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Butcher

It's been a long winter, long spring, and I have come full circle back to Triumph from looking at Harley. I love the Harleys, but my budget, sense of uniqueness, need for something different, and monthly expenses keep slapping me in the face and telling me "Triumph".
I do a lot of different types of riding, including one big trip each year (5 days straight) with a buddy of mine and needing to have a bike that can do straight runs, twisties, hills, highway, country, etc.
I am still torn between the Bonnie Black or the Thruxton. They both have great attributes, but which one is truly the better bike? Comfort, ridability, etc. My wife does like to ride, too from time to time, but not very often (kids), so I just don't know where to go or what direction to go in.
Any suggestions?

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itcha

Your definitely not an impulse buyer that's for sure, LOL!!! Good luck in your search for a new bike.

CAPTDON

COMFORT = BONNE!!! Tjhe thrux is nice if your 18-25 yrs old. Very sporty - but very uncomfortable!! Bonne has all.
Good choice either way!!

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SCCTrim

...was wondering where you got off too. Welcome back...


I think the bonnie would be a better choice for you.


...black is good

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mecscc

Geez, Butch, I thot you'd fallen off the face of the earth, or that Cleveland had fallen into the lake, but there was no such report down here in Tusc county......... Glad you're back.

Get the Black. Its more multi-purpose by far and if your wife likes to ride pillion all the more so. I can't think of a single thing you can do on a Thrux that you can't do on a Black. If you really LOVE the cafe racer look and the forward leaning ergos then get the Thrux................Otherwise, the Black.

BUT, get some Triumph! You just need to decide. Say "eany, meany, miny, moe" -- whatever. If you wait much longer half the riding season will be gone, and, last time I checked, you don't get "do-overs" when it comes to riding season.

Monte :-D

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Monte

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RedBird

The Tiger would sure be good on that 5-dayer. :-D

Larry

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Larry
2003 T-100 (790cc), NARK, NH Togas, 8100 rpm rev limiter, 158 main jets, 42 pilot jets (less than 1 turn out on pilot screws), stock needles--no shims. 13 A/F ratio from 1100 rpm to 4000 rpm; 12 A/F ratio from 4000 rpm to 6000 rpm; 13 A/F from 6000 rpm to 8100 rpm.:D
2007 Tiger 1050--White:D--SW-Motech crashbars, Skidmarx rear hugger/chain guard, Calsci +7 windscreen.

ohiorider

Haven't ridden a Thrux - but for me, the T100 or Bonnie is a comfortable ride. If you want to make it more like a Thrux, you can always install rearsets and low bars. On either bike, you may want to consider modifying the suspension to smooth out the ride a bit.

RE your long ride, the Bonneville would work, and probably be a lot of fun. Two of us took our Bonnies from Cleveland, Ohio to Arizona, then north to Wyoming, before turning back east and coming home. 5000 miles. It was a hoot!

Here's a photo of both bikes, taken in Western Kansas. Mine was set up as Motorcycle 101, Tom's had the K&Q saddle, higher bars, windshield, etc. But we both enjoyed taking the Bonnies, and we were both retired and 60+ at the time.



Not sure I could have done this on a Thruxton, at least not at my age.

Bob

[ This message was edited by: ohiorider on 2007-06-16 21:41 ]

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Butcher

Thanks for the replies back.....
A couple other questions...
Say I needed bags for my trips, a better flowing exhaust system and some leaner, lower handlebars, a sissy bar assembly for the Mrs.....about how much extra would I be looking at for these items?
Keep in mind I do all my own work. Dealer labor cost is not a factor here.
Thanks in advance

[ This message was edited by: Butcher on 2007-06-17 10:15 ]

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bendavanza

Butcher-
Lower bars range from $25 to $80 depending on what you like. I have the low cafe bars from newbonneville.com and they are awesome, but I have ****ty wrists so I installed risers. Pipes are going to be around $500 for a set of good cans, give or take a hundred, depending on what you use. British Customs Predators are popular as well as D&D, Staintune, Hyde, but there are probably a dozen other options out there. You can also get adaptors to make standard muffler fit, in which case opens you up to the world of jcwhitney and emgo. There are also people selling their unwanted parts here on the rat.net classifeds at usually very good prices. Do some looking around, this site is full of reviews, rants, raves, discussions, opinions about products for the Bonnies.
Here are some links to places selling new aftermarket parts, but not a copmplete list by any means:
http://bellacorse.com/index.html
http://www.newbonneville.com/
http://www.british-customs.com/store/
http://www.bonnevilleperformance.com...ce_800gt.shtml
Also look at the rat.net wiki page for more info.
best of luck
-Ben

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wenzel850

Butcher,

I just got done doing 3000 miles in 7 days on a Bonnie T100. I'd do it again in a minute with this bike. It's reliable, has plenty of power, plus handles like a dream.

If you will use the bike to take the wife for a ride, then you want a Bonnie not the Thrux. It'll be far more comfortable for her.

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Quentin

"01-20-2009 I can't wait"