Thank you for watching and sharing your experience. I didn't even have time to think about the lack of fuel gauge, that is crazy! Last bike I had without one was 2009 Bonneville How would you compare it long term to a T120?

@@pintsizedbiker Short answer: The Bonnie is a better bike hands down. Long answer: The Bonnie was my first bike ever so I’m a bit bias 🤓 The only reason i didn’t get a new one was because there is no Triumph dealership where I live. The one I had (2017 when it just came out) was imported from Austria so now I wasn’t willing to go through the same 😀 Not having to deal with a chain maintenance makes life a bit easier with the BMW and also having a bigger fuel tank is a nice bonus. One issue I forgot to mention is that riding the BMW for more than an hour will make your hands feel numb and a lot. This could be an easy fix with handlebar risers but because it’s a new frame, the older risers don’t fit and no custom shops has new ones available which sucks. To sum things up, the T120 is a better bike when it comes to overall comfort and price and I heard that the newer models come with cruise control from the factory plus Brembos, which is great. The Bonnie still has character and it looks stunning. The R12 NineT feels and looks more premium, the tech is super nice and responsive, the breaks work flawlessly, suspension is on the hard side despite having adjustable front and rear and the torque is insane but the price is borderline offensive 😬 Sorry for the long text 🧐👌

Thank you!

@@jfro5867 haha yes when I saw I thought a bit of that and my 74 Norton 😂

Seems to be a common issue with modern bikes. I can’t recall it on my T100 but I had it remapped years ago so might of long forgotten 😂

@@user-fv1576 thank you!

I didn’t find that, not sure if it was due to having ridden an original one 20 years ago maybe. Or perhaps I was just oblivious 😂

@@TwinPotMan that’s great knowledge price wise, has it doubled?? Where as new T100 aren’t much different to what I paid 5 years ago

@@pintsizedbiker To be fair my Scrambler was v low mileage and nearly new 2nd hand when I bought it, but, even now outgoing but new RNineT Pures are selling for £11,490 on Autotrader against the full OTR price of £16,613 for the R12 NineT, which you tested, although there are already discounts of about £1k being offered.

Agreed it would be better if they were black. I did mention it but cut it out in the edit

@@pintsizedbiker I agree, I really hate the use of gold on bikes, it's so naff (sorry TMF!) Also, why would you spec a retro like this with horrible little LCD instead of a clock?

@@specialcircs they are ok on a sports bike, equally upside down forks aren’t really needed on a retro. Save a few pennies and just go with normal ones with half decent internal bits

Gold forks are gorgeous