New Bonnevilles

 When I last test-rode one, they were still 790cc's of NO fun.  I'm reading
that when the firm went back to a 360 degree stroke [supposedly 270 when
they first started up??] and increased the cc's to 865, things started
feeling like the peppy bikes Triumphs were back in the late 60's.  It's too
late to test ride one [snow on ground] but can anyone that has a current
865cc bonneville please speak up and lemme know if the engine response was
as anemic as I remember, or if the extra cc's REALLY made a difference?

Get the itch to switch up again.


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 Dallas wrote:

While some Hinkley Triumphs do have 270-degree crankshafts to make the engine
smoother, the Bonnevilles always had 360-degree cranks.


As if 66 horsepower instead of 61 horsepower is going to make much difference.
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 Albrecht via MotorcycleKB.com wrote:


 What was the horsepower of the ol' Meriden Triumphs?
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http://www.motorbike-search-engine.co.uk/classic_bikes/triumph_classic.html

The 1973 Triumph T140V Bonneville 750cc had a whopping 53 horsepower
at 6500 RPM and went 109 mph.

But it was at the end of its development cycle. If you wanted more
power out of it, you had to bore it out to 800cc and the crankcases
couldn't take the extra power.

My chopper riding friend had an 800cc Trumpet that was always in the
shop being fixed while my Suzuki 750cc 2-stroke triple rolled on and
on and on.

In its mild state of tune, it had 70 horsepower at 6000 RPM, four more
horsepower than the 2007 Hinkley Bonneville.

But, who cares? Triumphs are a nostalgia retrobike for putting around
with your buddies on Sunday.

 
The current issue of Cycle World has a comparison test of the
Bonneville, Sportster, and Ducati 1000GT.

The Bonnie, sadly is heavier than the Duck, lighter than the Sporty,
has less horsepower and torque than either, and is slower 0-60 than
both.  On the good side, it is less expensive than either, too.

My choice for a retro styled Hinckley Triumph would be to find a
perfect, low mileage, Triumph Thunderbird Sport.  It's a triple,
liquid cooled, more horsepower and torque than you'll ever get from
the Bonnie, rare, yet shares lots of other parts with early Hinckley
bikes, and it might even appreciate in value a little over time.

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/Article_Page.aspx?ArticleID ‚

http://www.bikez.com/motorcycles/triumph_thunderbird_sport_2004.php

The 2004 Tbird Sport (last year for that model, iirc) spec sheet found
above lists it as 82hp/59ft-lbs of torque, 494 pounds dry, 6-speed,
dual disk front brake.

Cycle World lists the 2008 Bonnie as 58hp/47lbs-ft torque, 495 pounds
dry, 5-speed, single front disk brake.

I sure know which one I would choose.