Motorcycle specifications Triumph1200 Bonneville T 120 Black 2025 Black wears chic

Fine-tuned riding modes, Euro5-compliant engine, weight reduction - the 1200 Bonneville has undergone a technical overhaul. One of the most famous British motorcycles lives on, but with a nostalgic look.

The engine delivers the same power and torque. The only sanction of its reconditioning is the increase in rpm, where the maximum torque is found, 400 revs higher. The rider will pay little attention to this, as the mechanics are less inertial. The Brembo braking components have been upgraded, and some timid styling touches have been added (tank badge, housing under the right boot, dashboard)

Very few aesthetic changes, and yet you think its lines have become slimmer? The passenger grab bar has disappeared. Lightening the rear end, both literally and figuratively, the loss of this accessory is unlikely to please duo riders.

Oops, the center stand has been removed too. As have the heated grips. To compensate, cruise control is now standard. Whether you like it or not is up to you. A small weight loss has been recorded, out of the 7 kilos the Bonnie claims to have lost. A lot on the new aluminum rims, a little in the engine, and the rest with the evaporated accessories.

Then, as now, it asserts a different nature. The Black Edition, as its name suggests, is black. But that's not all. The former Black series was limited to a single color. The 1200 is available in several volumes - all dark, but one flirting with gray. To mark its difference, the T 120 Black is distinguished by a brown seat and full-black details: rims, engine finish, exhausts, headlight surround, retaining rods for mirrors and front mudguard, foot controls and passenger footrests, and turn signal covers.

Powered by multiple displacements for decades, the 1200 represents a real departure from the revival of the 2000s. Now a T 120, the Bonneville is no longer the placid, short-breathed machine with limited muscle. Equipped with a big parallel twin and a large cubic capacity, Hinckley's bike now sends out more than 10 mkg. Copious stuff!

With a respectable 80 hp of torque. And there's a lot more to the bike than just a twin and a few bits of steel. On board you'll find traction control, ABS, a Ride-by-Wire system with two fuel injection maps (road or rain), an anti-theft system with coded key, an anti-dribble clutch, LED front and rear lights, and a USB accessory socket.

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