Which Triumph Bonneville Should You Buy In 2024? (T100, T120, Speed Twins, Scramblers & More)

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[pdominois]

Speed Twin 1200. Perfect weekend bike, but comfortable enough for touring, and agile enough for commuting. Such a fun bike. Love it.

[louisjones]

I cannot fault my 2022 T120 Goldline. It’s as near the perfect bike as I have ever found.

[nigelmorgan]

Picked up my brand new Speed Twin 900 2 weeks ago and i couldn't be happier, perfect bike for me and my style of riding.

[Irfan]

Speed Twin 1200. Enough power, handles well, just abt comfortable enough to do long distances, good handling and easy to ride. Very well rounded street bikes. Beautiful bike on top of it all.

[ilikelampshades]

I'd go for the t120. It's the most practical, has the most modification potential, is the most versatile.

[robvdrdp]

Scrambler 900 is best overall imo. looks, sound, price. great bike!

[paulchambers]

T120 I think for me, love the retro styling and the torque of the engine, for me I think you can not only commute and Sunday ride this bike but I think it would be a great bike to tour on.🏍️😎

[Andy-ikzq]

Just picked up a new speed twin 1200 stealth, no complaints whatsoever

[daxmotis]

I have the old thruxton R. I’ve also had a a t120, thruxton 900, and speed triple RS. Thruxton R is by far my favorite though I do miss that t120…

[FadyBujana]

Nice video! To me, Triumph and the Bonneville lineup is a late discovery (having owned mostly BMWs among other brands). In fact I fell in love with them watching your series on the Street Twin and ended up getting a used one to customize! I enjoyed it so much (and still do!) that I jumped on the opportunity to pick up another Bonneville when the opportunity arose to get a Scrambler 1200 XC with just 1000 kms on the clock! I am amazed at how different the two bikes yet sharing the same spirit. I cannot quite describe it but the Bonneville make me feel “at home”, having never ridden them before in my 40+ years of motorcycling! Great design achievement from Triumph to deliver a completely different bike with only slight alterations! It makes want to experience all of them! Now my real dilemma is which of the two bikes to call my “work horse” and which to consider my Sunday bike! And you my friend did not make it any easier on me calling the T120 “the perfect work horse”! 😅

[Jeffslayzos]

LOL, i just bought my Speed Twin 900 3 weeks ago (1 week before this video came out... this video would have been a pretty nice resource for my decision making, THANKS @MOTOBOB! jkjk).

After months and months of painstaking researching ... to an obsessive degree... I chose the right bike for me, but I am also kind of itching to add a Bonneville 120 to the stable. I'll add my context here too, just in case anyone finds it useful in their decision making.

Pricing aside, I personally believe it all comes down to the ergo differences AND one crucial piece of tech if you plan to do long tours: cruise control.

I'm 5'6" and 30" inseam, and the Speed Twin 900 is perfect for me on the ergos - I can easily flat foot with both feet in my riding boots, though there are times where I wish the foot controls were a bit more "mid" mounted. This thought about the controls really only hits me when I've hit ~1.5 hour mark at highway speeds (70+ mph). I've ridden my ST900 at 85mph on the freeway, and I'll be honest, the wind is brutal ( as I'm sure it is on all of these bikes at those speeds), so I highly recommend a windshield. That aside though - the 900cc engine is MORE than capable of riding at 85mph+ for long stints (emphasis on more - I pushed it a fair bit higher than this, ahem, for science, and it still felt fine, but I felt like I was going to get ripped off the bike by wind). If you get the 900cc engine variant of any of these, it will feel GREAT on the highway. However ... my ST900 does not and cannot have cruise control; Triumph does not offer one for the ST line. That is the ONE thing I really, really wish was an option. I'll tour on this thing anyway, but yeah. The ST is perfect around town, in stop and go traffic, on the b roads, on the highway, very nimble in corners for what it is - it will easily do it all and its fun as hell. That and it sounds INCREDIBLE. I will never replace these exhausts. Triumph engineered these to perfection.

I don't feel the itch to get the ST1200; however, I think my next will be a T120 in a couple years. Stock, that thing is perfect. The only reason I didn't get the T120 is because the seat is noticeably higher, and I just wanted something I could easily flat foot at my shorter stature while I'm getting back into the sport (I have over a decade of riding experience, but this is the first bike I've had in about 9 years, and honestly its a dream bike by any measure).

Anyway, get a Bonneville - pick one that feels right ergonomically and has the tech you need (or want). You won't regret it. In fact, you'll probably start scheming how to get your second one.

[Sparky-Mark-uk]

Absolutely love my Bobber, great ride, loads of torque and the coolest looking thing out there.
My Bobber chrome gets loads of attention when at bike meetings, and even just riding around.
And even the stock exhaust sounds amazing.🤩

[martynhughes]

Love my Speedmaster, has had the foot pegs moved back to the mid position like the bobber, rides fantastic and great fun.

[Ronald-us]

4:27 I still own my 69 T120 R BONNIE, first scooter of my life, only😢 it is in my garage not running but hope to get it back up on the road, had many great miles on it before ran out of money and a little older in age (72 yrs) . Am impressed with the 1200 but not many good yrs left. The thump, thump, thump still makes my heart quake!

[taylodl]

Speed Twin 900. I commute to work cross-town on surface streets. This bike makes the commute fun! Still has plenty of go for weekend riding!

[andi]

chose the Bonneville T120 Chrome. It's glorious! It's chrome and baby blue... and Chrome :) Like an oldtimer!

[jerryandnancywertzbaugher]

The T120 is my bike. Such a fabulous all-rounder. It's part of my 6 bike stable and definitely my favorite for comfort and just all-day spirited ridding. The T120 would be the last one I'd part with. My other bikes are Vintage Yamaha XS 650, Vintage Yamaha XV 920 HR (the rare cafe style Virago), new Moto Guzzi V7, new BMW F900 XR, new Kawasaki KLR 650.

[toddsegalpsychicdetectivea]

I have the Street Scrambler 900 as a second bike. I love it! Great for country roads and beach drives where I live. The horsepower is great and cruises fine on the highway going back home. Only drawback is the exhaust pipes on a hot day especially in traffic. I do love Triumph so much I may be trading my Japanese sport bike for another triumph. Haven't determined which yet.

[seanheadley]

Owned to recently the XC1200, loved it, but next would be T120

[urbanstrencan]

Triumph retro model lineup is just awesome, love the Bobber and Scrambler 1200. Keep up with great work bringing us videos like this ❤❤❤❤