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• Triumph Bonneville in used advice Buy used retro Bonnie
• Basically good and lovable motorcycles
• Technical data Triumph Bonneville
• Market situation
• Facelift
• Dealer interview
• Further information
• competitor

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The competition: Moto Guzzi V7 Special.

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Triumph Bonneville T100.

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Triumph Bonneville T100.

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From 2009 the Bonneville will roll on cast wheels. As before, the basic model only has a speedometer and no tachometer like the SE. Otherwise only minor facelift.

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The popular special Black model has been sold around 500 times in Germany. Still on offer quite often.

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With a single seat and in matt black: the T100 McQueen edition, which has been sold around 1000 times around the world, is rare as a used one.

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Easily recognized by the cast wheels and speedometer plus rev counter: Bonneville SE model from 2009.

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Triumph Bonneville SE.

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Triumph Bonneville T100.

Triumph Dortmund

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Dealer offer from Westphalia: 1st hand, 1 year guarantee. As accessories: Shark rear silencer, single seat with luggage rack. Fat package, but quite expensive.

Triumph Dortmund

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The Triumph branch in Dortmund offers many used cars in an exhibition space of 750 square meters. Marc Winter, 41 years old, is sales manager.

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Book tip: Triumph Bonneville – a model story of a legend.

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The competition: BMW R 100 R Mystic.

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The competition: Harley-Davidson Sportster 883.

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The competition: Kawasaki W 800.

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The competition: Moto Guzzi V7.

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Triumph Bonneville in used advice

Triumph Bonneville in used advice
Buy used retro Bonnie

The Triumph Bonneville, built from 2001 to 2015, can’t really go fast and looks old next to many bikes. Pretty good. Regardless, fans like the old-fashioned beauty.

Thorsten Dentges

07/21/2016

More retro is hardly possible. After all, the triumph can Bonneville look back on family roots that go back to the 1950s. The Triumph did not become a legendary motorcycle until the 1960s, when it gave actor Steve McQueen, among others, cause for enthusiasm (and heat) with its impressive 46 hp and 190 km / h top speed. The two-cylinder machine was awesome back then, a macho bike for expert riders. And nowadays?

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It still looks almost the same, although technically it has little in common with the first series of Bonneville models, which also went under when the company died in the 1980s. After Triumph’s restart in the early 1990s, the Triumph Bonneville, which is described here, did not re-emerge until 2001. With a newly designed 790 cubic in-line twin cylinder, which was also used in Triumph’s mid-range cruiser America at the same time. The 61 hp didn’t knock anyone off their feet in the “modern times”, but that wasn’t the claim either. Curiously, the Japanese established a new retro class with the Kawasaki W 650 as early as 1999, based on the spirit of the sixties Brit bikes – it was logical that Triumph did not want to back off any longer. However, the trend initially passed the customer by.

Basically good and lovable motorcycles

Only a few understood at that time that the following can also apply to machines other than choppers and cruisers: performance is not everything. Since 2005, the Triumph Bonneville has produced 68 hp from 865 cc, and it stayed that way until the last model year 2015, including the appearance: 1960s style, authentic.

During the construction period there were a few minor changes (see model update) and additional and special models that differ only minimally from the basic model – T100, Black, SE, Anniversary and others. Basically, they are well-behaved and lovable motorcycles. What an evolution: the original Bonnie was excitingly fast back then – the retro Bonneville, on the other hand, is a tried and tested means for hurried people to cool off with pleasure.

Technical data Triumph Bonneville

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The popular special Black model has been sold around 500 times in Germany. Still on offer quite often.

Market situation

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With a single seat and in matt black: the T100 McQueen edition, which has been sold around 1000 times around the world, is rare as a used one.

Since the new model was launched, many dealers have been selling the Triumph Bonneville at low prices. That depresses the used prices somewhat.

6850 euros
Example: EZ 05/2011, 24,065 km
Dealer offer from Westphalia: 1st hand, 1 year guarantee. As accessories: Shark rear silencer, single seat with luggage rack. Fat package, but quite expensive

from 4500 euros
Example display: 23,813 km, EZ 03/2007, all wear parts are still in good condition. No maintenance or repair backlog, the machine looks very good, only a few small scratches can be found on the exhaust, 4899 euros (dealer from Braunschweig)

Low price level. Predominantly Triumph Bonneville with a 790 engine and often with more than 25,000 kilometers and visible signs of use are offered for less than 5000 euros. Overall, only a few offers are less than 5500 euros.

from 5500 euros
Example ad: 8500 km, EZ 06/2008, HU expired, first hand. Due to time constraints, I am selling the beautiful piece. A Triumph Bonneville deserves to be driven. Start the summer relaxed! 6300 euros (private provider from Hessen)

Medium price level. Although never really cheap, the bargain density is highest in this price range. If you are lucky, you will find little-used and well-maintained specimens at fair, negotiable prices of around 6,000 euros.

from 7000 euros
Example display: 4500 km, EZ 03/2012, HU 03/2017. I bought the motorcycle first hand last year and hardly rode it. Was equipped with a cardan shaft instead of a chain drive. 7800 euros (private provider from Lower Saxony)

High price level. In particular, private sellers think they can use the retro hype around the Triumph Bonneville and sometimes have very exaggerated price expectations. Dealers rarely offer used vehicles that are older than three years.

Facelift

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Easily recognized by the cast wheels and speedometer plus tachometer: Bonneville SE model from 2009.

• 2001: Market launch of the retro bike Triumph Bonneville (type 908MD) with a two-cylinder in-line engine (790 cm³, 61 hp). Price: 14,460 marks (7393 euros).
• 2002: Model Bonneville T100 (type 986MF) with higher quality equipment. Initially only as an anniversary special model, which will remain in the program from now on. Price: 8360 euros.
• 2004: New, slightly stripped-down special model Black based on the Bonneville. Price: 7150 euros.
• 2005: Model Bonneville T100 with displacement expansion from 790 to 865 cm³ and performance increase from 61 to 68 hp. Prices Bonneville / T100: 7930/8560 euros.
• 2007: The 865 engine is now also used in the standard Bonneville and the Black model. New: black crankshaft housing. Prices Bonneville (Black) / T100: 8190 (7990) / 9220 euros.
• 2008: All Bonneville models receive electronic fuel injection (“EFI”). New tank and emblems. Prices at Bonneville and Black unchanged, T100 costs 8990 euros.
• 2009: Bonneville gets new wheels, different handlebars, modified suspension and seat. New model Bonneville SE, also with new cast wheels, seat, handlebars, suspension and a different speedometer instrument unit. Black model is not applicable. Prices Bonneville / SE: 8140/8990 euros. T100 now with new seat, handlebar mount and footrest rubbers, black crankshaft housing. Also limited to 650 pieces worldwide, the Bonneville T100 50th Anniversary model in blue / orange. Prices T100 / 50th: 8990 euros.
• 2012: Model T100 as Edition McQueen and 110th Anniversary (approx. 2000 pieces worldwide).
• 2015: Last year in the Germany program. 1200 Bonneville T120 and the new Street Twin model replace.

Dealer interview

Triumph Dortmund

Marc Winter, 41 years old, is sales manager at the Triumph branch in Dortmund.

The Triumph branch in Dortmund offers many used cars in an exhibition space of 750 square meters. Marc Winter, 41 years old, is sales manager.

MOTORCYCLE: Your offer should cost only 25 percent below the old new price from 2011. So you are well in a direct comparison. Is the Triumph Bonneville so in demand that it goes away well for such high used prices?

Marc Winter: Yes, in any case. This motorcycle has long enjoyed enormous popularity. There are both older buyers who are reminded of their own youth in the 1960s by this retro bike, as well as many young buyers who like the authentic oldie look of this Triumph. You get a classic bike with reliable technology and cult status, and it rides without any problems. And because the demand is so high, the used prices are also very stable.

MOTORCYCLE: Now the new Bonneville with a 1200cc engine is entering the market. On the other hand, doesn’t the old Triumph Bonneville T100 look a bit old? Especially since the new T120 comes up with significantly more power and torque …

Marc Winter: Oh, you can’t say that like that. Logically, the new Bonnie is exciting and has quickly found fans. But they are not yet available in used form. The Triumph Bonneville T100 is still very popular as a used vehicle because it is technically uncomplicated to throttle to 48 hp. It is therefore recommended for newcomers to driving licenses and especially for those returning to the field and older people switching from the A2 driving license. For this clientele, the question of performance does not even arise. And with 48 hp, the T100 is still very easy to drive.

MOTORCYCLE: Interested parties differentiate between the 865 and the 790 engine installed until 2006?

Marc Winter: To be honest, hardly. I think for Bonnie prospects, looks are more important than the few horsepower. Externally, the 790s and 865s hardly differ, good maintenance condition and low mileage are considered to be more decisive. 

MOTORCYCLE: Which accessories are popular with this motorcycle??

Marc Winter: There is a very wide range, from a lockable fuel filler cap to a complete Cafe Racer conversion, we’ve already had everything in the shop. The Bonneville has a large range of accessories; everyone can design the motorcycle to their liking. People like to use that.

MOTORCYCLE: And there are particularly popular colors?

Marc Winter: The special Black model has been in great demand for years. Dark paintwork is generally well received, so you are always right with black, following the motto “Black is beautiful”.

Further information

Delius Klasing Verlag

Book tip: Triumph Bonneville – a model story of a legend.

Testing in MOTORCYCLE

• 20/2000 (FB)
• 24/2000 (FB)
• 2/2001 (VT)
• 10/2001 (VT)
• 13/2004 (VT)
• 9/2009 (FB)
• 7/2011 (VT)
• 13/2012 (VT)
• 4/2016 (VT)

FB = driving report, VT = comparison test; Article download at www.motorradonline.de/ekiosk

literature

• Friends of the cult Bonneville motorcycle are also welcome to learn about history and learn as much as possible about their ancestors (first year of construction: 1959). To have a technical say: “Triumph Bonneville: Model history of a motorcycle legend” by Mick Duckworth and James Mann, 240 pages, Moby Dick Verlag, ISBN-10: 3768852393

competitor

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The competition: Among other things, the Kawasaki W 800.

• BMW R 100 R Mystic
  Old Kabachel: The special model from 1994 to 1996 holds its value for retro fans over 5000 euros, provided that it is well maintained. Two-cylinder boxer engine, 60 hp, weight 228 kg, 0-100 km / h in 4.9 seconds, top speed 181 km / h, consumption 6.5 liters, from 4500 euros
• Harley-Davidson Sportster 883
  The solid injection chopper (from 2007) runs well on the road and is very popular with classic purists. Two-cylinder 45-degree V-engine, 53 hp, weight 258 kg, 0-100 km / h in 7.1 seconds, top speed 160 km / h, consumption 4.4 liters, from 5500 euros
• Kawasaki W 800
  The Japan bike (from 2011) is sold secondhand a little cheaper than the Bonnie, but rarely for less than 5000 euros.
  Two-cylinder in-line engine, 48 hp, weight 217 kg, 0–100 km / h in 6.1 seconds, top speed 170 km / h, consumption 4.0 liters, from 4800 euros
• Moto-Guzzi V7
  Consistently and successfully trimmed for retro since 2009. A maximum of 48 hp, but enough for casual jetting around.
  Two-cylinder in-line engine, 48 hp, weight 210 kg, 0–100 km / h in 6.0 seconds, Vmax 155 km / h, consumption 4.5 liters, from 4500 euros

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