Had to go have a look and you're right... all the bonnys have the chain & sprockets on the right/off side. None of the triples do. How odd. Great review, beautiful bike.
This would be a great bike if the XC version didn’t exist the year prior, which had better brakes, suspension, cruise control, and a nicer dash for not much more money than this. If you want those feature now they push you towards the XE, which is too tall for most of us. It’s cost cutting wrapped in a nice Triumph marketing bow.
That is a really confused looking bike. The exhaust looks like something from a spaceship, but then so many other components look 100 years old. The single pod gauge 'cluster' screams cheap. I'm sure the engine is good though. If you could replace the exhaust with something better looking, repaint the tank to remove that massive Triumph logo, and remove the Scrambler 1200 lettering on the side, as well as get a better set of handlebars and mirrors, a better seat, and maybe even consider blacking out the silver heat shield and maybe even the other 2 silver pieces, then maybe you'd be onto something. It's like 20 different people designed individual components of the bike and then they submitted their item by the deadline, and never had a meeting about how the bike should look overall. It's almost like the theme is incongruous.
Make sure if you have a new tyre put on the rear that the fitter knows the wheel is from the Bonneville range, or the arrows on the new tyre will face the wrong way.
Interested, as I have the 2023 T120 (79HP - 77T), and this bike has the same motor tuned up ? (89Hp - 81t). Sounds like a "faster" T120 w/more ground clearance. They should spec up the T120 to these numbers..
The only thing with the triumph 1200 X scrabbler is that it’s a very similar price of bike to the Suzuki V strom 800 which has the same amount of power for the engine but it will be a better bike touring and you have Suzuki system for the clutch and the gearing which wasn’t mentioned in the video this afternoon was a question I was going to ask does the triumph 1200X come with anything similar or not and the BMW GS 900 is the other bike again same sort of bike if you had to choose between any of them which would you choose for yourself
I think they are different enough to like both. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, just different. Speed 1200 is a damn fast bike and will certainly give any sportsbike a run for its money.
Another entertaining and well presented post, young Daniel. However, for me at least, this bike is just another, 'themed motorcycle trinket'. A fashion accessory for those wishing to get their, 'Steve McQueen, Great Escape', cos-play fix. It looks as if it'll be an absolute hoot round the lanes, no doubt whatsoever but a scrambler in the truest sense of the word, it ain't. As someone has already commented on here, good luck in trying to pick it up after a muddy spill. Are there really folk out there who would be happy to get this bike completely covered in crud and then hose it all off at an off-road experience? Just mo.
If a 1200cc bike didn’t have plenty of shove I’d be looking elsewhere immediately. It has a bigger engine than some small cars 😂 Forget any claims of off road ability. It’s a 1200cc scrambler so it’s purely a fashion thing. And as for the huge reduction in spec for a small price decrease… BMW chain and shaft drives used to be on the right with the exhaust on the left until they woke up and realised off-road riders were burning their trousers on the exhaust when manoeuvring the bike along with the bike resting on their hips.
Hearing you talk about the chain on the right gave me a fun visual of someone talking about certain amps going "to eleven"
Had to go have a look and you're right... all the bonnys have the chain & sprockets on the right/off side. None of the triples do. How odd.
Great review, beautiful bike.
This would be a great bike if the XC version didn’t exist the year prior, which had better brakes, suspension, cruise control, and a nicer dash for not much more money than this. If you want those feature now they push you towards the XE, which is too tall for most of us. It’s cost cutting wrapped in a nice Triumph marketing bow.
Good luck with picking that lump up, when you drop it off road..😂😂😂
Yeah, not an easy feat!
Nice review Dan, thanks. Thinking about the Scrambler for my next bike so glad to hear you being so positive about it
Thanks Chris, a good fun bike. Would love to own one someday.
That is a really confused looking bike. The exhaust looks like something from a spaceship, but then so many other components look 100 years old. The single pod gauge 'cluster' screams cheap. I'm sure the engine is good though. If you could replace the exhaust with something better looking, repaint the tank to remove that massive Triumph logo, and remove the Scrambler 1200 lettering on the side, as well as get a better set of handlebars and mirrors, a better seat, and maybe even consider blacking out the silver heat shield and maybe even the other 2 silver pieces, then maybe you'd be onto something. It's like 20 different people designed individual components of the bike and then they submitted their item by the deadline, and never had a meeting about how the bike should look overall. It's almost like the theme is incongruous.
Make sure if you have a new tyre put on the rear that the fitter knows the wheel is from the Bonneville range, or the arrows on the new tyre will face the wrong way.
Interested, as I have the 2023 T120 (79HP - 77T), and this bike has the same motor tuned up ? (89Hp - 81t). Sounds like a "faster" T120 w/more ground clearance. They should spec up the T120 to these numbers..
The only thing with the triumph 1200 X scrabbler is that it’s a very similar price of bike to the Suzuki V strom 800 which has the same amount of power for the engine but it will be a better bike touring and you have Suzuki system for the clutch and the gearing which wasn’t mentioned in the video this afternoon was a question I was going to ask does the triumph 1200X come with anything similar or not and the BMW GS 900 is the other bike again same sort of bike if you had to choose between any of them which would you choose for yourself
Which do you think is the better bike overall (including looks) Dan, this, or the Speed Twin 1200?
How tall are you? I owned a Speed Twin for a few years, I could see the rider triangle feeling pretty compact for anyone over 6 feet tall.
I think they are different enough to like both. I wouldn't say one is better than the other, just different. Speed 1200 is a damn fast bike and will certainly give any sportsbike a run for its money.
Another entertaining and well presented post, young Daniel. However, for me at least, this bike is just another, 'themed motorcycle trinket'. A fashion accessory for those wishing to get their, 'Steve McQueen, Great Escape', cos-play fix.
It looks as if it'll be an absolute hoot round the lanes, no doubt whatsoever but a scrambler in the truest sense of the word, it ain't. As someone has already commented on here, good luck in trying to pick it up after a muddy spill. Are there really folk out there who would be happy to get this bike completely covered in crud and then hose it all off at an off-road experience?
Just mo.
If a 1200cc bike didn’t have plenty of shove I’d be looking elsewhere immediately. It has a bigger engine than some small cars 😂
Forget any claims of off road ability. It’s a 1200cc scrambler so it’s purely a fashion thing. And as for the huge reduction in spec for a small price decrease…
BMW chain and shaft drives used to be on the right with the exhaust on the left until they woke up and realised off-road riders were burning their trousers on the exhaust when manoeuvring the bike along with the bike resting on their hips.
Fabulous looking bike Dan, do you think you could have it as your only bike?
Your videos are always so helpful and inspiring! Thank you for your diligence and passion for creating great content!⭐️😇🟧