Living with the 2017 Triumph Bonneville T100 

Not too many years ago I would not have been satisfied with the power. Now, at 67, I think I would be perfectly satisfied.

When I go into my garage I have to confess to feeling a real thrill at looking at my bikes. Almost all the bikes that I have owned in the past I wish I still owned.

I can binge watch your review videos anyday..👍. Great work, keep it up.

Always enjoy your posts, thanks and keep 'em coming!

I love the look of the T100 and enjoyed the real world logistical breakdown of your review. Again, quality and fun videos from TMF!!!

Another good video. Very informative in an un biased way. Well done sir.!!

I so appreciate your reviews! I hope you will keep making them

Good review. You’re very trusting and down to Earth. So makes me believe what you have to say. Nice work.

It was a pleasure to see and get to know the T100, through your video's. Thank you. :-)

Thanks TMF, I really enjoyed this one, nice that you looked at ownership areas, a nice touch, looking forward to more of the same. Keep up the great work. Ride safe.

TMF - You're the best! I'm sure you've sold a few T100's with these quality reviews! Keep it up!

Nice little touch at the end there. Enjoying your work. Keep it up please!

Out of all of the reviews I think that little hug of the bike at the end says it all. There’s always another bike we’d love to have but we love the bike/s we have. Ha! I totally get that.

Of all of your videos that I've watched, so far, this is my favorite bike. I bought my twenty something year old son a 2010 Bonnie about five years ago and, since he has it at his house now, I really miss it. This T100 would look great sitting in my driveway. (along with my VMAX1200, Victory King Pin, 2006 XLS Roadster 1200, and Guzzi California.) Love that blue color, too....

Thankyou for the informative video! It really is a beautiful machine.

Great review. I liked the format you followed. Answers all my questions. Thanks

Another great video. Thank you sir and many thanks for answering my question that soon. Many respects. Just waiting for more great vids

As always a great balanced review, it is a lovely looking bike.

Excellent review of aspects so often ignored by other motorcycle reviews!

Machine! Pumping out the vids lately! Great work keep it up!

Love the two tone color. From what I understand Triumph used that same blue color in the 60's. Lovely indeed!

Thanks TMF, I've been watching your vids for a while now, well before you and Delboy did that Q&A video. (I'm looking forward to that bike swap-you on his Harley and he on your adventure bike:-)) I'll be swapping my Thunderbird Storm with the T120 but after much deliberation and research, I'm now leaning more towards the T100. I don't think I'll be missing the riding modes, since I've never had them and I could get heated grips later on. And now that TEC figured out where the restriction came from, swapping the cam would give you the same HP and torque number as the T120, for a lot cheaper. Thanks again for the reviews geared towards the day-to-day riding instead of focusing on specification numbers. Keep up the good work and keep flying that sweet little airplane of yours. I would love to fly a single engine in the UK, you guys have some wonderful and lovely little airfields all over the country side. On one of my layover one of these days, I'll do that, right after visiting the Ace Cafe, of course. Cheers.

Thanks Flyer, Another great review. Ordered my T100 yesterday and now looking forward to early April. Agree with the V&H exhaust comment also thinking about a chrome grab rail/rack. Roll on summer........... Keep up the good work. Cheers.

Nice touch at the end of the vlog. I'm sure you give all your bikes a hug at the end of each day. :-)

Really good review TMF, it's definitely on my list for a test ride. Cheers, Andy

Thanks for you fine videos - I've had mine now for just over 500 glorious miles. I do some commuting but mostly rides of an hour or so on backroads. The T100 is perfect for my use and it looks like the bikes I rode in the 70s. Cheers

Can't believe I only just found this channel, another good review, clear, informative, and honest. I hated the mirrors too btw, they would have to go. Watching you lane split reminded me how disappointed I was when I emigrated to Canada 30 years ago and realized you couldn't do it here, probably safer in the long run though, trying to weave in and out on my F6B might be tricky. Thanks again.

Very nice practical and down to earth review, based of having spent more than an afternoon with the bike. Good stuff and I really got a good feeling for how it's crept into your "must have" list.

A like your videos. I'm glad I found your channel.I like a bit of "bling" on bikes also

That may be the best review I’ve ever seen. Thanks

Beautiful in its simplicity .

Great practical review. Brilliant

Clever review. Thank you from USA!!

Another great Vlog . Looking forward to the Street Triple review. Personally I think Triumph have served up an ace by giving a real world bike enthusiast a bike to review long termish. Those little (but significant) details like fuelling up and cleaning are so important to us everyday riders. Professional magazines journalists (who often get bikes to review a lot longer) never mention stuff like that and personally I think that's what potential buyers want and need to know. Don't get a new job too soon, I'm really enjoying all your extra video's. And yes I too give my bikes a hug now and again. Nothing wrong with man cave love in😀.

Great vlog ending... bikes like the Bonnie are heart purchases and the most pleasing to own in my experience Get one!! You know you want to 😉 Be interested to see what you think of the new Street. All the best from an old biker.

Thank You for that Review. Great! Brutally beautiful Bonneville!

Very nice review. I owned a 1983 Suzuki GR650 which was a kind of tribute to Triump twins. Wonderful ride, very smooth through a great deal of the range, so well balanced that you could often keep ypur feet on the pegs at a stop sign. And, the flat tracker bodywork was nice looking, too. But, these Bonnevilles just seem like the ultimate and great bikes to own. Obviously.it's the real deal and a cut above those fun Suzukis. I'm sold. Great looking motorcycle, too.

As always a fantastic review.

Nice review as always mr flyer ,you are probably giving it back cleaner than when you picked it up;)

Glad to see your not the only one that gives your bike a little cuddle 😜

Great vid thanks, went a long way in my decision process on buying the T100 Black last year. I added Triumph cruise, bar end mirrors, heated grips, minimalist grab bar and centre stand to mine. 8000 kms last season and really no squawks other than some inconsistencies from the digital fuel gauge. The issue is sort of resolved now that I gas up while on the side stand to really top up the tank and that appears to reset the sensor correctly. I do wish the bike would have come with an analogue gauge instead but that it!

Great review - nice to have the "real world" view, not just the sunny day / track day kind

Nice review just bought a T100 “60” limited edition version

Nice bike and good video friend.

Gorgeous colour. I saw one in the flesh yesterday and it really floated my boat.

I agree with all your comments. Just did a test ride on one at the weekend. It looks like I’ll have a T100 bonnie in the garage very soon. I also had a test run on a T120. I think the T100 is the better balanced bike and looks more like the original bonnie. The T100 gearbox is silky smooth. I was really disappointed with the T120 by comparison. It is too heavy, has too many gears for such a torquey engine , and I suspect the crank shaft mass limits the pickup. The T100 by comparison is a way better all round design. That was a nice concise review and you were very pleasant to listen to. Very well done sir!

Great review!! Love the different things you looked at as opposed the usual reviews! Shame you have to give it back but hope it makes another appearance soon! Nice job :)

Awesome review, but what truly sold it for me was the hugging of the bike at the end haha. That’s how you know it’s a proper bike.

Good proper real world review. Excellent stuff.

Love the way you gave your bike a hug before you signed off it's something I do myself I reckon you might have one in the garage in the next 6 months.

Thanks for your review. This is my dream bike and I am glad you gave it a good review. I especially liked the end of video when you hugged and kissed it goodnight. I know if I owned one I would be doing the same... Cheers..

Excellent video! Love this bike.

Excellent choice of downs. A North Face Nuptse, and Rab Micro Light Alpine.

Good night sweet Bonnie! Silly you! :-) Lovely review actually. Love the every-day-owner-bit. Good thinking!

very useful info and comments, thanks !

I think Im going to pull the trigger today on a blacked out version. So much in love with this riding piece of British heritage (from a Dutch perspective) :-)

I do like the T100 but its the Bobber thats caught my eye. Great video again, thanks.

A right proper review there, thanks for that.

Got mine last month, the black version. I have to say i totally agree with your reviews, I even had the same reaction with the tank cap on my first stop to a fueling station, also the mirror issue is my no 1 problem with the bike, I did raise it with the dealer after a couple of test rides, he suggested the bar end ones, but he was not too enthusiastic about them :). I totally agree on the brakes as well. Anyways I am loving the bike for the moment although weather is not helping for longer rides I do enjoy small skirmishes on the occasional sunny days.

I think you should buy one , it looks really nice weekend bike. Great vid keep them coming mate.

The stock headlight on my US spec T120 was very poor on high beam. Your video gave me the idea of replacing it with the headlamp from the T100. Works great, thanks!

Gorgeous bike, and another great video

Thank you for advising / educating us on making a purchase (RE or T100) Fort Smith, Ar. USA

Cool Idea of showing what it's like to ride/live with a Bonnie. Thank you.

I REALLY WANT the 100 the 120 or the Speedmaster.... Thank you for the quick review. This 100 seems like a perfect semi-affordable choice. Be safe and keep up the good work.

This is a first class, living with the bike review . Five stars review in my book tks

The scrambler is the Triumph to buy. That thing is gorgeous. Rumors are that Triumph will be coming out with a 1200cc Scrambler next year. That will be worth waiting and saving your cash for.

Nice job reviewing a very cool bike. Cheers from the USA.

Greetings from new Zealand, planning to get a triumph for my next bike, great review

Have had many many motorcycles absolutely love Triumph Motorcycles

Another excellent, thorough, review, as usual. I did have an opportunity to sample the bike; however, my time with it was very brief. I find it a nice bit of nostalgia, with good detailing. On the other hand, it is underpowered, particularly when compared to machines such as the Street Triple. It will certainly appeal to the replica crowd. In my case, I was riding 50 HP bikes thirty (30) years ago; consequently, neither the T100 nor the T120 are my cup of tea. Obviously, this is just a personal sentiment. I hope Triumph remains profitable.

what an excellent review. 100% score.

Nice job TMF, you deffo have a knack for the whole 'presenting' thing, enjoyable to watch and informative. Brakes aside when will you get yours😎????

Good review and good video 👍🏻

I like the analog speedo and tach. I don't think I can ever get used to the new LCD displays. Thanks for the review.

I had the Triumph Bonneville America, and absolutely loved it. On sunny Sunday rides I really miss it (not that we get many in Scotland lol), and like you, would love spending an hour or so polishing all the chrome.

Another brilliant video mate. You're consistently the best bike youtuber I subscribe to by far. Always enjoy your videos and loved the bit at the end. Not least because I've genuinely done that to most of my bikes :D Can't wait for your review on the new street triple. Has triumph given you any indication of when that'll be?

a great review 👍 good job

A really nice review of this bike. It looks really lovely. I haven't been able to ride the T100 but I did ride the Street Twin. The street twin I found to be radically different from the street triple. The Twin felt very smooth, soft and relaxed. But it really didn't like to get ridden hard. The suspension was too soft, the brakes hard to control and for some reason it was quite hard to lean over after exceeding a certain threshold. It could be that the leaning in bit was related to these Phantom inspired tires. So much so that it actually scared me. So to me it felt like the polar opposite to the street triple. At least to me the streety seems to be more happy when ridden fairly hard, and just a bit inpatient when just cruising along. :)

superb review well done!!

I bought the 2018 street twin.❤️

What a balanced review ! Hats off - in India where I live, this is a much respected and admired bike , yes we still love British machines ( not that there are many British brands left now )

top to bottom when you wipe down! have a separate towel for tthe dirty parts. beautiful bike! keep it looking goood for us haha

First one of your videos I have watched mate. Very entertaining and honest. Thanks alot. Have you reviewed the new Street Twin?

I was seriously looking at the big brother to that one - the T120 (Black) - looked through all the reviews - checked out all the specs. - did all the comparisons to others of the same ilk - BUT didn't quite get around to having a test ride (a bit pricey AUD$19,000) - before getting myself a Triumph Bonneville America Cruiser (second hand). Love my bike - handles really well - and honestly - with my wife as pillion - I hardly notice the difference - she sits well on the back seat and enjoys the ride. Thanks TMF. Great review.

If you have the urge to hug your bike, it's probably a pretty nice bike. (I have that urge as well)

invaluable advice as ever TMF!

Thanks for the series of videos for this bike, as I've said before, I think it is so important to have a relatively honest and unbiased review and the real world practicality of ownership is great. One thing I am always very interested to hear about is how bikes fair against the lovely British weather, so I'd be keen for you to include this in your reviews - is the build quality good, which parts maybe prone/showing signs of rust, etc. Please, please, please, can you review the new Street Scrambler?

My Bonneville. T100 Black (That I bought in December 2017 - New) returns a use of 3.5 ltrs / 100 Km is great.

Well done, Sir

So many nice bikes out there for 2017. 😀

EMGO Cocktail shakers are amazing on all these bikes. I have a 05 carb America. and they are awesome!.

Great review, having the opportunity to spend a little time with the bike adds a lot more value to any review, all credit to Triumph for that. I wonder if a change in pad material might help improve the braking ?

The new Scramler 1200 XE has the same Fusion white. I'm wondering does it have any pearl or metallic in the white? Or is it a standard paint (not a fan of pearly, metallic paints). Thanks! :)

I love this review because the small practicalities really count! I wish I could keep my garage as neat and tidy as yours. Cleaning spoked wheels is never a problem I think. Just clean the rims and the hub and you find the spokes have become clean anyway. I wonder if you see chain drive as a negative spraying oil around the place? I know I like shaft drive bikes for their cleanliness and lack of maintenance but I'm not a high performance type. I confess I also like the direct feel of shaft drive bikes actually.

Great review, mate thx

Looking forward to riding this and the Bobber and maybe the street twin on the next Triumph demo day!

Great, Great review.

Very beautiful sound and bike. I have old modal same bike 1968

Interesting what you say about the brakes - I've never been keen on single front discs, (OK I know I'm getting a RE!) the T120 has twin discs and whilst good I wouldn't say they are brilliant. I seriously hope your other bikes won't develop emotional problems in future at being neglected of bedtime cuddles! You big softy! (Ok I've done it too!) The quality/resolution of your vids is amazing. Regards, Jon.