Triumph Motorcycles Triumph Bonneville SE.It’s an evergreen strategy for injecting a little excitement into mature models: clothe them in novel colors and finishes. Triumph Motorcycles knows this well and is rolling out special editions of two of its best-selling models, the retro-styled Bonneville and the rowdy Speed Triple.
The 865cc 2-cylinder Bonneville SE sports stylish cranberry-red fenders and frame, and it wears a red racing stripe atop its matte-black fuel tank. The new model also gets a black passenger grab rail, revised seat and the same $7,999 price as a regular two-tone Bonneville.
That red frame takes the SE into slightly more provocative styling territory than its understated predecessors.
Triumph’s 1050cc Speed Triple helped begin the vogue for so-called naked bikes, which eschew fairings that would otherwise conceal its brawny 3-cylinder powerplant. The 2013 Speed Triple SE features a restrained Matte Graphite color scheme offset by a frame and swingarm painted in tasteful matte blue. The wheels also receive a blue pinstripe treatment. Several body parts are fashioned from lightweight carbon fiber, and the SE comes with a color-matched flyscreen, belly pan and seat cowl. The added bits bring its price to $13,399, compared with $12,799 for the base-model Speed Triple.
The Speed Triple’s angry-looking, diamond-shaped headlights remain a worry to some eyes, however, and one expects the aftermarket may rescue owners who miss the signature pair of simple round headlights that distinguished earlier models.
Triumph Motorcycles Triumph Speed Triple SE.
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