Bonnified Lust....

Gosh dang. I'm bitten by lust for something that I've always tend to shy away from in most forms of two and four wheeled icons even though a little devil sits on my shoulder, prodding me to want to have an interest or even give a damn. Examples are 1964 Lowrider Impalas (with hydros) mid to late 1970's Pontiac Trans-Ams (Smokey and the Bandit), Harley Davidson choppers etc.. in another words style over function. I want to like them, but I could never see myself owning something that I would be so embarrased to even mention that I own or liked one.

Now I've always loved the looks of the old Triumph Bonnevilles. Especially with the likes of McQueen riding his Bonnie over fences or Dylan cruising in the hills of New York state, I've always though of that every time I see an old Triumph on the road. Never see owning one (.... for Brakes, oil leaks, and bad electrics). Than Triumph came back, than about ten years after its resurgence they brought the Bonnie back. It didn't quite do it for me. Had the brakes, style, and reliability just didn't touch my soul...

Well a few weeks ago on the way to work at a stop light pulled up a Bonneville Scrambler and I went hard. I'm no man of chrome, but the sparkle of the exhaust and wheels just opened my eyes. The white piping on the seat to the kneepads on the tank, gators on the forks and some what of knobby tires. I was in love!!!

The bike would be .... on the dirt, and get its ... handed to it by a ten yearold Ninja EX-500! I wouldn't care, I could see myself ridding it with an ear to ear grin!

Now guess what I found for sale..


2007 Triumph Scrambler - $5800 (Fort Collins)
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Date: 2009-04-23, 8:05PM MDT


Bike is in excellent condition, with 1900 miles on the odometer. Comes with additional solo seat, fender, and many factory extras! Reasonable offers considered.

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Now, do I listen to the little devil on my shoulder now?

Go for it... the scrambler is way cool!!!

You could by a Metisse framed Triumph,do the job properly.

i thought the scramblers were tigers rather than bonnies.
This was my fav trumpet

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I was looking at one of those a while back but the front of the motor looked difficult to clean properly (we've got filthy roads over here) so I never bought one.
The price seems good though.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Apr 27 2009, 05:29 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i thought the scramblers were tigers rather than bonnies.
This was my fav trumpet

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Input from Craig Vetter I do beileive,a mate in Outlaws MC built a modern take on one a few years back,it was a beaut,all the bits in the right places,think it had a spot in Back Street Heroes or Live To Ride titled Trotters Triumph.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (roger-m @ Apr 27 2009, 10:29 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>i thought the scramblers were tigers rather than bonnies.
This was my fav trumpet

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I remember those! Yeah Triumph got things messed up a bit.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (rgvneil @ Apr 28 2009, 06:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><div class='quotemain'>The price seems good though.

I still can't bite, since my stomach is hungrier than my soul.