Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster and Harley-Davidson Forty Eight Face Off

Which is the better cruiser among these two 1,200 cc bikes? The Harley-Davidson Forty Eight or the Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster. We ride out on the highway to find out.

Video: The Quint
Music: Big Bang Fuzz

[RakeshKumar-sxob]

Harley Davidson : My pride and ego is bigger than comfort or safety.

Triumph : And that's why am called a gentlemen !!!

[kuldeepjhala]

An honest review. We need more like this.

[michaelsmith]

I owned two early 60's Bonnivilles They were light nimble fast and a blast to ride. They broke down constantly. I have owned four Harleys, even a chopped hardtail. Thet never bothered me in my 20's and 30's, my last one was a forty eight and with arthritis I sold it in two months. Definitely for a fresh spine and skeletal system.

[Andrewmartha]

I had a hd roadster and now i have triumph speedmaster…i can clearly say that ‘Harley is a lifestyle and triumph makes motorcycles…’’

[timhickey]

Love your honest review. I have 2 friends who have both had Harley 48s and both had sold them because they were so uncomfortable. I have ridden the Triumph Bonneville Speedmaster and I love it. I want 1

[ФортВерный-их]

i do not give a cent for most moto-blogers, but theese two were short and up to the point. Thanks guys

[shreyashr.]

The 48 is a legend because of its minimalistic barebone design, its like an empty canvas and can be customized to your liking.

[Lalthansanga]

I find this review very accurate. If you just want to go for looks and showoff get HD but that won't last more than a year. In terms of performance Triumph is the best and more importantly when you are riding any bike above 600cc comfortably riding position is very important which is why Triumph is doing so well in all their bikes category.

[teddd]

Great review lads from here in the UK.

I'm 6'4" and yes did own a 48 and all I have to say about the bike is....absolutely ridiculous machine.
The day I sold it I celebrated with a drink or two.

The triumph I will be buying come summer.
Nice 1 lads great informative and humourous review.

[billivey]

I could have told y’all all of this.I will not buy another HD.That beautiful Triumph wins hands down.

[justdad]

Very funny but accurate about both bikes. Believe or not this Harley is more sophisticated than my 1987 Sportster. I spent a lot of money and years trying to improve it. The fact is my 1996 Triumph Thunderbird was a much better off the show room floor than the Harley was after years of improvement. Today's Triumphs are much better than my 1996 while the Harley Sportster is about the same as my 1987.

Harley's great to look and listen to but not so good to ride. I not to sure my 2017 Royal Enfield is not a better value motorcycle than the Sportster.

[pollar]

FortyEight looks so stylish 💛
Speedmaster feels so Gentle ❤️

[AV-]

Thank you so much for posting this review! I believe this Triumph Speedmaster is a pure British old-school classic, the most "beautifully" designed and best cruiser out there :

[oilyrag]

I've had two forty eights and lived them until my back got problems, I think the speed master will be on my list in the not so distant future, looks like a game changer👍

[exexpat]

I love my HD Roadster but both bikes are beauties. My first ride off the floor was 300 miles. No support for a Triumph in my area is why I bought the Roadster. It is amazingly flick-able in city traffic. I did swap out the seat for something I could move around on for long trips. If both had networks near that supported them it would have been a very hard choice between the Speedmaster, the Bobber, Bonnie, Street Twin, Kawasaki Z900RS, and the HD Roadster - all in the same price ranges. Notice there are a lot of Triumphs in my dream list.

[oxheadsoup]

2:10 "...and the vibrations arouse primal instincts in the rider.." Love it, sir, absolutely love it! 🤣😂🤣😂🤣

[reerbaadia]

We don't need subtitles. I could understand you gentlemen clearly. Whoever pretends he doesn't has a carrot up their you know what. Good review

[prateekbeeru]

This is exactly how a review should be instead of full of fancy terms to make a narrator look smarter . 👍👌

[WesD]

Very funny review 😂
Sat on a speedmaster the other day at a Triumph store, and for me was the most comfortable seat and riding position of all the bikes I tried.

[Mforce]

awesome video - love my speedmaster and it resolved all of my back breaking woes