Triumph Bonneville 2,300 mile ride impression with thelostadventure.com

[riderpoet]

With the stock mufflers, it sounds like a blender full of ping pong balls. That bike needs some pipes!

[thelostadventure]

@riderpoet for sure it would sound a lot better, but we're not in the habit of installing aftermarket pipes on the bikes we rent :-)

The Norman Hyde pipes are supposed to sound pretty awesome.....

[RocknLester2011]

Great machine!

[thelostadventure]

@RocknLester2011 yeah it's such a fun ride, handles superbly and ever time you stop someone asks you about it. It's a wonder we got anywhere!

[abendroth85]

How vibration is there in the new Bonnevilles?

[thelostadventure]

@abendroth85 The vibration isn't bad on the Bonneville, certainly not like the older British bikes. But you do feel a bit of vibration through the bars. Didn't stop us from putting 2,300 miles on the bike! If it really bothers you, you can always get bar end weights or different handlebars. Thanks for asking!

[Deepbluhuntr]

@abendroth85 , I have a 2007 T100 and to be honest I never feel vibration, I did go up to a 19 tooth front sprocket though as soon as I got it.

[thelostadventure]

@Deepbluhuntr i'd say there's a bit of a tingle at higher rpm, it's a parallel twin, no getting around it unless they put a counterbalancer in the engine

[Deepbluhuntr]

@Deepbluhuntr ,

Me too, the 19 tooth sprocket is geat for highway riding especially. I have the same bike that you do in black and white.