New '09 basic black Bonnie for $11K?

[Drummer]

Yep, it’s true! :sad:
Figure: a 2009 basic black Triumph Bonneville is now $7700 at my dealer. NJ 7% sales tax on that is $540. His additional charges are dealer prep $150, freight $450. License and registration is prolly another $150. And my first year insurance would be around $300…
So that comes to $9290, OTD!!

Basic upgrades (AFAIC): Good shocks $300. Sit-able seat $300. Centerstand $250. Total= $850.

My needs: Case guards with hiway pegs to rest my legs occasionally $300. Small windshield $150. Saddlebag mounts with saddlebags, maybe $350.
Total= $800.

So, for the first year with my new Bonneville, I would need to lay out $10940, or figure $11K, what with various taxes and under-calculations and such..!

I dunno... Sticking with my already owned two scoots is starting to look better and better to me, especially in this crazy economy! I really love the look and feel of the Bonnie, the EFI and tubeless radials on cast wheels make it now even more appealing, and I read where the handling is good (with updated suspension!), but is all that worth an $11K outlay to me nowdays? –I dunno… :ug:

drummer

 

[DaveM]

That is a lot of cash in these times :cash:

 

[CarlS]

You can do some of those mods gradually and some of the things that you want, you can find on Ebay. The center stand is a must. I installed them on both or our bikes; one of them, I bought used. There are other options to the Triumph saddle bags and less expensive. A highway bar just went on Ebay for $185. Visit http://www.newbonneville.com/ for a price on the highway bars.