And enough food to feed an army.
Many of you are probably more in tune with these new bikes than I am, but there were a few things I found interesting:
- All the new bike engines (900cc and 1200cc) are 270 degree engines.
- If the production bikes sound like these pre-production models, I'd be pleased to ride with the stock exhaust. Nice tone.
- Fit and finish is quite nice
- Re the T-120:
- Ride by wire
- ABS
- Slipper clutch (I think)
- Cartridge front fork .... rear is still adjustable only for preload
- T-120 has double wall exhaust system. I believe the Street Twin is single wall
- T-120 comes with heated grips
- Std items that were options on the T100: Center stand, rear 'rack' (not a rack what the hell is that lovely thing called? )
Triumph had brought the bikes by factory trailer to NE Ohio Triumph, and also had their US Sales Manager at the event. This dealership was also being used to train not only NE Ohio's techs, but techs from other dealerships as well. The Tech session was an all day Thur and Fri affair. One of the factory tech guys was generous with his time, and made himself available to anyone who wanted to talk about the internals of the bikes.
The new engine, unlike the previous 790 and 865 cc engines is not a DOHC, but a SOHC, with valves being actuated by forked rocker arms. Per the tech who generously discussed the bikes with us, valve adjustment intervals are in the neighborhood of 20,000 miles.
Why SOHC? Apparently it kept the height of the larger displacement engine low enough so that the valves can be easily accessed. Perhaps a DOHC would have been taller(?)
Here's a few pics. Some are of the pre-2016 models, a couple that have been heavily-modified by the shop. None of my pics are as nice as the publicity photos that are on-line, but hopefully they conveys the enthusiasm Triumph USA, the dealer, and Triumph owners are showing for the new bikes. Loved their trailer!
http://s115.photobucket.com/user/bc...Bonneville Thruxton Street Twin?sort=3&page=1
Bob