2016 Triumph Bonneville T120 Review

The cover came off and sunlight struck the red and silver paint of the late sixties Bonneville for the first time in a quarter century. Only 1,300 miles after purchasing it, the original owner gave his life in Vietnam, and the bike has since sat in the corner of his mother’s garage. I should have bought it then and there, but didn’t. The memory haunts me still, like an old girlfriend I should have married but never asked. Nineteen years later I’m standing in front of a 2016 Bonneville T120 wondering if I’ll make the same mistake twice.

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[aaronkirk]

I love my T120 Black. Had a 2013 Bonnie before and this is a million times better. Awesome bike.

[turbo]

Love the droopy front turn signals in the dramatic stock footage. The T120 is beautiful and definitely the bike for me. Love the details like LED running light and standard integrated heated grips. The new Thruxton is amazing but the T120 is more to my liking.

[withgaryjonas]

Just to let you guys know, this is like the fifth time watching it and i've downed for my T120 Black and White edition w VnH exhausts. Just buy it guys!

[windridr]

I love this bike. If I ever get another one, this will be it!

[Broken_Arrow]

Some say that unlike the prior generation Bonne, this is a complete motorcycle. Wonder though, if this generation still has intermittent starting issues and if Triumph USA customer service is any better.

[Lar]

I got a new 2017 120 like the red and silver one here - love it. But I also want a Thruxton R. Might get one of those (in silver) next year and keep both bikes. That would be a nice line up of bikes in the garage.

[ianbarnett]

i found the bonnie 800cc with norman hyde classic pipes, in green &silver livery most satisfying.

[TheRealSandorClegane]

The black and brown will save me alot of money cause I was gonna customize my bike to look like that, this is perfect

[hankfink]

A side by side comparison between the Thruxton would be great! Since they're all new for 2016 and there aren't many professional reviews on either (except for the R)

[MrSlowestD]

Wow, looks like they really hit it out of the park with the new '16 Classics. Love the diversity and tailoring of each model to its intended purpose. Prior it was just every single bike had the same exact motor and the only thing that was slightly different was the scrambler had the 270* crank angle while the rest had the 360, but now there's different suspension geometry and power tailoring (probably just cams) to make each better for its intended purposes - which is very nice IMO. I also love the heated grips as this is indeed a decent bike for 1-up touring, and the heated grips just make that more so. The cruise also adds to this experience.

So I completely love the new classics line-up, but to be honest, the old one base was what, 8600? 9? Somewhere around there. This is 11.5? That's kind of a big jump in price, IMO, and while it does add a lot of gizmos and function for that extra price, I think it moves the bonnie out of the younger customer target that it was in 2015 and below - now targeting a bit older and wealthier people - the previous one was sort of accessible as a first bike type deal - this one does not seem that way.

[salpairadice]

Great! I can't wait to buy a used one in a couple of years with 500 miles for half price.

[funguseater]

No way that seat is Olive Drab - its Brown !

[classikz]

Has he been hitting the gym? Looking ripped... no homo.

[TexasMan]

I'm very interested in purchasing one in this next year. My question is, how reliable is this, and the t100 for that matter? Could I trust it cross country?

[bubbachunky]

triumph did their homework, good job boys!

[tommasotini]

hy, i am about to order a T120. not sure if I should order the V&H exhaust with or without omologation.
I just don t want to spend 900euro without a sound/performance improvement....what do you think?
I the one without omologation much better in terms of sound?

[prashanthk]

Gud one...it wud be great if u guys cud do a review of the triumph 2016 street twin

[sepharad]

Re: footpeg clearance:"They told us we could get the Speed Twin footpegs, which come directly out"Are these 1938-66 Triumph speed twin footpegs?  Do they still make such things and if so, where do you find them?

[mukulshajidas]

Where's did they shoot this video? With the beach and all? What place is this?

[staver]

Anyone know the jacket on the left at 0:58 ?