How To Set Up Your Triumph Bonneville T120 For Touring | Top 5 Bonneville Upgrades For The Road.

In this video, I go over my top five accessory upgrades in order to make the Triumph Bonneville T120 a better weekend trip, longer distance, touring bike. Can you tour on a Triumph Bonneville T120? In short, yes. There are some great accessories that can help with that. What are some of these accessories? Watch and see, and maybe it can help you save time and money.

Highway Pegs, Forward Foot Placement

Corbin Seat:

Steering Damper Kit (Cheaper Option)

Steering Damper (Ohlins) More Pricey

Cases:

National Cycle Windshield

[Motorcyclewindtherapy]

Not sure the community would appreciate this... but thank upu. This video made me realize I already have a better bike for me at 6'4" and as many touring miles as I do. Maybe one day I'll grab a used bonnie just to habe around... they sure speak to the heart since I grew up riding in the 1970s.

[rodneyrosecrants]

Purchased a 2023 T120 Bonneville in December…..the classic blue and white color…..Love the Triumph design…..old school look….also have a 2023 Triumph Thruxton RS in black and chrome one year only model….have on order the 2024 Triumph Thruxton FE .. the last year for production…

[joshuajames]

brilliant video. I have just finished on a 3 month tour with my 2020 t120 bonnie without any updgrades aside from the panniers. I went givi Alaska and they are amazing. I am very keen on a wind shield, and I love the idea of those relaxed footpegs, definitely going to get me a pair. I really love touring with the T120, just a few tweaks needed here and there and in many ways could be the best/funniest touring bike ever.

[Fourwedge]

Holy crap. That seat is 💲💲💲. Nice video

[stehas]

thank you for your research. It really helped!

[georgeroberts]

Nice to see what you did. I have the same windscreen and top wing. I find that I use the wing if I’m riding with an open face helmet. But, with a full face helmet, which I’m using more often these days, the Long Haul windscreen by itself does the job nicely. I too was concerned by some front end wobble that developed on my bike after a couple of thousand miles. I wanted to go tubeless, so I wound up with tubeless wire wheels, and new Michelin tubeless tires. I also added fully adjustable fork cartridges for improved front suspension. No more wobble problems. But if it returns, I’m going the steering damper route like you took. Those bags of yours look remarkable. But a bit overwhelming for me. I know I’d appreciate them on the road, but for around town, not so much. So, I’ve gone with triumph’s bags, both the waxed cotton, and the nylon zipper bags. They interchange in seconds, with the same clips and rail. I also use a tail bag with quick release straps. I have a smaller one for everyday, and a big one for road trips. I use a RAM big claw for holding my Garmin on the handlebars, which removes in seconds and stows away if I need to leave the bike unattended for any length of time. That’s about it. I have everything I need out there on the road, and the T120 Black performs magnificently! Oh, about the seat. I never have a passenger, so the king/queen thing isn’t for me. I never liked the look of the brown seat with which Triumph oddly equips its “Black” bikes. So, I went for the black diamond tufted bench seat offered by Triumph. Amazingly enough, that flat seat is very comfortable for all day riding. So, I guess I lucked out there.

[AlxPy]

That's a great guide for transforming one of the best looking, elegant, and well-designed motorcycles ever done, in the ugliest assembly of c..p you can see in a road. I know, I know, everyone has a different taste. If you like it, happy for you.
Personally, if I ever find myself adding hard box panniers, huge windshields, additional footpegs on my T120, the only possible conclusion is that I should have bought a different motorbike.

[mkmd]

I used to live in Glenview Il. Always took Exit 48 Willow Rd. Great memories.

[robertparisi]

I added hepco Becker detachable luggage, I installed Madstad detachable windshield, 20 inch tall and fully adjustable up to 2 inches, installed riser bars, triumph heated grips, comfy seat, I found steering is fine on stock, I didn't like the gunfighter seat, it is way 2 firm!, also attached faring lowers to the Madstad windshield, love this bike, don't want the touring weight any longer, no its far from a goldwing or ultra or rt but it's light and nimble, great video enjoy ur triumph!

[steveoconnor]

Nice upgrades. I went with the Triumph touring windscreen knowing that it won't completely shield me. It takes a good bit of the wind off of my chest which is a good thing when touring but I still get wind on my shoulders & face which is also good since the screen isn't adjustable. I used to ride FJR's with the adjustable windscreen so one could put wind on or off you depending on the temperature. I went with the Hepco & Becker C-Bow mounting brackets and bags. I have a variety of bags including one's similar to your Givis. The brackets also are very unobtrusive when bags are left off.

[raulmujica]

I installed the DIYBikely highway pegs on my T120 -- barely fit above the OEM Sump Plate, but it fit -- it's a really tight space to tighten the bolts and took me a few hours overall -- but love the addition and riding with them

[projectswithjw]

It's a really nice looking bike! 🏍😎

[rottweilerfun]

I got a Speed Bag for my bike. It's perfect.

[jonathanstorer]

Your Vid is very helpful, as currently I am planning on doing a 2 month trip in Canada (shipping T120 from UK) in 2025 and then USA in 2026 and was considering changing to a GT Pro, but now I have seen what is possible for upgrade I am now thinking stick with T120 and just upgrade a few things (will certainly be cheaper than trading in for a GT Pro)

[danielmart]

I put the fox rear shocks on n made a huge difference. I will also put uograded shocks on the front. Was looking for highway pegs. I will try the ones you have. I currently have Burley soft luggage. I might upgrade,

[samsungtaco]

@OP I'm glad i'm not the only one feeling that the bike "wobbles" a bit in higher speed. Took it to the dealer and they said there was nothing wrong with it. They recommended airing up the tires a bit more than recommended, which helped a bit. So, those dampers really help? I might have to give it a try. I just ordered some viking bags for my T120, seems to be a better in price compared to others. Thanks for the great video.

[WaldoWizard]

I have the 20 bud ekins model . Kinda hard to do too many upgrades and lose the collectible appeal, but I did add a nice black with red stich corbin seat and have the backrest for passenger upgrade as well . Bought the bike with 2k on it and already had the touring windshield. I took off the black trim from the edges as it looks a lot cleaner. Also put on pannier supports, engine guards, and a radiator cover. Love the bonny . Someone once described it as " smooth delivery and a twist of throttle as a girlfriend grabbing your shirt and tugging you in "

[colinwinslett]

Thanks for the video, BA. Here in the UK I own a T120 Black just like yours . I agree about the poor comfort of the standard seat. I went for the Air Hawk option because (like you did with the screen) I can easily remove it to regain the original cool look of the stock plank (sorry, I mean "seat"). I managed 4 consecutive days of touring with no discomfort using the Air Hawk. The most significant modification I made was to fit the Triumph Accessory Fox shock absorbers. Although not cheap, the improvement in ride quality and handling is worth the money. I would even say that the improvement in damping offered by the Fox shocks might cure your steering wobble without the need for a steering damper. How do you rate the standard shocks? For comparison, I'm 6'3" and weigh 200 lbs.

[rockyescape]

thanks for the video that was really helpful. the only upgrade i made is changing the rear shocks to fox shocks and it's insanely good performance wise, though the price is equally insane lol. i might consider the steering damper upgrade, sounds like i need it because my terrain quality very poor. my future planned upgrades would be bar end mirrors to increase rear visibility and also engine guards that can double as auxiliary light holders.

[johnpaulgarzaniti]

I added not only the Givi side cases you have but also a rear rack and Givi top case matching the Givi side cases you have. Triumph and Givi both make a rear rack for the T120 Triumph Bonneville