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The Bonneville Bobber is based on the Bonneville T120 in that it uses the same “high torque” variant of Triumph’s new 1200cc motor. Both are eight valve, liquid-cooled, single overhead cam parallel-twins with a 270-degree crankshaft, and both are mated to the same six-speed gearbox. The Bobber has a new, twin airbox system with different intake and exhaust system and its own tune, which bumps horsepower and torque figures in the lower rev range. More specifically, the Bobber makes 77 horsepower at 6,100 rpm, with the biggest gains around 4,500 rpm, where it has a 10 percent bump over the T120. Similarly, peak torque comes in at 78.2 pound-feet at 4,000, also 10 percent more than the T120 makes (peak torque is only 2 percent more). The Bobber’s ride-by-wire throttle offers two riding modes (road and rain, both of which access the bike’s full power but deliver it differently), and fuel economy is said to be 57 mpg. As you fire it up, the exhaust note burbles to life with a soft but meaty chug, and a quick twist of the throttle sends throaty cries not normally found in stock kits

To achieve the bobber look, the bike sports a floating aluminum single seat, which can be adjusted to an “up and forward” and “down and back” position. Similarly, the speedometer is angle adjustable, allowing its face to be tipped up and pointed more directly at the rider or to lay more flat in line with the bike.Finally, Triumph has given the Bobber a large number of unique styling and detail bits. The tank is new and smaller than the T120’s, and while it does have Triumph’s signature knee pad recesses, it gets its own badging. The fenders are both minimal and steel, the wheels strung with spokes, and the battery box screams of heritage in the most subtle of ways.