I can remember watching Steve McQueen flying round the German countryside escaping from the Nazis, and thinking ?that?s cool?. And as much as I love throwing my leg over the latest and greatest sportsbike, nothing pulls on my heartstrings the way a classic British bike does. But I wouldn?t fancy owning one. I don?t want an oily mess on my garage floor and I don?t want to have to call for recovery every time I feel like riding further than the chip shop. Well these days, you don?t have to worry about that. With a Triumph Bonneville, you can just pretend. Whether it?s a classic café racer, scrambler or custom Bobber you?re after, Triumph have got you covered with their modern classic range.

Twenty years ago when the ?new? Triumph Bonneville was released, I don?t think many people would have expected 367,000 of them to be sold. But they were. Fair play, Triumph. Now after various tweaks and updates over the years, the entire Bonneville and Street Twin range has, once again, evolved.
2021 Bonneville T120

Triumph have put a lot of work into the 1,200cc twin engine that powers the big Bonnevilles; that?s the T120, T120 Black, Speedmaster and Bobber. They?ve used a lighter crank so the mass of the engine as a whole is less. A new clutch and balancer shafts have reduced inertia, so the motor spins up a bit quicker now, too. The Motor in the T120 and T120 Black delivers 105Nm of torque at 3,500rpm and 79bhp at 6,550rpm. And all that with even lower emissions than the l...