What’s New?
Triumph’s Americanised Bonnie members get new hardware and finally run the same Bobber engine tune. Hence, on the Speedmaster, there is a minor decrease in performance; the 1200cc parallel-twin, 8-valve, liquid-cooled High Torque engine now produces 78PS at 6100rpm and 106Nm at 4000rpm. That’s 1.5PS and 1Nm lesser than before. Gladly, these were the same output figures of the Bonnie Bobber’s engine, and there’s no change to that. Nevertheless, this new Bobber tune has a smoother torque curve with over 100Nm on tap between 3000rpm and 5000rpm.
Hardware updates for both motorcycles include the same 47mm Showa cartridge fork and dual twin-piston Brembo front floating caliper. The Speedmaster gets comfier seats with thicker cushioning. And in case you want a clean solo look, removing the pillion seat and chrome grab-rail isn’t that much of a task.