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I never wanted a 1000cc P-twin. Never wanted a Bonneville again ever.



Why's that?!

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The big bores went as far as big could go on that platform.



On the contrary, Ron! Quite a sizable percentage of Matt Capri's (South Bay Triumph) business is installing big bore kits at his dealership...some as large as 1148cc(both bored and stroked, of course). Word is, reliability isn't compromised much at all.

And, whenever I'd bring up to Matt that I sure wish Bloor's Boyz would start makin' a larger displacement Bonnie at the factory, he'd jokingly tell me to please keep that to myself, as that would really cut into his business!

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I don't remember folks saying if its more than 1000cc they don't want it.



Actually, I hear it all the time, Ron. And, the folks who usually say it, say something like, "So, that's only an 800, huh?! Well, I'm lookin' for somethin' a little bigger than that, myself! But, you sure have a nice lookin' bike there."

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They gave you a bigger P-twin with a ton of thump. You got some of what you wanted. You are just pissed about the fins.



Actually Ron, they could've added more o' those fins on the T-Bird's motor, but ya know what...and I think you do...it STILL wouldn't look as "rightfully retro"(read: classically styled) as the motors in every AIR-cooled Bonneville ever made!(that would, of course, include all those made in Meriden AND Hinckley, btw)

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What do you have against triples? They make the performance you need at the right size. Its called a Sprint.






Well, I have nothin' against triples, EXCEPT a few things, and those are:

(a) Even the old air-cooled Triumph triple engines of the late 60s and early 70s didn't "look" quite as "good"(once again, in that "classic way", as did the Twins.

(b) While I like the sound of that "howl" most triples make when ya get 'em a handful of throttle, they still don't have that cadence or make that sound that a Twin makes.

(c) The Sprint, which has a great all-round motor, is still water-cooled...and I have YET to ever see a water-cooled motorcycle engine which "looks" as good or as "right" as an air-cooled one...in that "classic" sort o' way, once again. And, maybe the reason MOST water-cooled motorcycles hide their engines behind some kind o' bodywork.

Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)