a visit from splat

[peter]

hi,

just popping in to say hi and ask a few questions.

some of the old timers from magpie may remember my get-off, (honda
accord v 98 adventurer), in sept 12 2000 when my "handle" became
splat. i was banged up up not too bad...the worst, (because of lenght
of time to heal and loss of really fun UNIX software engineering
career), was a tenatious left shoulder soft tissue injury...but i
have moved on...

currently i am on a 93 bmw k 1100 lt which is setup for iron butt
rides, (am/fm, cb, valentine1, passenger communications, gps, aux 5
gal fuel cell w/ quick disconnects, piaa 910's, gerbing plug(s)...all
the standard stuff), which i got in altadina,ca and rid back to ct in
may 05.

i see our fearless leader steve, bare, ken t (remember tony a.). ken
may remember the bmw as we met up right after i bought it. you all
still met up on thurday nights at the resturant? i guess ken-ish and
t-bone are off doing other things?

i thought i would be doing more ld, long distance, and this bike is
one of the best for that, but alas i have not done that. if anyone is
interested in a great rally bike with tonnes of electrical power (700+
watts), let me know...

so i have been looking at modern classic bonnies...
is there a good web sitre which discusses these bonnies?
in particular i am interested in shorter bikes,
- i see there is a current offering which is 29.5"...are there others
or ways to lower them?
- anyone know what the alternator output is?
- is there a windscreen bigger than the fly screen i see at the
triumph site?
- between the t100, se and bonnie, i do not see what the differences
are other than small things like fender size and wheel size...why a
$1500 difference?

- how do these bikes ride? would long rides, (1,000 mile, i would
want to have her earn her iba membership at least once) be torture?

thanks in advance,
peter

remember the gormless twit?

[roknsol]

Your best bet bet would be to go look at the Bonneville message boards at Triumphrat.net.  It's by far the best resource for Triumph info; I don't know what I would do without it.  If you spend a little time, you'll find answers to all your questions, including the differences between the different models (they're mostly cosmetic).

Good luck. 

[triumphnutter]

Holy crap.... the "gormless twit"?! Yes, I do remember that. Man
that's good stuff. Thanks for the laugh, Peter. That stirred up
quite the rucaus back in the day.

Cheers,
Jonathan West