Triumph factory bobber

[Freebird]

Not my thing but it is pretty cool.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2016/10/21/triumphs-new-bonneville-bobber-is-factory-custom-with-hardtail-looks.html

[Yammer Dan]

You can order it with Apes. Would be nice for around town.

[leo3wheel]

Not crazy about the chain drive. Could always go with a BMW. :-)

[WildBill1]

Like the Bonnieville better especially the old 650's.

[cowpuc]

Isn't it funny how gear heads spin out their souls to create bikes to their likings, then other gear heads are like and proceed to create their own versions of such.. Then, 10 or 15 years later the manufactures are like,, "guess thats what they want" and BINGO - factory one off's!!!!

Kinda cool really!!

Personally,, I think that lil Trumpet is GORGEOUS!! I would perfer it raked with an 18 over Springer hangin on the front of it but I am still caught in the late 60's so my opinion dont really matter

 

AWESOME Don!! Thanks for posting this brother!!

 

Ohhh,, by the way,,, I personally like this little bobber wayyyy more than the recent future bike with "no helmet" required safety features.. I'll take my chances on the old schooler

[camos]

Personally,, I think that lil Trumpet is GORGEOUS!! I would perfer it raked with an 18 over Springer hangin on the front of it but I am still caught in the late 60's so my opinion dont really matter

 

My first thought was "Too bad they didn't give the tank a bit of an angle up." Your thought of "18 over" is a bit too extreme for me but it would look seriously cool.

 

There is a guy around here who likes building the occasional bike, mostly in the bobber style. He did one a couple of years ago with longer forks, about 4"-6", but up rather than out which gave a nice rake to the frame without impacting the steering quality. It looked really nice. He rode it across Canada to the East coast and when he got back he said it handled very well. The trail was not extreme so it could make turns like a standard bike.

 

The Yamaha Raider is somewhat similar to the Triumph except that the Yamaha uses a raked triple tree that allows reasonable steering with extended forks. The one thing that I personally like about Triumph motorcycles is they have stayed with true dual exhausts, one on each side. The current fashion of having two into one is just fugly.

[rickardracing]

That IS ONE NICE scoot.