Pt.1: Picking up a Triumph Bonneville 865 + First Ride 

It’s fascinating to hear your journey back to a Bonneville. Pure good vibes in this video- perfect way to start the weekend!

One of the best practical all around motorcycles ever made. Huge following. Well deserved. Enjoy and be safe.

More raw sound videos of you riding this beauty please! You are literally the only one out there who managed to capture the glory of that 865cc T100 soundtrack. Thanks mate!

I can relate to finding a dream bike that just 'doesn't fit'. I bought a new Honda Africa Twin in 2018 and I figured that it was going to be my all rounder do it all machine. While it had heaps of power....which I really liked....I just didn't click with it so i sold it. This past spring I bought a left over 2022 T120 Bonneville and...well...yep...this is it. I love it more every day. Truly the machine for me.

Bikes and Defenders.. what’s not to like. Well done Jack.

Found your video after thinking about getting myself a Bonneville 865 next year. I've been riding an S plate, Suzuki Bandit for a while now and always fancied one of these.

Thanks for sharing your day. Always a good day buying new wheels. Good to see my old stomping grounds too!

I liked my 865 and wish I never sold it. I loved the 360 firing order with the Predator exhaust from British Customs. Perfect sound. I had Hagens shocks on it with heavier springs then recommended. I put Michelin Road 5 on it. 150 rear tire made it drop into curves so much easier because of the higher crown of it. I actually put a pair of Street Triple handle bars on mine with a 1" taller and 1' pull back risers. I also put a home made tail tidy on it. It was amazing as a cafe looking bike. I got a lot of compliments on it.

I still have and ride my 09 SE . I don’t think I’ll ever give it up.

I sat on one the other day and was surprised how heavy it was but the riding position is wonderful , I love the pops and bangs 👍🏍

Nice bike!🤙 Hi from Ukraine🇺🇦

I've had my Triumph Daytona 675 for over 10 years now. Absolutely love it! The Bonny is a great looking bike mate, glad to see you back on one.

What a great looking Bike! Welcome any content!

Great vid. Enjoyed the on-bike shots. Very nice sounding bike

Beautiful!

I got a 10 year old Bonneville 865 this summer and it has been a blast taking it all around my region.

Nice vid. I have a 2014 T100 and I absolutely love it. Came from a Gixxer 1000 L6 and I have no regrets whatsoever. I am 58 now and have no plans to swap it as it does everything I want it to. 🙂

I’m a new subscriber and ride a triumph street twin , your triumph looks lovely and I look forward to watching more videos from you

Oh my god that is in mint condition! I'm gonna take my license next year, and my dream bike is a Bonneville. It might not be the fastest or best handling, but oh does it have character!

Wacker Quay!

this was the first motorcycle I have bought and I love it

your excitement really came over well in this video, I tried my brothers interceptor, but it didn`t suit me. This looks like a good fit, black, torquey, no frilly bits.

Great video 😊, nice to see you with your other hobby too, well done ✅👍

Nice bikes I have one of the last T100 865cc bikes on a 16 plate. Lovely bike to ride. It’s had some suspension mods and a 19 tooth front sprocket fitted to tame revs down a bit.

I have the exact bike. I also ride an FZ1. You can’t beat putting around on a Bonnie , fun as can be . I didn’t change a thing on it.

Thanks for a great watch, I have that SHOE helmet what a ripper, mine matches the color of my T100 865 red/blk with whit pin stripe. I live in a small town in Southland New Zealand and the Bonnie is my release when I suit up and travel some of the most breathtaking scenery on earth. Only draw bag had to install a naked bug screen as the Dairy here breeds fly missile, bees and bumble grenades. And as you said the backfire pops are my favorite, changing down.

Love this content, alongside the LR stuff. More please! 😄. Cheers

Great video. I own one identical here in New Zealand. These bikes will take you home from the pub, safely.

Bought a similar model and had a 204 mile ride home in pouring rain. Great fun and love the bike. Got 57mpg too so happy with that

After years of Italian classics (yes they were 100% reliable I've never broken down on an italian bike, true story) i just had too many so I sold everything in 2021 and bought a 2013 T100 as my last ever bike. I've enjoyed making improvements, suspension front and rear, handlebars, seat, louder pipes and rack and pannier frames, I do all my own servicing and find it does all i need it to do.

Great video young man.

Gorgeous bike ! More content definately welcome !

I recently did the same 🙌 😁Returned to a Bonneville 865, only this time I chose the 17inch cast alloys model. It hits the sweet spot in so many ways. Enjoy the bliss.

These earlier ones are the ones to get with the 360 degree crank proper old-school triumph sound. Triumph moved to a 270 degree crank from 2017 onwards which gives a similar sound to a 90 degee V twin which is nice but cant match the originality of the earlier set up.

I love riding my 865 ,I have changed out the front springs for progressive ones and replaced the rears with gas shocks, has vastly improved the ride quality and handling . Great video enjoy .

Loved my Bonneville T120.

nice mate well done worth the trip

Triumph rider here. Enjoyed the video a lot. Hopefully see a few more.

Great video. Always interested in bike videos aswell

What’s not to like, new south Devon biker here and picked up a new Bonneville, amazing all round bike for the lanes, just the right power, agility and sound

Have and 2011 thruxton really enjoy riding it super fun day tripper surprisingly comfortable.

Very nice mate

Yes, good video. More content please.

Lovely looking example, can see why you bought it unseen. I at least would enjoy watching some videos of your new Bonnie on your channel, but no surprises there 😁

Well what nice little vid.. bike looks mint, fancy I triumph myself possibly a Thruxton. That exhaust sounds awesome 👌.. Next step hitch on Boris to carry the Trunph 😊

THE best Bonnie ever ! I've got the same ;o)

And I thought I was just about the only One filming bike rides around Cornwall on my channel 😁

Riding a T100 2009 EFI since 2011. Gonna stick with it.❤

I thinking of buying an 865 in the blue for my retirement and enjoying the country side👍🏍

Nice one bruvva! 🙌

Wonderful video. Please more Bonneville videos.

Street Princess……..🤣🤣🤣 that’s me!

I want one now!

Lovely video. Reminded me of my own 865 (T100) acquisition a few months ago. Wishing you many many miles of fantastic rides with yours. If you stop by Reading, let me know!

Such lovely bikes. I want one. Badly. We shall see.

I love the pops and bangs. I'm really fancying a bonnie as my next bike. Triumph fan boy here 😂 are those the standard exhausts?

I have no interest in Defenders but love motorcycles and loved my 2012 865 Bonneville SE 😊 I wish I still had it 😢

Nice wheels. Been on a similiar journey, stopping off with a CB500X along the way, superb bike, but not enough soul to keep you enthused. Back with an 07 Scrambler. Mods in place all as you outlined, with addition of black flyscreen. Only quibble I would have with your own are the cast wheels, but sound and feel unmatched as you say

I owned a 2010 Thruxton and I too wish I had never sold it. I am always looking for another one to park next to my Defender 110.

Love my Interceptor 650, LOVE bikes in general. Mind riding in your Blunnies, I came off a bike 25 years ago wearing a pair. Zero ankle protection!

The route and Roads travelled towards the Tamar Ferry is affectionately know to Bikers as Torpoint Twisties. Good Vid.

first time i have seen your channel.I actually live in NZ. Have an interest in 4wd and also ex motorcyclist and aslo dabble in photography.HowZat!

Still have my 2011 900 Thruxton and won't be parting with it any time soon. Great bike.😊

I have a modern T100. This 865 sounds superb.

You literally have my dream bike and car bro.. 👍🏼👍🏼 #malaysianfans

I love my 865 FI. More vintage sounding, than the current 270° Harleyish sounding Bonnies. The only shortcoming is the gearing on the faster motorway. My commute is on surface streets, which it's perfect for. I do wish the previous owner did not put a 2 into 1 on it. Yes, I could put a 2 into 2 back on, but the cost per bike value makes that hard to swallow. Enjoy!

I have the later water cooled Street twin bonnie, great do it all bike.,

*Guardian bell.* In that climate, rust appears where gremlins gnaw and claw. Lil' buggers.

Bonneville SE rider in Plymouth here. First "big" bike last year and can't see me parting with it...

Nice video! Found your channel researching with hopes of getting my first t100. I don’t recall you covering it in the video, what year is this one?? Thx

Next time you go to Brookwells you should pop into the Jolly Bike shop down the road at the Jolly Roger - you'd like the bikes Chris has there!

I ride a ‘15 Triumph America Efi same motor- I love it - the perfect small displacement bike for a man sized man...the 350’s might be ok if your in India but here in Canada you can’t hit the road with something that small.

Yeah my other Landover is a bike too

I had a 2015 SE but always felt it needed another gear and the wheels corroded under the laquer.I was dissapointed so chopped it in.Corrosion wise perhaps i was just unlucky.

Hi I collected my Triumph 865se last Friday but within a hundred yards I high sided , the bike felt very snatch ie , don’t understand what went wrong , the bike was anything but smooth.

Do you think your bike is alright for touring as I wanted a T120 but I love the sound of yours 👍🏍

They say the 2 best days of motorcycle ownership is the day you buy it and the day you sell it. Or is that boats? Anyway, it looks sharp and I hope you enjoy it!

I just sold my Harley, that's the best day of a Harley owners life, to get rid of his Harley. I've had four and they ride like a dump truck. I've been dreaming of a red 2023 Triumph Speed Twin 900 Chrome Edition, but I found an older 865cc Bonneville about the same year as yours for less than half the money of a new one, It is red and black, with allow wheels but the exhaust has been changed to trumpet style silencers. The new Speed Twins are suppose to have a very soft ride and this is very impoetant to me because my wife, who is crippled always rides with me. The passenger seat is where one feels all the manhole covers, road seams and pot holes. So I was wondering how the older 865cc Bonnevilles ride? Thanks for the video, I think the 865cc or the 900cc is the perfect size for riding, I don't need or want anything larger, like a 1200cc. Rife safe and enjoy every journey.

I picked up an 07 Bonneville a few weeks ago for cheap. It runs great, but It runs kind of hot...compared to my vintage bikes anyway. Is that normal? If I put a laser thermometer on the fins near the spark plug it'll be 30 degrees hotter than my vintage Triumph. I would assume it to run cooler, since it has the oil cooler on it.

Just come across yr channel and being a biker really enjoyed this video..ive got 2 Royal Enfields (classic 350 & super meteor 650) and have a small you tube channel where I show them off! ...did you do any other videos on yr previous bikes?...sub'd and although not really into Land rovers look forward to more bike related vids 👍

Those are the stock pipes? They sound really good.

Well done nice looking bike, is it the same triumph Bonneville that Freddie Dobbs has?

Those are Tors exhaust

Good man. How much was it, curious

Enjoyed the video, how much did you get it for?

How much mileage does it gives? Do you think it's good for touring?

Hi.. wo kann ich so ei auspuff kaufen 😊😊

Lovely motorcycle the Triumph Bonneville. I drove Land Rovers for 12 years as part of my job and I'd recommend them to No one . Toyota is a far superior vehicle and extremely reliable IMHO

Stock pipes?

I'm looking to change my bike this year and this is on my shortlist. Question how would it be for a larger guy ? I'm 6ft and 19st. I've seen a couple of reviews saying it's not the biggest of bikes and not a ton of leg room ?

I am in the midst of upgrading my ride, looking around to replace my old Aprilia Caponord 1200 ETV ‘04. Amongst others there’s one Triumph Street Twin 900 2020 model with almost 12k km. its the same engine and set up with your Bonnivelle no? Would be grateful if anyone can give a feedback on the same. At 57 this maybe my last purchase, need to be sure. Thanks in advance

what year is this bike?

Where is this place?

Mate I've been looking to get a nice triumph for a few years now. If you could give me a hand in finding a nice one I would gravely appreciate it. I've got four and a half grand but it would be good to hear the honest decent price I'd be expected to pay for a good one. Hope you txt back mate .Your bikes beautiful I've grew up watching my dad's brother who never stopped going on about bonny's sadly he died on a bottom but he always said if he ever goes he wanted to go on a bike .I've been without a bike for over 9 yrs now and I'm definitely going for one for this next year. Cheers for awakening me to what I've been wanting for so long now.