Triumph Bonneville T100 Long Term Ownership - Still Perfect 

From one member of the T100 Goldline Club to another, we definitely picked a cracking bike and a real head turner. For me, it’s all about how it makes me feel both as an owner and a rider. I just love it in every respect. Simple as. TG

Ive put 135,000Km. on my 2017 T100. It's still Delicious on the eye, on the ear and on the road. Everlasting Love

Its a great feeling when you have a bike that you gel with 100%. Never named any of my bikes, but my last dog was called Buddy, a rescue Staffy. Best dog i ever had.

Got my 2022 T100 based on a long tradition of quality and style that I have always attributed to Triumph and I have not been disappointed. I have gotten to the point that it is a member of the family and I have lost all objectivity. So far just perfect for my needs and my only temptation is the new 400 coming out next year. I always like to see your riding on British roads... it is a lot more thrilling for me than you may expect as a Yank I see you defying death with every car that passes and though you have a lovely countryside to ride in I realize I will never be able to ride there... but I will take what we have over here and be grateful.... Shiny side up!

I worked in Bury St Edmunds for 11 years. Always a treat to see your videos of the beautiful Suffolk countryside. Stunning part of the UK. I have the same bike. Love it. Keep up the good work.

Triumph make a great range of bikes and their attention to detail is the best. I had a new Bonneville in 78 and 82, now thinking its time for another.

Crikey Taym, I was getting a bit emotional during this video. Thoroughly enjoyed it mate, nice one! 👍

This was the most relaxing motorcycle review. Thank you

Beautiful bike m8. Its nice to here your connection through the bike to your family . Great stuff 👍👌

I've got the older air cooled 2013 Bonneville. Beautiful and plenty of power for a naked bike. If I need to hit 80mph I can but I prefer no more than 70mph and that makes this bike perfect for me.

Yes it sure is a beautiful machine TAM and still loving it, keep seeing them on the road once I saw yours and had my Triumph T100 Great looking bike wouldn’t mind trying one 😊😊

It is indeed the perfect motorcycle 👌. I had one, wished I still had it but it had to go for financial reasons. When we bought it we tried the T120 / T100 back to back and actually preferred the T100. The fuelling was much better, the handling sublime. Yes, the rear shocks got a bit overwhelmed if you really pushed on but we never did push on, not really. The gearbox was extremely positive if a bit clunky. Weirdly, the change from 2nd to 3rd was most noticeable. Heavier than the Classic 350 but actually more manageable for me due to lower seat height. At 70mph in 5th (top) the engine is at 3750rpm which also happens to be maximum torque. But plenty of torque is available from just over 1500rpm. All in all marvellous 😊

Great review. This lad has what we aspire to, a feel for the bike.

Lovely review and will definitely test ride one now it’s on my list many thanks

It's a lovely looking motorcycle you've got there TAYM. So reminiscent of the later 1960s T120.

Always good to be happy with what you own. That's why companies make different models or flavors. Well we all know , they only need to make vanilla, but bikes, they are built for purpose. I guess we have different ice cream styles too, with hard and soft. Just glad you have a bike you love to ride!😊

What a lovely day. You definitely seem to be enjoying that T100. 👍🏽👍🏽

Great review, good and bad bits! Thank you

Nice video relaxing ride. Just got 900 thruxton out. It's spring in the Irish hills Michigan. Looking forward to a great season of riding. Really like the retro style and quality of triumph. They are a fountain of youth 😊

Nice bike , I've just bought a t100 865 beautiful,!! That looks like bury st Edmunds,

At last a nice day!! I watch several YTubers in Suffolk and the roads mainly look great for some quick straights followed by reasonable bends. Traffic quite light up against west Kent too.

Picked up my T100 two weeks ago - big change from riding mainly adventure bikes - Tiger XC, Multistrada and R1200 GSA (which I absolutely loved) but in a good way. Much easier to get out of my small garage and every bit as much fun to ride even though I'm doing road legal speeds instead of risking my licence. I find it makes me want to chill and enjoy the ride instead of hammering every bend - which it can do if you don't mind the wear on the pegs! Got some Givi hard panniers and screen on it and I'm expecting it to be capable of everything I did on my other bikes whilst being easier to get out on for quick local rides. Glad you are still loving yours a year on👍

Great review. Preaching to the converted. My new T100 chrome arrived at the end of May. Gearbox on mine is snick snick perfect. Agree with all your positives. My minus are the long travel on the rear brake which the dealer could not sort at the first service and engine heat in traffic. No reviews seem to mention that.

Just took delivery today of my very own “Buddy”!😊 22 T100 Gold Line

That's a nice honest appraisal.

Beautiful motorcycle you have there. And I have one just like it, 2022 T100 Gold Line. I absolutely love mine too. Just put the chrome grab rail on that you mentioned and I looks great. Ride safe my friend.

Great vid mr taym. I have a triumph thunderbird in my collection of bikes. Great bike very comfortable.

The T100 and the T120 are, in my opinion, the two bikes most closely resembling the original Bonnivilles of the late 60s. Uncle Stu says that I am a Triumph fan boy but that's only because he, might be, a poster boy for RE which does not closely resemble the original Interceptor 750!😎

Lovely bike 😊, shame you didn't get a thumb print to compliment the signature 😂. Chris.

Have to agree. (Although mine is the T120), they are awesome machines, well built, well designed and enough flexibility to do almost anything you might need of them (within the bounds of legal road use).

I’m loving my speed twin 1200 it returned 59mpg today that’s running in mind I kept to no more than 70mph I am considering getting a T100 aswell 😂I just can’t help myself with bikes Enjoyable video as usual 😊👍

2014 air/oil cooled Bonneville T100, Norman Hyde Toga exhausts. Triumph "summer wind screen," plenty of power to tour anywhere here in the USA and cruise 70-75 mph with no difficulty.

I bought a very low kms 2021 (4000km) bike. It’s the blue one not the gold line. The gold line definitely is beautiful. My bike came up for very cheap so I decided I had to have it. I love the retro bikes. I have an INT650 (although I am going to sell it to “pay back” some of the funds I borrowed from my savings for the T100.). I have had a CB1100EX…someone crashed into me on that and wrote it off. Now the T100 is my “forever bike” I hope.

Lovely looking bike. Regarding service intervals, I think you'll find it's 10k miles or 12 months. For most 12 months will come sooner, it's just a marketing ploy. Personally I wouldn't want oil left in the engine for that long.

With all the modern tech and environmental standards and regulations its a miracle the bike can look this good and like a classic.

A beautiful looking bike TAYM there’s no doubt about it

7600 miles on mine now. Loving it. Did not like the Pirelli's, wander around on those groves down the road. Would prefer tubeless tyres. The T100 just feels really easy to ride compared to the T120.

Wonderful bike . Stuart Fillingham didn't have a problem with his , but he wanted Triumph to act because he was worried an issue MIGHT arise at some point !! ... they said no and he's waged a war against the brand ever since. The early 1200's did have a few failures on a batch of bikes but no longer a problem. Yamaha had a similar issue with FJR's some years ago and BMW have a list as long as your arm.

If I could fit another bike in my garage I would definitely consider the T100 .

It's a beauty!

Bought my T100 new in 2020....I love the retro mirrors.....suit the bikes style. Thank god I got mine when they had chrome wheels and spokes. Mine is great on the motorway....just under 4000rpm at 70mph.....a real lazy motor....so unfussed. With an open face Bell Helmet.....thats fast enough. Average 73mpg.....A roads....de-catted gives me 3mpg + Would love a kick start on one...RE Interceptor style. Agree with everything you say Sir.

Nice one TAYM, I have the Street twin 54bhp model, it's a lovely bike although the front suspension is severely lacking ( upgrade coming soon) and the stock tyres although grippy follow every defect in the road ( also being addressed shortly) I believe the later 64bhp model is a lot better at handling motorway's with the power increase, overall though it's a cracking bike....

Now youre talking...it is a lovely bike...pic of little lad and giraffe coming soon

You crack me up on all your videos the naughty boys I think you are a naughty boy 🤣🤣🤣

Morning Taym Your Dad rode the naughty boy bike of the 60s, the Fireblade of it's day, he had more than one because they were fabulous and he was so cool , Steve Magueen copied him :)

Lovely looking bike, for me though based on your Street Triple ride I went for one of those a Street Triple R in white

Totally agree TAYM luv the mirrors don't like bar ends center stand a must the grab rail definately only one but and that is those silencers I don't like the peeshooters other models have better ones , apart from that it's just perfect really nice bike .😉👌pucker job 👍

Good review

Triumphs are the best and dads know best.Pushbikers hey sometimes just a little entitled haha. I love my pushbike and I ride it everyday but never mad enough to mix it up with cars,trucks etc. Just remember the tighter the lycra the madder the pushbiker unless of course competition.Thanks TAYM.

"64 brake horsepower, not masses, not huge". It's about 15 horsepower more than a sixties "superbike" had, and it's about 5 horsepower less than a seventies superbike. It's enough to get you in trouble. It's also enough to power two Morris Minors! I'm currently on the hunt for a W800. They're as rare as rocking horse excrement, in Australia. If I can't find one, it's a toss up between the Bonneville T100 and a Royal Enfield. Thanks for the content.

The Bonneville T100, I love my Bonnie more than anything else. Yeah right, Rob is my first love but Bonnie definitely my second🤣 Stock tyres were rubbish on mine, changed them to Dunlop Mutant, very satisfied with them. Will change some little things like the brake reservoir cover and the radiator cover, want to have the union jack covers, but for the rest, I love her like she is. My black beauty💖 Thanks for the mutter TAYM.

Is buddy decatted i agree with pretty much everything your review stated about the model i had to replace all sorts of parts on mine just because, half the fun was getting it to "fit" me great platform to make your own i take mine on the highway all the time I'm never searching for that sixth gear more than enough punch for out there mine's an xpiped 2018 t100 black with British customs sleeper pros....goes like stink😂❤❤❤

It's a lovely bike, a throwback to a bygone era but with a modern twist. A good splash of yellow paint and a bit more cowbell and it'd be perfect 😉😀😂

Your T100 is lovely but l do prefer the look of the older 865s, i'm hoping to get a second bike soon but still cannot decide between the Bonnie a RE Continental or a W650/800, l tried a new BSA Goldstar but the throttle was a bit on off at low revs which put me off. Great video as always bud 👍

Lovely bike is the Bonneville , I'd have one in a heartbeat if they had weather protection , alas we need to get out of the weather over here and a decent fairing makes a huge difference . You're a brave guy weaving through that traffic , I noticed two courteous drivers and one *rsehole in A TESLA [ desperately trying to maim motorcyclists while he singlehandedly saves the planet ]. And a lady in her pyjamas on a bicycle , very stylish . Oh and talking about style , have you noticed that FD has forsaken muscle bikes and has taken to wearing a hairnet [ of the Ena Sharples variety ] and riding an electric scooter , marvelous eh ?

Thanks for a great review of the T100, really helpful for me. Can you say what overall mpg you were getting? Thanks again .

Don't complain about the service interval, mr. TAYM .. My retractably mirrors scooter has oil change on 2k km and my new one 125 is on 1k ! .. So, 5 is reasonable enough. I remember in the old days, all bikes where on around 5k

Great review video Mr Taym,kindly do a long term review of your W800 compared to T100 also please 🙏 🍻

Beauty and the beast 😁😜

Hello - Really enjoy watching your videos and reviews. Presumably I'm one of the many coming back to motorcycling after a long break and looking to purchase a T100. However, i have been looking at so many review videos on RU-vid on the T100, W800 and now suffering from "Analysis Paralysis! 🙂 Having said that, the T100 looks to be my preferred choice but cannot decide as to whether to go for an older Bonneville or a newer model. I have seen some very good examples of 20 year old Bonneville's with very low mileage, but thinking that a newer machine would be best. What do you think?

Beautiful, beautiful bike. Only concerned if it fits my 6"1" but a longer testdrive will hopefully enlighten me. I do really hope it fits.

It’s interesting you mentioned that it aged well and it is louder then before. Could this be possible? I have similar experience with my Bonnie, thought something was wrong with the exhausts or something (but nothing found so far).. Great review!

When they give you oil change intervals it's usually mileage or 1 year whatever comes first. So for us casual Riders they want us to change the oil every year, kind of sad when you're draining oil out of your bike that looks brand new.

I have the T120 Gold Line. Already had the fuel tank changed for a paint defect. Now the throttle sticks wide open randomly, sometimes sticks at 3500 rpm in town. The high temp alarm always comes on and constantly has a check engine light on now, with only 3000km on it. I've decided it gets one more chance to get fixed at the dealership or it's gone. I love the bike but starting the loose the appeal having to drive it 120 miles to get fixed.

I have a Street Twin - lower seat height! Can wear my normal boots! 👍Yes, I’m sure I could ride the T100 but would probably need my bigger boots. The Guzzi V7 I sold after 13 years and 35k miles was 900mm! That was okay but becoming a bit of a stretch over the rear seat! I just decided to try different bikes whilst I still can! 👴I’ve been off into Derbyshire, on the Enfield Trials, and a bit of Staffordshire today! Some 164 miles done on, mostly, small roads! Found myself down a Martin Trafford route Ford - lucky I took the Trials! 👍😀

Thanks for the review. I certainly am having a time choosing between the T100 and a new V7.😂 Going with either would be great of course but still leaning towards the V7 only because, like you , I have a history with the brand. And they smell soooo good!!😂 So more than likely sticking with MG despite all the problems I've had with the current 2018 V7. Definition of insanity???😂

Hi there really like the video I live in Sweden and haven’t tested the bike I have a option of getting a T100 or T120 2022 for the same price I’m riding a SpeedMaster 2012 any thoughts about which bike would be better 😎

I think some other RU-vidrs (mentioning no names) opinions are very much influenced by factors other than the bikes themselves even now putting down bikes that he's not even seen yet. I agree with every single thing you said even though, for me, the T120 is the one for me. I wouldn't put other manufacturers down they make great bikes at great prices and have a lot of very happy owners but the Triumph just feels special every time I get on it and I could (and do) just sit and look at it. Is it perfect? No it isn't I would say the low down fuelling could be improved (but you soon learn to ride around it) and I don't know if it's just mine but the idiot light for the indicators is not very visible especially on sunny days. Other than that there's nothing I can really think of that is wrong with the bike. As for price value is subjective and some people are as happy as Larry driving a Dacia and cannot see why someone else would spend the extra for the equivalent Mercedes. Personally I think that the Bonneville is worth every single penny over it's budget equivalent but some might not. I will admit I think Triumph do go overboard with the whole Union Jack thing and the whole "Lifestyle" accessories stuff but I guess that is the modern world now.

The T100 Goldline does look wonderful and as you say, it has enough power for practical purposes👍. I have to say though, that the Interceptor comes with a centre stand and grab handles, as well as Royal Enfieldness 😁. I am not sure if my favourite is the T100 or the SV650 as both are great bikes from my point of view.

I would never go 10 thousand miles on a motor cycle motor oil change, especially with wet clutches. I have a Honda Rebel and they say 8 thousand miles for service however I cut that in Half at 4,000. 40 Years of riding and I always add a wind shield. I don't know how people take the blast without one? Kit

I've deleted my previous post as that opinion of mine seemed even to me a little biased. I shall just try them both on a straight stretch this summer, I also happen to have a 2013 Bonnie 865...but the XV 1100 just pulls my head on the back on every sharp acceleration, which on 865 it just won't happen....

Bonjour une bien belle vidéo 😀 je n'ai jamais eu de moto anglaise 😟 mais j'ai eu une Kawasaki w 650 qui pour moi fût tout aussi belle bien qu'une pâle copie d'une Bonneville 😉 je suis sûr que j'aimerais cette moto elle convient sûrement à mes attentes d'une moto n'oubliez pas que je monte fièrement une 350 classic 😀 qui hélas n'est plus anglaise et me réjoui de pouvoir espérer un jour une Gold Star hélas plus anglaise non plus 😟 mais justement,c'est ce qui me permet d'espérer,un gros mono tout ce que j'aime et dans une gamme de prix raisonnable oui oui c'est pas comparable (qualité puissance prestige réseau de distribution en France misérable) enfin faut des rêves pour avancer....mais pour l'instant je reste fidèle à ma Royal Enfield 😀 😉✌️🇨🇵

I'm thinking of either getting the T100 or T120 but leaning more towards the T120. I plan to do daily rides to work and weekend touring with my girlfriend. For the latter, some reviews say that the T100 may be under powered with a pillion and it's a much more comfortable experience with the T120. What are your thoughts on this?

Freddie Dobbs experience of obtaining Triumph spares . Does not bode well for long term ownership. They seem to be all about flash showrooms with nothing behind. Bring back Revetts.

I have a 2009 T100 s.e. with 45000 klicks on it. its a great ride BUT heavy to push around clunky gear box and small tank.???

Great bike, had an 865 se before I got the Speedtwin. Dont understand why Fillingham is so negative.

Hi, what is the name of the track that is used in the intro? Thanks

Just a question, when you pass cars like you do in traffic in the oncoming lane, is that something that is legal in England? If I tried that here in the US I would probably lose my license!

225kg....a 1/4 of a ton....why are modern bikes so heavy. I do own a 2020 T100.....stunning machine....but heavy.....and I weigh 98kg....5.10ins. The present dat Bonneville....yes watercooled now the moaners say.....but that how things evolve....euro4 and 5...no choice. Saying that....the motors still look aircooled due triumphs clever engine design.

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Mate, I’ve been watching your vlogs for ages now, and you’re one of my favourites. But….. Why the heck do you speak like you’re a bit simple. Do you put it on ? No, I know you’re not but for goodness sake. All the buts, and the errs and the ya knows. It doesn’t put me off, but I think it probably will some folks. Just saying mate.

12th😂 warming next to 🔥 fire away from ❄️snow🤣.

I'd like a new T100 for next bike or a second hand low km T120.A new T100 or Street twin 900 be marvelous can't beat being the first owner & running in your bike.A Stret Twin 900 us 206kg wet & is more my weigh & alloy wheels but does have piddler 12L tank but should be good for 180km hard out riding & 200km normal riding with 1.5-2L left in tank to stop grit in fuel system.T100 has 14.5L tank. You don't need a big bike on motorway my Interceptor do 75mph all day easy & ton up occasionally passing cars same with Trident 🔱 660. I have a suspicion that Street Twin 900 12L tank is actually 12.4-12.5L filling level bike or straddling bike when filling. They said Trident 🔱 is 14L tank till you buy one & read manual & it says 14.4L filling level to bottom of filler neck with a little small gap so Street Twin probably the same.Thst extra .4-.5L is 10km.

How ironic your slowest bike wins the sp30 ....🤨😉

I beg to differ as well , I have a T120 Ace edition and for a little more money you get the sixth gear , center stand , more power , and heated grips 😊 both great bikes , but I wouldn’t give up my T120 for a T100 ever 😬 just sayin

Premium brand? worst chrome that I have ever had on a bike.