SUNRISE BONNEVILLE: TRIUMPH T100 ROADSTER

[weeksy]

https://www.bikebound.com/2021/08/23/sunrising/

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

Tarts handbag with a brown seat

[KungFooBob]

Whats with the airbox?

Everyone knows it's not a proper hipster bike if its got an airbox.

[McNab]

That's not an airbox. It's storage for beard oil and beard comb. Hipsters have got to make sure their beard looks good after a ride

[Mr. Dazzle]

The grey/ally thing? That's a battery box I think.

[KungFooBob]

The grey/ally thing? That's a battery box I think.

Yeah, you're right.

On the picture I was looking at the angle made it look like it was connected to the carbs.

[Horse]

Whats with the airbox?

Everyone knows it's not a proper hipster bike if its got an airbox.

If it was an air filter, they did a rubbish job of connecting it

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[Count Steer]

So SoCal. By way of St Tropez.
At first glance I quite liked it. The more I looked, the more I disliked it.

[Rockburner]

It'll obviously never get ridden on even damp roads, they'll be cleaning it for a week if they do. (who the fuck fits a rear mudguard only a foot long??)

[Lutin]

Stupid brown seat and silly sized yellow headlight.

[Trinity765]

No. I have one on lone from Triumph at the moment and it's completely uninspiring. I can't imagine a colouring it in a bit and a few extras would make any difference.

[Taipan]

I should have liked it, but this whole brown seat, oddly treaded tyres is really wearing thin!

[Cousin Jack]

I like some bits, but hate lots of other bits. On balance I prefer the original.

4/10, could do much better.

[JackyJoll]

oddly treaded tyres is really wearing thin!

They sure is.

[Potter]

So SoCal. By way of St Tropez.
At first glance I quite liked it. The more I looked, the more I disliked it.

Same.
I opened it and thought I really liked it, but about a minute later it annoyed me to the point of not liking it, I think it's just trying too hard.

A standard one in that colour scheme would look nice.

[Trinity765]

I had a T100 for a week as a courtesy bike, I hated it so much I took it back a week before my bike was finished and told them I'd rather catch the bus.

I had one earlier this year while they did some work to mine and they charged me for the lone which I wasn't expecting. When they said "Sorry about the wait, the card machine is going slow" I said "oh, a bit like the bike you're charging me for". You have to get up to a certain momentum and then not slow down for anything - that's where the fun is.

[Mr. Dazzle]

65bhp right?

OK so it's not gonna set your pants on fire but I'd be surprised if its slow. Unless they gave you a restricted one?

It should still outrun most cars up to the limit?

I think people get spoiled by modern bikes sometimes

[Asian Boss]

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At first glance I quite liked it. The more I looked, the more I disliked it.

Me too. It does look nice from some angles, at a distance.

I saw an original 60s Triumph on the motorway the other day and it was struggling to keep up with the traffic and looked dead wee and nesh.

[The Spin Doctor]

65bhp right?

OK so it's not gonna set your pants on fire but I'd be surprised if its slow. Unless they gave you a restricted one?

It should still outrun most cars up to the limit?

I think people get spoiled by modern bikes sometimes

I must admit I did wonder about just how optimistic the Triumph dyno is. I rode the first of the 865s and it wouldn't have outrun my GS500E, supposedly with just over 50 hp. I know the Triumph is incredibly lardy - it was around 50 kgs heavier than the GS500, but 60+ hp should give a top speed of 120-ish...

Mind you, I wouldn't have been tempted to push it to the limit either, given the incredibly poor suspension. I hope the latest model handles better.

[G.P]

Its a pretty motorcyle I reckon.
As already mentioned, I'd want the full fat 1200 Motor from the Speed twin in there. if you're going to all that trouble, you might as well give it max bhp.
I really like the paint, I don't mind a Brown seat and there's nothing wrong with a French headlight. Some of the details aren't to my taste but I wouldn't mind having something like that in the Garage.