Bonne Loan Bike

I took my Tiger in for service and got this loaner bike. Short review with a bad camera placement.

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• bonneville
• triumph
• tiger 1050
• motorcycle
• houston
• tx

[TwinCult]

id love to have a triumph beginner bike. lol. actually id just like to be able to ride something lmao.

[britex3186]

@TwinCult all in time little one, all in time ;)

[RC62]

it does look like your bouncing around a bit. Great for the kidneys. :^)

[britex3186]

@RC62 didn't feel it in the kidneys but sure felt it on the buttocks!

[seekinsoul]

Looks like a nice little bike. Definitely too small for you, but it looks just about right for me. My 250 feels tiny compared to my 550, especially since I hardly ride the 250. I know how you feel.

[britex3186]

@seekinsoul Yea you might have liked it. The Tiger is such a large bike compared to the Bonne. Hope to see you at DG4!

[britex3186]

@Zavochkin lol the didn't even have one on had....was eyeing the Street3 tho

[dprider02]

@britex3186 Fair enough. I've always thought of "beginner" rides as being lightweight dirt bikes and 250cc street machines. Old school, maybe, but that's the way I came up. Given proper instruction and plenty of practice, I suppose there's no reason not to start out on something bigger, but I'll always have a hard time looking at an 865cc machine as a starter bike. Oh well, behind the times, I guess. :)

[Zavochkin]

Couldn't get your hands on Thruxton hey? Tisk tisk.

[britex3186]

@dprider02 with only 67bhp it feels really tame, that in combination with the gearing it felt really mellow. The KLR650 I rode not too long ago was punchier, the Ninja650r is way faster and both of these bikes feel much taller. I based my opinion on the fact it was short for smaller riders, and the throttle response held no real unexpected surprises. Meaning a very manageable bike tho it might be heavy if layed over.