To that end, the 2006 Scrambler is pure ‘pleasure bike - and what a push-button-start-every-time pleasure we found it. A big alternator, huge 12v battery, electric starter, a radiator like oil cooler, Euro 3 emission requirements and, well,mufflers - to begin with.ġ960’s Competition Bonnevilles were without many of features that are mandatory on a road going motorcycle today. The naysayers point out that the McQueen’s Scramblers of the 60’s were the dominant force in their type of racing - and the 2006 version is not the same fire-breathing monster that it was back then - or the way they want it to be, comparatively, now.īut the 60’s machine didn’t have the creature comforts we’re used to these days. I say ‘Don’t ride the specifications sheet - ride the bike’ when they point to the modest power output of 54 ponies and 205kg of dry ‘Gingerbread’. That is the main point of conjecture around the KR office and with many people who just walk up and start talking to you about the bike. Performance is not far removed from the way the old banger went either.
#Triumph scrambler plus#
To the basic model, a tacho, flyscreen, headlight grille, single seat and rack assembly have been fitted, a bash plate has been added plus Triumph’s ‘race, exhausts and boy! It sounds fantastic. Non-bikers are wont to ask if you ‘did the restoration yourself’ the period look of the 60’s icon is so effective. The test bike supplied by Triumph NZ is beautifully kitted out from Triumph’s ever growing optional extras catalogue - and it looks stunning. Even the way the big twin still hammers out of the corners. A portal to a bunch of fond memories.įortunately the Hinckley Triumph Bonnevilles stand up to any scrutiny on their own merits - regardless of the reminiscences of misty-eyed old coots.īy the same token it’s only the bad things like the oil leaks that have changed ‘that’ much and the Scrambler does a pretty fair job of tipping its lid to a different time. So I admit it - I just have to look at the new Triumph Scrambler and I get that grin.
That big old 750 parallel twin had an enormous sweet spot and a way of tipping in - and pulling out - of corners that just made us grin.
I couldn’t stop it leaking oil, I couldn’t find the fault in the electrics, but we loved the way it handled and hammered. It was exactly the same bike as Gere rode in Officer and Gentleman (sans extended forks), the brand Dirty Harry rode and Steve McQueen was racing. It laid the platform for us hangin’ out together on motorbikes for a very long time since. That bike took us on our first rides with Harleys, made friends with some serious hard-arses on BSAs and took us to the BEARS only party in the car park of the Scarborough Hotel every Sunday Session We subsequently spent our first 12 months living together on a used T140 Bonneville that I paid cash for, not long after arriving in the Golden West. I sold a hotted up XS1100 for bus fare and rent, packed up my worldly possessions into 2 overnight bags and set off in pursuit of the girl. The road to his barb began 25 years ago as I chased the Co-pilot across the West Island.
#Triumph scrambler Patch#
The fitment of parts, accessories, and conversions by anyone who is not of an authorized Triumph dealer may affect the handling, stability, or other aspects of the motorcycle's operation which may result in loss of motorcycle control and an accident.“See if you can get a patch for the other eye as well” the publisher cryptically suggested as I walked out of his office, charged with yet another Kiwi Rider Magazine Triumph test to write up. Always have Triumph approved parts, accessories, and conversions fitted by a trained technician of an authorized Triumph dealer. This item fits the following models: Adventurer, America, Bonneville, Bonneville SE, Bonneville T100, Bonneville T100 Black, Bonneville T120, Bonneville T120 Black, Bonneville Bobber, Bonneville Bobber Black, Bonneville Bobber TFC, Bonneville Speedmaster, Daytona all models, Rocket III Touring, Rocket III Classic, Rocket III Roadster, Rocket 3 R, Rocket 3 GT, Rocket 3 TFC, Scrambler 1200 XC and XE, Scrambler 1200 Bond Edition, Speed Triple up to VIN 735437, Speed Twin, Sprint GT, Sprint RS, Sprint ST, Street Cup, Street Scrambler, Street Triple, Street Triple R, Street Triple RS VIN 800262 through 965634 and up, Street Twin, Thruxton, Thruxton R, Thruxton RS, Thruxton TFC, Thunderbird Sport, Thunderbird 1600, Thunderbird 1700, Thunderbird Storm 1600, Thunderbird Storm 1700, Tiger 1050, Tiger 800, Tiger 850 Sport, Tiger 900, Tiger 1200, Tiger Explorer, Trident 660, Trophy, and Trophy SE. Market Restrictions Apply. The Battery Optimizer is a fully automatic battery charger for lead acid batteries.
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