Triumph Bonneville - My New Ride in Dubai. EDIT - Now in Bangalore, India.

r_nairtvm · 8th April 2010, 18:43

Hello All,

I just got a 2009 Bonneville. It is really a dream come true for me as Triumph has been my dream bike for a long long time.

I took the bike home on 5th April 2010.

The initial ride was about 50 km. Bike feels good with a feeling of lot of power still left on call even in 5th. Did not have an opportunity to take her out again due to various reasons. Waiting for the weekend/Friday (only about 16 hours left)

I need to get my limits on it tomorrow. Then will start riding regularly.

I am getting a bike after a fairly long gap (aprt from my RD 350 back home). I feel like I am doing a "Woods" on my RD.

Am posting a few pictures of the bike - pictures were taken in a hurry and hence of rather poor quality. Hopefully will do some pictures tomorrow.

Hope you like the bike.

Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe

Ram

balenopower · 8th April 2010, 19:31

absolutely brilliant. Congratulations on acquiring this beauty.

aargee · 8th April 2010, 19:32

Nair saab, though I prefer V-twins or twin inline cylinder, I love Bonneville despite being a parallel twin. I love its classy looks & the design of wrapping the FI to give a look like carb. I'm so happy for you that I'm fumbling for words

; go hit the road & enjoy the ride man.

Here's something to cheer you up with Triumph. Me & Son are crazy about this little video

YouTube - Triumph Commercial Brand 2007

flotsam · 8th April 2010, 19:45

Congratulations, Mr Nair. A superb bike. The Bonneville is one of my favourites, too!

abhinav.s · 8th April 2010, 20:19

Ram you are one lucky chap! Triumph and specially the Bonneville range are my favorites from the time i had a look at the Bonneville series.

Congrats and please do post some more pics of the beauty and yes do enjoy munching miles with the Bonnie!!

Captain Slow · 8th April 2010, 20:51

Beautiful!! Just Beautiful

What kind of an engine this this have? CC and BHP?

Sorry Don't know much about motorcycles.

kunaldhami · 8th April 2010, 21:16

Congratulations. This is a real beauty. Please post some more pics for us to drool..

JayPrashanth · 8th April 2010, 21:39

Gorgeous ride.

Cheers,

Jay

aah78 · 8th April 2010, 23:04

Beautiful bike there r_nairtvm.

Do the Triumph's sold there come with a kick-start option?

All U.S. bound bikes are electric-start only.

the_trooper · 8th April 2010, 23:05

Ram, fantastic choice. Did rado have anything to do with influencing your choice?

Congratulations and I hope you manage to bring it back if you ever move back to India.

r_nairtvm · 9th April 2010, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by the_trooper

Ram, fantastic choice. Did rado have anything to do with influencing your choice?

Congratulations and I hope you manage to bring it back if you ever move back to India.

Trooper, Thanks

Rado actually doesn't know about this yet. He knows about my liking for Triumphs and the Classic Bikes.

Thanks I need to tell him about this.

Best Regards & Ride Safe

Ram

Nitin · 9th April 2010, 01:34

Maashe.. adi poli bike!
One of the few bikes that save the retro look, with new school blends here and there.Definitely on my list of bikes to own!
Hope to see a video with some music from the pipes.
Good riding gear in hand, I hope.
Ride safe!

bornin70s · 9th April 2010, 02:19

A lovely purchase Ram. If you were in India you'd need a lemon and chilly on a string and a lockable fuel lid.

Ah the Bonny. The gel seats, the pea shooter twin exhausts make me weak in the knees. It has spent lots of time posing on my home computer screen. A legend in itself, the bike along with the Thruxton and the Scrambler have brought back the classic looks and styling and put it bang into the middle of todays trends. The shrewdly hidden FI system makes it a killer. I also believe it encouraged Royal Enfield to bring back the classic and the cafe racer styling bikes.

Is yours from the 2010 range? It sure looks like the T100 sans the two tone coach line paint scheme but i might be wrong.

I would love to see a grab rail and a colored matched fly screen as well as the oil gauge and a tacho conversion kit.

jayakrishnan_v · 9th April 2010, 02:52

Congrats Ram...Nice bike u got there...pls post a detailed report after your ride tomm..enjoy there and have a safe ride...

Sheel · 9th April 2010, 10:48

Absolutely Stunning and Gorgeous
Drool rating -5/5

8th April 2010, 18:43	#1
r_nairtvm Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dubai/TRV/BLR Posts: 2,091 Thanked: 2,547 Times View My Garage	Triumph Bonneville - My New Ride in Dubai. EDIT - Now in Bangalore, India. Hello All, I just got a 2009 Bonneville. It is really a dream come true for me as Triumph has been my dream bike for a long long time. I took the bike home on 5th April 2010. The initial ride was about 50 km. Bike feels good with a feeling of lot of power still left on call even in 5th. Did not have an opportunity to take her out again due to various reasons. Waiting for the weekend/Friday (only about 16 hours left) I need to get my limits on it tomorrow. Then will start riding regularly. I am getting a bike after a fairly long gap (aprt from my RD 350 back home). I feel like I am doing a "Woods" on my RD. Am posting a few pictures of the bike - pictures were taken in a hurry and hence of rather poor quality. Hopefully will do some pictures tomorrow. Hope you like the bike. Best Regards & Drive/Ride Safe Ram Attached Thumbnails
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8th April 2010, 19:31	#2
balenopower BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 957 Thanked: 465 Times View My Garage	absolutely brilliant. Congratulations on acquiring this beauty.
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8th April 2010, 19:45	#4
flotsam BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: GA / KA Posts: 64 Thanked: 126 Times	Congratulations, Mr Nair. A superb bike. The Bonneville is one of my favourites, too!
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8th April 2010, 20:19	#5
abhinav.s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,775 Thanked: 1,272 Times	Ram you are one lucky chap! Triumph and specially the Bonneville range are my favorites from the time i had a look at the Bonneville series. Congrats and please do post some more pics of the beauty and yes do enjoy munching miles with the Bonnie!!
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8th April 2010, 20:51	#6
Captain Slow Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,549 Thanked: 1,957 Times	Beautiful!! Just Beautiful What kind of an engine this this have? CC and BHP? Sorry Don't know much about motorcycles.
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8th April 2010, 21:16	#7
kunaldhami BHPian Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Surat Posts: 152 Thanked: 82 Times	Congratulations. This is a real beauty. Please post some more pics for us to drool..
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8th April 2010, 21:39	#8
JayPrashanth Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bangalore/Goa Posts: 1,302 Thanked: 2,074 Times	Gorgeous ride. Cheers, Jay
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8th April 2010, 23:04	#9
aah78 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: NYC / BOM Posts: 4,662 Thanked: 3,258 Times View My Garage	Beautiful bike there r_nairtvm. Do the Triumph's sold there come with a kick-start option? All U.S. bound bikes are electric-start only.
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8th April 2010, 23:05	#10
the_trooper BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chn Posts: 215 Thanked: 102 Times View My Garage	Ram, fantastic choice. Did rado have anything to do with influencing your choice? Congratulations and I hope you manage to bring it back if you ever move back to India.
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9th April 2010, 01:34	#12
Nitin Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 3,294 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Maashe.. adi poli bike! One of the few bikes that save the retro look, with new school blends here and there.Definitely on my list of bikes to own! Hope to see a video with some music from the pipes. Good riding gear in hand, I hope. Ride safe!
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9th April 2010, 02:19	#13
bornin70s BHPian Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 70 Thanked: 2 Times	A lovely purchase Ram. If you were in India you'd need a lemon and chilly on a string and a lockable fuel lid. Ah the Bonny. The gel seats, the pea shooter twin exhausts make me weak in the knees. It has spent lots of time posing on my home computer screen. A legend in itself, the bike along with the Thruxton and the Scrambler have brought back the classic looks and styling and put it bang into the middle of todays trends. The shrewdly hidden FI system makes it a killer. I also believe it encouraged Royal Enfield to bring back the classic and the cafe racer styling bikes. Is yours from the 2010 range? It sure looks like the T100 sans the two tone coach line paint scheme but i might be wrong. I would love to see a grab rail and a colored matched fly screen as well as the oil gauge and a tacho conversion kit.
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9th April 2010, 02:52	#14
jayakrishnan_v BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London Posts: 104 Thanked: 139 Times	Congrats Ram...Nice bike u got there...pls post a detailed report after your ride tomm..enjoy there and have a safe ride...
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9th April 2010, 10:48	#15
Sheel Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Purnea (Bihar) Posts: 9,588 Thanked: 14,404 Times View My Garage	Absolutely Stunning and Gorgeous Drool rating -5/5
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