Triumph Bobber Has Arrived

Trumpeteer said:

This bike is the epitome of the hipster movement. All the fake parts in the world that save no purpose other than to make it look like something it's not. I am glad my Bonnie is an '06 because in my humble opinion, Triumph has totally lost it with the Bonnie since '08. This bobber abomination is the ultimate pretend bike.

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Trumpeteer said:

This bike is the epitome of the hipster movement. All the fake parts in the world that save no purpose other than to make it look like something it's not. I am glad my Bonnie is an '06 because in my humble opinion, Triumph has totally lost it with the Bonnie since '08. This bobber abomination is the ultimate pretend bike.

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rocketjohn said:

I'd have it for round town jaunts, I imagine it's more better in turns than my Rocket, which does pretty good but is a little heavy for stop and go. I do make Hot Dog and the odd Ice Cream run, and a bobber makes sense to me for stuff like that.

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Trumpeteer said:

This bike is the epitome of the hipster movement. All the fake parts in the world that save no purpose other than to make it look like something it's not. I am glad my Bonnie is an '06 because in my humble opinion, Triumph has totally lost it with the Bonnie since '08. This bobber abomination is the ultimate pretend bike.

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Boog said:

Brother, I cannot see one bit of 'Hipster' in that bike. And cannot see one bit of useless engineering either. It is different which is Triumph's bit of marketing and I approve. Granted I have only been riding for 36 years now and only on 28 different bikes so my view is limited somewhat. But to be fair, looked up 'hipster motorcycle' to better understand your comment. Primarily it showed café racers, standard Bonnies, scooters, mopeds and bicycles with added motors. Very few bobbers on the list but I did see a few. So, I guess I need to change my opinion of what hipster means; I thought it was only scooters and Harley Streets 500 and 750s. But according to Google, your Bonnie is smack dab in the middle of what Hipster is...

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instant said:

Hipster cult is merciless, so bobbers are also infected! Especially old Triumphs and Sportsters.. done

Technically the bike is nicely executed, but it has no soul. In its core, this is all anti-bobber. Clean, perfect, emission friendly. IT EVEN LOOKS TO BE COMFORTABLE! I would not be surprised, if the seat had special coating against indigo stains..

Consider you meet a gang of C+ coders on their weekend trip, all of them riding these Bobbers, wearing their tight jeans and flannels and wearing the silly bubble Bell helmets (carbon version, of course).. What´s next? Electric bikes with selectable sound output? I opt for F4U Corsair then..

Bobber with all the electronics, torque control, riding modes..? Be serious. Not for me. (But I am not the target group either - I remember before wi-fi, people talking to each other when in restaurant)

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instant said:

"They are great fashion company that also sells motorcycles."

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