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My 2003 790 DOES run at higher RPMs than those V-twins with twice the displacement. That's where the horsepower is. It is supposed to run faster, it's the nature of the beast. If I didn't want to downshift for the passing power and chug along at 3,000 RPM I would have bought a big V-twin and have a 800 lb bike. It's closer to being a sport bike in that regard. I agree with the thought of putting a bigger engine in the old frame. I've never lusted for LESS power.



Well said, Larry. Absolutely agree with ya here.

This thread is reminding me of the time back in July of 2001 when Motorcyclist magazine did a write-up on the new and soon to come 2002 Bonnie America. It was pretty much love at first sight with me, and so in short order I ventured down to my nearest Triumph dealer and placed a deposit on one.

Got one of the first ones to arrive to the U.S. dealerships and stamped with the date of manufacture of September 2001 ("pre-factory fire") on its steering neck info label, and have never ever regretted my purchase.

In fact, I rode it TODAY about 40 miles in total in sunny mid-60 degree weather to play my usual Friday afternoon tennis down in Cottonwood AZ, and it's still with 45K miles on the clock runnin' like new!

(...OOPS, sorry...didn't mean to rub this in to all my old friends who are presently freezin' their asses off back east right now...well, didn't mean to rub this in MUCH anyway...BUT, considering that this thread's premise IS about reminiscences of days gone by, how freakin' fitting IS IT that that ol' Dwight is kiddin' you guys about crap like this and like I always did back in the good ol' days around here, RIGHT???!!!)


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)