2016 Triumph Street Twin (Bonneville) bike review: Better than a Ducati Scrambler?

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The Triumph Street Twin is the first model to emerge from a totally revamped and newly categorized family of models wearing the iconic Bonneville badge. Jon Quirk sees if this junior Bonneville now has the modern touches to match the Ducati Scrambler, our Best Retro bike of 2015. We're just as passionate talking about bikes as we are about cars. Check out the latest new bike reviews from Auto Trader’s editor-in-chief Jon Quirk. Welcome! Auto Trader is the UK’s biggest, best and most trusted car buying website, and our YouTube channel will help make finding your dream vehicle easier than ever. Every week, we’ll present the latest new car reviews, covering everything from supercars to family estates. Our motoring experts have more than 75 years of testing experience between them, and their jargon-free verdicts cover real-world practicality, recommended specifications and reveal the real cost of ownership. Every video review is even complimented by a full written report on AutoTrader.co.uk. But don’t just take our word for it; every month, we’ll ask some of Britain’s most passionate petrolheads to share their owner reviews. Factor in tutorials, used car guides, plus bonus motorcycle and van reviews and we have all your motoring needs covered. Auto Trader: http://autotrader.co.uk?atcidi=yt-desc Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/autotraderuk? Twitter: https://twitter.com/AutoTrader_UK Instagram: https://instagram.com/autotraderuk Pinterest: https://www.youtube.com/user/autotraderuk

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Much cooler than a Ducati Scrambler.

Stuck between this and the T100. Can someone point me in the right direction?? I saw that the seat height was longer in the t100 but surely that can't be the only difference!! Any help would be appreciated.

Have you rode the new Moto Guzzi V9? I would love to hear ur opinions on what would be a better 1st bike; the Ducati scrambler, the Triumph street twin or that! Hope to see the video!

I rather have a 1970 Triumph Bonneville 650 ;-)

I prefer the Scrambler Ducati. I'm Italian :D Viva l'Italia.

Is this smoother and more fun than the previous T100 or is the T100 smoother?

Great review +Auto Trader , do check out my Street Twin first impression video..your videos are awesome!!

And I forgot to add the dual brakes up front from the 120.

I wish they made this with the 1200 motor and the twin gauges from the 120. I like the 70's looks of wheels and exhaust on this bike.

Probably there is a little bit more soul in this than in a ducati... how they look is a subjective opinion, they are both really beautiful but..... the ducati is way much more fun and playful to drive

I rather have the Yamaha SRX than the Ducati scrambler. It is way balanced with the specs.

loving the premier helmet

To my mind the "new" Street Twin wins the modern day "Retro" Stakes hands down. It's as if one of Baldricks cunning plans has finally come off...big time! The slightly bizarre but pretty much inconsequential aspect of the retro competition between the big marque players is that whereas Triumph's retro lineage reaches clearly back to the 1960's the Ducati retro scrambler is an ode to what? A few small capacity single pot scramblers that it produced spasmodically and in quite small numbers and then not at all since 1971! That's not decrying the Ducati Scrambler doesn't have it's attributes but it's like falling in love with a beautiful belladonna because her mother in the 1960's was the gorgeous film star Gina Temptesunini (who if you google will find never existed).

Somebody tell me what's the brand of his shoe? Plz

can low saddle be a problem for an high person?? maybe for its uncomfortable position

+Auto Trader whats the top speed of the street twin??

+Auto Trader does the street twin sound better and louder than theold Bonneville?? pls reply thanku in advance

I have a triumph street triple and it's given me a love for the brand. That said, I would choose a Ducati Scrambler, but I'd rather have a Thruxton over all 😬.

Hey I thought both wheels are 18 inch??? mistake in the video??

I am really, really thinking of buying one of these (or a Thruxton 900).
But i want to know, do these vibrate? Do they have problems with breaking parts? Are they reliable motorbikes?