Triumph Speed (Street) Twin Review! How good is the 900cc Bonneville Modern Classic Motorcycle?
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2022
- We review the NEW 2022 Triumph Street Twin (Now Renamed Speed Twin) Bonneville EC1 Special Edition, which has a custom paint scheme & hand painted lines and graphics. Is it worth the extra cash over the standard model? Watch the video to make that decision after you've heard all about it!
We put the bike through its paces on all roads before making the video as always. Here we go into how it rides, handles, turns and stops. How good does it sound? Does the 900cc engine have enough power and torque? What is the quality like? How are the gears? How good are the brakes? What could be improved? We give it to you straight!
This modern classic is Triumph's best selling Bonneville and you will be able to see why by watching all of this video. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
I’ve watched this video I don’t know how many times and always forgotten to comment so here I am… I tested the two T Bonnevilles, the Kawasaki RS 650 and 900, plus the Interceptor, and I have to say, none of them come even close to this bike for shear grin-ability, style or value for money. Like @PhilipHermannBE, I’ve been able to get one from the local Triumph dealer here in Germany. I should be picking it up this week, but I’m on holiday 🙄
I think you both deserve a medal from Triumph. You’re doing a fantastic job! Great content. Keep up the good work 👏🏾👏🏾
I know exactly what you mean about young people. I have been trying to get my son, age 28, into bikes for five years. I have even offered to buy him his first bike, and he is simply not interested. He'd rather sit on the couch, no girlfriend, playing video games for hours and hours. I feel bad for him because he will have no stories to tell his kids down the road, if he ever has any. I guess it's a hopeless cause.
That’s a shame. They don’t make biking cool in films etc so youngsters have no role models to emulate I guess
I'm 25 and only know a handful of other guys around my age who are into bikes. We're rare but we're definitely out there, I think it's due to our risk averse, bubble-wrap society. It's been drilled into our heads our entire lives how bikes are just deathtraps, by overly protective parents and by wider society. We had posters up in my college canteen of bike crash horror stories for christ sake
@@matt961234567 you’re right, it’s drilled into people not to get into bikes. I (Darcy) am 19 and I only know 1 person my age who rides. It’s a shame but there’s just so many hurdles these days!
Instead of forcing hobbies on your children, maybe try showing interest in whatever hobbies they’re into. You’d be surprised how interesting video games can be. What you find interesting might not be appealing to them because they’re used to seeing you do it and they just dont find it that interesting. We’re all individuals.
@@tombombadilofficial I used to watch the Ol’Man at the moto cross track and we would also go to car events etc so I am a through and through petrol head. But I was also into gaming as a teenager. Me and the Ol’Man used to play call of duty together.
The sound of that thing...awesome.
Yea it’s great isn’t it! 👍🏼
As you say it would be good to see more people getting into bikes, but the costs involved are prohibitive to say the least- training, clothing, servicing & the real killer - insurance. Great review as always, I have the 2018 model - an absolute joy to ride.
Yea definitely. Good point: it should be the cheapest form of transport; alas…
Completely lost it when I heard you talk about “youngsters” like myself. Wish my parents were as cool as you, but it took me heading off to college in a different state (as I live in the US) and secretly getting my motorcycle license and buying a bike for me to be able to ride. Being the youngest with two older brothers, my parents weren’t quite as accepting for their youngest and only daughter to buy a crotch rocket. But here I am, three years later, still enjoying the ride. Have watched all your Triumph videos and trying to convince myself to buy another bike. Thanks for the review!
I’m glad it worked out in the end!
We’ve done lots of Triumph reviews and there’ll be more coming soon 👍🏼👍🏼
The quality of the materials in all Bonneville is amazing, even someone without knowledge about motorcycling can see it...
Yes it is fantastic quality!
I just bought this exact motorcycle a few weeks ago, and it's absolutely amazing! The torque is fantastic, as well as the build quality. It's not advertised, but both levers are actually adjustable, and the stock exhaust sound is one of the best I've heard out of the factory. I can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit so I can really start putting some serious miles on it. Nice review.
Excellent! Yes absolutely 👍🏼👍🏼
Congrats, nice bike 👍
Agreed with everything you said i just picked up my ec1 last friday and absolutely love it's beautiful and user friendly and sounds amazing couldn't be happier
@@jeremytalley481 awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
Great review. In my view, the best reviewer on CZcams. Very natural easy going delivery, giving all the information you need without fluffing out the content. Keep up the great work. Ps love the look of these, I’m in the market for something along these lines and my short list keeps getting longer. 😬
Thanks Kevin. Much appreciated. Yes this must be on the shortlist 👍🏼
I'd say keep the short list in your hip pocket and go for this beauty!!
Jut picked up my 2018 street twin yesterday. First bike I've owned myself and chose it after watching yours and others videos for months. And I can't even ride because of a foot of snow where I live. But this video will scratch that itch until the weather and roads clear.
Awesome! Well done 👍🏼👍🏼
I have a 2020 model and it's a great town bike absolutely nailed it with the rev range and torque, light enough, flickable, balanced and slim enough for traffic filtering. I have customised mine a little with tiger 800 bars, higher shotgun exhaust, spoked tubeless wheels, larger 14ltr tank and of course heidenau k60 tyres. A lager tank really takes the hassle out of regular fill ups and gives great range on a trip. You're right about its top end, over 50-60 mph it doesn't really perform so get used to crushing around at 50-55 mph. It's a great non threatening bike for the beginner, ladies, returning bikers, weekenders, commuters or like me a second bike for the weekly commute.
Awesome! That’s great 💯👍🏼
iv had mine a year now and i simply love it sound amazing it turns heads always gets comments best bike i ever had so easy to ride and your rite bikes now are the coolest they have ever been .... any sport bike against it will never get a second glance
Awesome 💯👍🏼
I'm 31 and was thinking about buying a brand new car. I'm a manual guy so my options are limited here in the States. Got my CDL last year so why not my motorcycle license. I will be buying a Triumph very soon. I absolutely love the retro style of the Street Twin.
Purchased this today for a great end of year price. Thanks for the help.
Excellent! Enjoy the ride 👍🏼👍🏼
I'm not a high horsepower guy (above 100 to 110 horsepower). I've had one bike with 201 horsepower at the rear wheel and found it useful only while doing land speed racing and sold it off quickly.
If a bike weighs in around 500 pounds 60 horsepower gets me by, 80 to 90 is great and 100 to 110 is the most I'll ever need for the street.
At my size most all the Triumphs work for me.
Yes less is often more 👍🏼👍🏼
So glad you made this review. Yesterday morning I saw this on the website and by the afternoon I had my deposit in for an EC1 due in a few ekes. Thanks for such a thorough and honest review
Thanks buddy! Awesome! Well done 👍🏼👍🏼
I own one of these beautiful machines. I’m 187cm tall (just short of 6’2) and it’s perfectly comfortable. Might look a bit funny to other people, but who cares what they think!
Wow. I watch alot of motorcycle CZcams reviews. Your reviews cover all the bases and are top notch. I really enjoy how you show all angles, including on and off the bike, POV riding, profile while on the bike etc. Your reviews never get boring and are filled with tons of "useful" info. Was thinking of picking up a Kawaskai Z900RS but now Triumph may be a contender.
Thanks buddy, much appreciated. 👍🏼
Rake is perfect. Review is perfect. Shows the sound well and revs well. Not ruined by music.
Excellent review of the Street Twin. You are my most trusted bike reviewer on CZcams or anywhere else for that matter. Keep up the good work sir!
Hello, I am French and I have the same bike recently, I love your way of presenting this model and it suits me very well, congratulations to your channel, Good road to you all
That sounds dreamy. My mates keep saying get a sports bike when I pass, but this modern retro style especially the street twin is more me.
That sounds 🔥
Thanks reviews are always very good clear and well considered. Great blend of being informative and segments of hearing the bike and this one sounds lovely. Thank you 😊
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
I've got a 2022 Speed Twin 900 and can say without a doubt I made the right decision! Absolutely love the bike. Stock exhausts sound lovely, handling is great, comfy for a pillion (up to 45 minutes) and has all the top speed you need on UK roads. Getting off the lights is a dream with the 80Nm and in a gloss black it's beautiful!
I did get it second hand a year old at £6750 with a lot of Triumph add ons so extremely good value for what I paid. Next one I'm looking at is an Indian Scout!
Your review is spot on. That’s what I experienced from my bike, and I love it.
Thanks very much 👍🏼👍🏼
You got me at @11:33 sir! Can't deny a word you said, I'm longing the thrill from riding one of these rather than snoozing on the bus! You sure inspire the youth into motorcycling, cheers!
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This is first video I've seen of yours and you've just sold me a Street Twin. Fantastically well presented, everything covered, and questions answered. Truly happy to have found such a good review. Thanks a tonne for the effort :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for your real world reviews. This is what we need. Fuel, traffic, cameras and degrading road surfaces are making the big hp bikes obsolete in the UK. Middleweight bikes like this are the go to now.
Thanks buddy. Yes that is certainly true
I usually don't like a matte finish, but it is good. Triumph, Royal Enfield, classic 80s & 90s Hondas... With the exception of aging biker gangs, passing through adventure riders, & the "rocket heads" (local term for the guys who build custom street bikes small and fast) that meet up in parking lots... Those are all anybody rides now. Royal Enfields & Triumph is becoming the motorcycle mainstay in my part of the US
Ok that’s interesting. Shame we can’t be like India where everyone rides motorcycles 👍🏼👍🏼
I saw this and your Tiger 850 review and like all your reviews they are excellent. I visited my nearest Triumph dealer a few days ago to have a look at the bikes and I had a couple of test rides. Have just bought the same EC1 model. I didn’t think that I would like it but it is such a happy little bike that I thought “what the hell”. I did very much like the Tiger too so maybe that will be next.
thanks for all the information! Almost old enough to drive a 900, I'll definitely get my hands on one! And you're right about the youngsters, I haven't met another person of my age that is into bikes.
Great review, it help a lot and decided to purchase this EC1. This is my first bike. Can’t wait to get it in a couple months. Thx again, from Montréal Canada. 👌🏽🤘🏽
Thanks buddy! Excellent! Glad it helped 💯
It's been 8 months since I got my street twin and it has been one helluva ride!!! The best bits ? 1. When I rev from stand still, the way it picks the speed. 2. When I am cruising on the highway and take my hand off the throttle, the throaty "hmmmm" that it delivers (I think only street twin owners can understand this comment!!)
For me, this bike represents what I am: understated, yet powerful
Excellent! Sounds amazing!
I'm right there with you. Started riding only 8 months ago and upgraded to the street twin from my rebel 300 only a few months in. It's perfect for new riders with a bit of experience under their belt and has so much more room for growth.
I mainly do city riding so that low end torque makes it so much fun.
@@rhceres87 Excellent!
I pick up the exact same model next week. Beauty of a bike in looks and sound . Can't wait to get out on the roads
great to see something from you guys , always an awesome job
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
Thank you for another informative and fun video, just sitting down to watch another load of bilge on TV when you guys pop up and save my viewing life👍👍👍👍👍
Haha great! Thanks bud 👍🏼👍🏼
Best audio of one of these out there👏👌💚
Real nice review. I have a 2017 and love it, You made a good point reminding us its a street / road bike and not a cruiser. I live in a city with narrow streets and it handles so well. On country roads with hills and curves its the best too. The acceleration for a 900cc is phenomenal. A day doesn't go by when someone doesn't compliment how nice the bike looks either.
Thanks buddy. Yes it’s a bike even non motorcyclists will talk to you about 👍🏼
Love this Channel! 🙌 Keep up the great work guys! 🙌
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
Really enjoy your reviews, very thorough and honest and include stuff others don’t. Thinking of going for a 22 model of this, although confusingly now called the Speed Twin.
Thanks very much. Yes confusing 👍🏼
Very good review - relaxed, full of valuable information, especially the practical ones for the daily use. I have this bike in red and I can only echo your thoughts and comments. It is a lovely bike for a daily commuting and also for a little fun to have with, both on the streets and around the towns or in the countryside. Keep going!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks bro
Thanks for the review, i got a matt ironstone one and I really love It. Thanks also because you speak really clear and even a non first english language like me can understand very well!
Thanks very much! I appreciate that 👍🏼👍🏼
Good base sound. Handles well. Looks good. Nice bike.
Yes in a nutshell 👍🏼👍🏼
Beautiful bike, I have one at the moment as a loan bike while my BMW is in for a service. I love the handling & lots torque on the Triumph. I was having a sticky beak at the bike while at home & the seat also had me when trying to remove it, but now i know it's easy to remove & put back. Great review.... Thanks.
I bought this bike 2 weeks ago. I absolutely love it!
Awesome! Great to hear 👍🏼
Excellent review you had me glued all the way through, loved the security seat what a brilliant idea, well pointed out old chap ha ha fantastic.
“…basically, you’re just holding back death all the time!” Yes, so true about modern motorcycles. Way more power than 95% of us can ever fully utilize. Well said.
I've recently discovered your chanel. I like your videos (i've watch most of them !). Very clear. Lots of informations. Nice landscape. Good job !
Thanks buddy! 👍🏼👍🏼
I came, I saw, and you delivered. Great review. Cheers!
Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
I really enjoyed your review. I started learning to ride 1 month ago and 2 weeks ago i bought a Street Twin in Ironstone (😍). I’ve always loved the Bonneville and the Street Twin is the perfect balance of the traditional look combined with the modern amenities. Your review is spot on and helped me make my decision. As a 5’9” beginner rider, the bike is a perfect size (being able to comfortably flatfoot makes a massive difference as a newbie) and the high torque engine is just so forgiving. So glad I was able to get it so soon after starting to ride and I’m hoping for many safe miles as I build up my experience.
P.s. you have a fantastic countryside to ride through, I’m very jealous 😊
Thanks very much. Glad to hear about your bike! Awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
I have a 2020 Street Twin (purchased in Oct 2020) and I absolutely love it! I have never looked back. It is easy to see why the Street Twin is Triumph's best selling model. (A fan from British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦) With the price of gasoline my Street Twin is my main mode of transportation. So I get to have loads of fun and save money on gas!
Awesome! Great to hear 👍🏼👍🏼
I have to say your reviews are my favourite on you tube.
I have an air cooled America, love all the Bonnie range glad we have a British brand doing so well!
Thanks buddy! Much appreciated. Yes absolutely 👍🏼🤔
Hi
Went to the NEC earlier this year specifically to sit on this and the T120/T100. Both of those felt good at 5’9” with 30 inch inside. I thought the Street Twin would suit me better due to the lower seat height but no. I found the pegs to be set the same on all three, but the lower seat meant as you say I was in a jockey position. Just sitting on it was uncomfortable on my knees and hips. Maybe something to do with my young age of 61, but quickly realised this wasn’t a bike for me.
Yes when you sit with your feet on the pegs they are all the same. Perhaps the Speedmaster would be more suitable 🤔
I’ve got a 2018 street twin and love it , as you say enough power for the road
Stock exhaust sounds amazing!
What a beautiful bike and wonderful review sir! I am absolutely in love with the Street Twin. If I can get a good deal on my trade, I'm gonna drive away from the dealership with one of these. Thanx again for the great review!
Thanks buddy. Awesome! Fingers crossed for you 👍🏼
What a beautiful bike. I'm in love. Sounds great for factory exhaust, too.
It’s a brilliant all rounder. Keep recommending it to my son as a first big bike. Think stock exhaust sounds awesome. Good review 👍
Yea definitely. Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
Another excellent review. The Bonnevilles never seem to disappoint.👍💯
Thanks buddy. Yes indeed 👍🏼👍🏼
That fuel efficiency is really impressive. My own 500cc bike is just a tiny bit more economical. I really enjoy your reviews; you speak very well, explain things clearly, and that gorgeous scenery is a big plus. Happy riding 🏍
Yes absolutely. Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
G'day from Australia!
Totally agree with your comments, quite objective analysis and you've made the look and feel elements very relatable.
I think the older 865cc T100 Bonneville is closer to the Interceptor 650 in terms of classic aesthetics and I favoured that bike (the older T100) for a long time. However, I think the Speed Twin 900 has really nailed the modern classic aesthetic. The silhouette and stance is classic and the details are modern and classy.
The design team has done an exceptional job with this bike as a lapse in design cues could really tarnish the image by way of a "tacky" label.
I have an 18, it’s Red. A bit less power and no modes. No plans to change it, I really enjoy it. Ride round town and for long trips.
Perfect for me as an older guy. Does everything I want it to.
Don’t know why I’d pay extra for pretty paint, Particularly when I prefer red.
That’s fair enough bro 👍🏼
I looked at an '18 model but the dealer wouldn't budge at all and even 2 yrs later they still wanted full msrp for the bike and they updated them for '19, if I was going to pay full retail I'd just get the newest model, needless to say I've stopped visiting them and they are the only Triumph dealer in my area, I'd much rather drive a lot farther and actually visit the other dealers. I would've been willing to get the '18 if you could've dealt with them that is. One of the last times I went there they still had that bike and it was in 2020.
@@Kista79 I bought mine in 19 it was one of the last 18s they had in stock and the only only one in the show room ready to go. With a number of extra flashy bits. It was significantly cheeper than a 19. Or T 100. I also liked the colour, the mag wheels, and exhaust. It reminded me of my bike from 40 years ago.
I made them an offer for the sticker price on the road, I told them to take all the flashy bits off, because they didn’t interest me. I would would take a base model in red. If they had it ready today.
I left with the bike as is. And the flashy bits are nice.
There is not usually a lot of room for negotiation. It’s nice to know my bike is holding its value well.
I’ve been offered good trade in deals, when tire kicking by other dealers. I really like it so I’m keeping it.
I would not have paid full MSRP for it, when the new model was available. Even though I didn’t think I’d ride it hard enough to notice the difference.
The later models are nice, It’s 2022 now, I would pay the extra.
Used don’t last long on a dealers floor. If you can find one.
I’d still want the red one.
Could be worse, Harley Dealers have been known to ask extra above MSRP.
In the end pick what makes you happy. Limited, extra fancy, the right colour or the best deal. Whatever you feel that is
Almost every time I stop on a ride, somebody asks me about it. It’s a nice bike. It puts a smile on my face.
Good review. I've been looking at t100 to replace my flht and I'm interested in the speed twin now
Great review as usual. Just taken delivery of a Street Scrambler largely as a result of your earlier review! 👊
Thanks buddy! Awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
Hey ol man, From one young old man to another, nice slightly foggy morning to ya.
I never tire of the scenery there.
The street twin, is a good looking ride. I can see they're shortening the fenders. More sporty , but abit more slop getting to the bike. My t100 is old school being a 2005, but I still like the fenders keeping water off me back. And you're so right about the handlebars. A bit wider is better for control. And I still like the knee pads of the 100s and 120s. Still, the street twin is a nice looking bike.
Thanks for the look see . Yes, waiting to see the BSA. Ride safe.
Thanks buddy. Yes good points! Unfortunately looks seem to outweigh practicality these days.
Darcy you are the best man for reviews of any brand Motorcycles because of you're expertise🏍️🏍️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Thank you very much, although this is the Ol’Man, Darcy is the younger one 😁
Great riding here! I'd never heard about this special edition before watching your video so thanks. Funnily enough, ST's (like most Triumphs) are very hard to get new at the moment, but at my dealership they do have the limited Goldline edition available.
Please keep riding and filming for a very very long time, take care :)
Thank you my friend 👍🏼👍🏼
perfect bike for countryside riding, right amount of torque, enough power, and vintage look, that changes from MT07 we see at any street corner. i loved my personnal test on this bike. it is one of the most afordable Triumph (not in special edition, i presume)
Yes absolutely 👍🏼👍🏼
I'm really starting to fall in love with bikes with meaty tires on them haha. these look great on the twin
Nice review again - thank you! I have a 2021 T100 and love it to bits. It's the ideal bike for me now I'm older and have slowed down a bit. Strangely, though not unexpectedly I'm enjoying motorcycling so much more now I'm not thrashing about everywhere. I think these bikes remind us of the feelings we had when we first got into bikes -before we were chasing the horsepower. Regarding self-cancelling indicators? I've had a love/hate relationship with these in the past. We used to fall out - the indicators and me. Especially on roundabouts. I always ended up pushing the cancel button right on the cusp of them cancelling themselves. The result being another activation. This went on for some time 🤣
Thanks buddy. Yes I’ve had similar issues with self cancel I indicators too. I definitely enjoy riding bikes like this more than the super powerful ones 💯
Great review as always. I love all of the bonneville range, this bike sounds great and looks amazing. Looking forward to the reviews with the BSA and the other bikes you mentioned. Stay safe.
Thanks buddy. Yes it’ll be interesting 👍🏼👍🏼
I am in my 20s but I don't have money and is expensive in India.
It is my favorite bike and I hope someday to buying this beautiful machine ❤️
I will buy.....
Still have my 2017 ST two modifications I felt were needed . First change the mirrors to bar end to see past my shoulders. Secondly change the the seat to a bench seat as it gives a little more height and makes the ride less cramped . Nice review.
Ideal mods 💯 Thanks buddy 👍🏼
This guy sounds like the David Attenborough of motorcycles and that is a wonderful thing. Hello from the USA!
Thanks very much 👍🏼
i bought this one, the limited edition, because of your video. mine has 1 year old now and reached just over 10000 km.
Awesome! That’s great to hear 👍🏼👍🏼
Great review. Was in Pidcock's Long Eaton today and if i had not got the wife with me, I would have bought this exact model. Only negative I can see are the easily removable side panels which could be an issue regards theft, so I would be looking at securing them. Had a Bonneville T120 which I traded in last year for a Yamaha Tracer 7 GT as wanted something for longer journeys but miss owning a Triumph modern classic. Keep up the fab work. Really like your review style. I am off to sweet talk her indoors😀
Good luck with the wife! Thanks buddy 👍🏼👍🏼
what a smart looking bike. i’m sure it was a blast to ride. great review as always
Thanks buddy. Yes absolutely 💯
I like the bike, your review and of course your blue knit hat!
Great review. I'm going to trade my Ninja 400 for a Speed Twin 2023. I bought the Ninja 400 as a teenager dream, but on my 37, I don't think I have anymore the spirit this bike asks for. Some guys still have it, I know, but now I gave place to the classics.
The sound is amazing, I have never heard such a good sound on CZcams.
A very well made video.
Have fun and ride safe.
Thanks buddy! Yes it does sound nice 👍🏼
Many reviews say that the Street Twin sounds better than even a Speed Twin. Would you have first hand experience on this?
@@Stickybutton I know someone who has speed twin, I would say they sound similar.
Doing my mod 2 test tomorrow, this bike is definitely on my list.
Awesome good luck 👍🏼👍🏼
Great review as always!
Thanks very much 👍🏼
A great review of a proper lovely bike, I think I'll have to start saving up for one..
Thank you, good idea!
Nice review buddy, that twin sounds amazing!
Thanks mate! Yes doesn’t it!
Quality bit of kit and a quality video. I fancy a longer front mudguard and I reckon the wheels in the same colour as the tank? Regarding seat removal, my dad would say if he was here god rest his soul, RTFM! Read the flipping manual! Looking forward to Honda week! Cheers 👍
Yes definitely! I was expecting a little lever under the seat because of the key; wasn’t expecting it to be so simple haha 👍🏼
I brought a ec1 and I love it
The Street Twin, as beautiful looking and sounding as i remember it, it was a great bike to own, and that new version looks good too!
Yes definitely 💯
You have talked me in to getting one that if it ever stops raining 😂😂
LOL. I have a 2020 ST Matte Ironstone finish and absolutely love the bike (and sound of the bike). Very easy to handle. The seat comes off VERY easily, once you realize you have to hold the key turned to the right as you lift up on the back of the seat, then just slide the whole seat to the back of the bike (takes about 2 seconds). My only suggestions for the next model would be: 1) automatic turn signal canceling, and 2) a bit larger LCD display, especially, as you mentioned, larger gear indicator. I couldn't be happier though owning the Street Twin! Oh, and I added the Triumph heated grips too and bar-end mirrors, which I highly recommend!
Yes i was expecting a little lever somewhere!
Great additions 💯👍🏼
Love my 2018 (pre modes and hp hike). As mentioned by others below the sound is great and you've captured it well (I'm an ex location sound recordist amongst other things). Bang on regarding mods - potentially a Triggers Broom! At 12:24...on mine if you maintain full twist on the key with one hand it keeps the hook disengaged so the seat comes off easily with the other hand. 13:50 that's the tool to adjust the rear suspension. Thanks for the great honest review, as you say, one can get the detailed spec online, good to get an experienced rider's overview and also well said about getting youngsters on board, this the perfect 1st big bike for a newbie with taste! :-)
Thanks buddy! That’s great to hear. Thanks for the info too. 👍🏼👍🏼
I'm getting back to bikes after 20 years off. It took me about an hour to decide I want a bike from the Bonneville range but they're all so nice I can't quite decide which to buy. Today the Street Twin is my favourite but I'm still really tempted to go for a T100 or T120.
Im not interested in going fast, I just want to enjoy relaxed riding on country roads and the odd trip away. I best get out for some test rides.
Awesome. This or the T100 sound about right. 👍🏼👍🏼
Excelent review. And the bike is really gorgeous.
Thanks very much 👍🏼
Damn this ec1 is beautiful. It was between this and the t100. I ended up going with the t100 black. A beautiful bike as well. Great review. Glad you did this one.
Thanks buddy! Yes it’s nice! Mind you…that T100! 👍🏼👍🏼
"The in and outness of the levers" - that'll be the span then! Great review, and you captured the exhaust sound superbly. I have the Street Scrambler (same engine) and the power/torque delivery really is perfect for day to day use and so smooth. That paint scheme really suits the bike, but I think the ec1 logo is too niche. Could always cover it with knee pads. Looking forward to Darcy's Monkey bike review - I've always liked those.
Haha yes 👍🏼 Monkeys are fabulous 👍🏼
Great video, thanks. I found the comments regarding height, width of bars, visibility with the mirrors particularly useful and it was great to see under the seat and side panels which you don't ususlly see in reviews. I'm 5' 11" so should just about be ok. I'm torn between the Street Twin and the Scrambler, partly because of the wider bars on the scrambler, though a set could presumably be added to this. I don't like the look of the single clock and prefer the dual appearance with the separate rev counter, but this is a minor quibble. Do you know how these water-cooled bikes compare with the earlier water cooled versions?
Great review! Beautiful bike! I almost bought this one, but ended up with the Goldline Speedmaster as I wanted the 1200cc HT engine and more of a cruiser. But my riding friend has this Street Twin and loves it, and it’s her first bike. As you said, this 900cc engine is perfect for any level rider. And I agree, motorcycle engines are becoming too powerful for most riders. There’s really no need for more than 1200cc’s, unless you’re on a 900+ pound bike.
The Speedmaster is wonderful! Thanks for your input 💯👍🏼
Good video - thanks. The EC1 tag seems a bit sad really - grabbing at straws with that one!
Thanks buddy. I wonder if that’s why we haven’t had as many views as we’d have expected 🤔
Great review, I’ve owned a Goldline ST for 9 months and very pleased with it. 100% agree it needs self cancelling indicators, really missed that feature, it was on my last bike a Norton Rotary, 30 years old !
Wow excellent. Yes I’m surprised they don’t self cancel tbh.
Forgot to say getting 77mpg over 1500m, VG.
Darcy you're a Champion Motorcycles reviewer🏍️⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
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Great comment about young people sitting on public transport looking at their phones, made me smile! Very good point about the indicators, maybe should be a manufacturing must on all models. Can anyone confirm what they cost. I live in Western Australia and the Kangaroos don’t understand self cancelling blinkers or bloody anything when you are on a bike! 🇦🇺
Thanks buddy. Haha I can imagine the Kangaroos!
Yeow! Old Man Vulture Lord fan has gone retro.
Interesting...
Ride on, matey!
Yes indeed 👍🏼👍🏼