Triumph America - 2007 Motorcycle Review

Overall 5.00 of 5 (by 1 user)

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pblanton
Colorado Springs, CO

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Old-school and way cool. Fonzie would be jealous.

motorcycle rider, not rich, safety conscious, daily driver, City commuter

Pros

Retro Styling, Great Looks

Cons

Needs Fuel Injection

JUN

2008

Last October (2007), I bought an '07 Bonneville America from Erico Motorsports in Denver. I have put about 900 miles on it since, and I have to tell you that I love it.

The 07/08 Triumph lineup is sweet indeed. I ahve been wanting an America or Speedmaster for the past few years, and in October, when Triumph was doing their $1200 in accessories special, I called around and made myself a deal on a shiny new America.

The first thing I did to it was to remove the air injection and replace the pipes with a set that has a little more attitude. Off the showroom floor the America and Speedmaster bikes sound like sewing machines.

I also added the Triumph leather saddle bags, a tachometer, tinted flyscreen, Kuryakyn Grips,and the leather tank cover. It's a real head-turner everywhere it goes.

I am also enjoying the gas savings in this current economic environment. While the America isn't necessarily designed to get as good of mileage as some scooters can get, it does a decent ~35 MPG around the city and that's a bit better than double the mileage of my pickup, so I'll take it.

The best part though is riding it around town. Everywhere I go I get comments. I even got pulled over by a cop recently, just because he wanted a closer look at it.

I can't recommend it highly enough.