Royal Enfield Interceptor Vs Triumph Bonneville T100 - First thoughts

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  • Опубликовано: 13 май 2022
  • A first contemplation on the Interceptor v T100. Which is best if either.
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  • @JohnSmith-xw5qe
    @JohnSmith-xw5qe 2 года назад +5

    That has to be one of the funniest mutterings I’ve heard in a long while & the comparisons lol! Keep it up brilliant

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Thank you 😊

  • @bonnie2020
    @bonnie2020 2 года назад +2

    I like your examples describing the differences between the 2 bikes. As a proud T100 driver, I fully agree. Cheers from Germany 🇩🇪

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      😊 thank you

  • @DoomNedwob
    @DoomNedwob 2 года назад +4

    Love your squirrel 🐿️ comparison! Pure genius 😂 Ride what gives you joy are very wise words indeed. ☺️

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      😂😂😂thank you

  • @davidklementis5913
    @davidklementis5913 2 года назад +3

    I love the comparisons! Dinner at home or going out was great.
    Warning: big mutter.
    I've been torn on my next motorcycle purchase and one factor has to do with the seriousness, for lack of a better description, of the bike. You can say my ego. I'm a rare breed in the US since I choose to own a motorcycle over a car for transportation purposes. My wife was a stay at home mom while raising our kids, had the family car and in order for us to do that we had to cut cost as much as possible. I usually got reasonably priced and sensible Japanese motorcycles. Now the kids are grown and part of me wants to get a "more serious and respectable" bike. Something like a Triumph, Moto Guzzi, BMW or Harley Davidson. Part of it is build quality and the feeling the bike gives you, but another part of it is the image it portrays to others. It's hard to explain what I mean I guess. We started our family young and never were able to splurge on things like that, so that could be part of it along with a chronic disease that may end my riding life sooner then later.
    Ultimately the experience the bike gives wins and the experience of riding is one of the life decisions I will never forget or regret!

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      Like you I feel a mutter coming on🤔 let me think about this and wait for the video 😂😂

  • @antonyheadford6538
    @antonyheadford6538 2 года назад +2

    Wonderfully brilliant, always brings a smile 😃

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Thank you 😀😂😂

  • @jeremythomas6980
    @jeremythomas6980 2 года назад +1

    What a FANTASTIC video can't for the next one

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Thank you

  • @garethjones6672
    @garethjones6672 2 года назад +1

    I also love the analogy of Interceptor and T100 with Law student and solicitor. I have been both and entirely endorse this.

  • @richiedewen9289
    @richiedewen9289 2 года назад +4

    My personal take on the comparison (after having ridden both) is that I'd be perfectly happy with the RE interceptor as a Sunday afternoon toy/2nd bike, Its a lovely bike well made, looks stunning and is great value for your cash.
    IF (and it's a big IF)
    If I hadn't ridden the Bonneville first... (Caveat I own a 2020 Bonneville T120 and you really can see where the extra few £1000 has been spent).
    (As AYM knows I also own a new RE Classic 350 which I absolutely adore so it's not an anti RE thing!).

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Can’t argue with that😊

    • @IrishBog
      @IrishBog 2 года назад +2

      Just passed my test last month and was all set to get an RE - was hoping the classic fit the bill since I love the look. But then I got to try a bunch of bikes over a test weekend thing - moto guzzi v7 , interceptor , classic 350, Bonneville t120 and even though I loved the feel and sound of the classic it was the Bonneville that felt like home. Thing is I would love to have the classic as a second bike but I know I would have missed the larger bike feel and power if I hadn’t bought my t100

  • @jamesthomson9843
    @jamesthomson9843 2 года назад +2

    Thanks for the thoughts on those two great bikes. I recently changed my bike from a sporty Kwak Ninja 650 to the Z650RS and I love it. At 187 kilos (but feels lighter) it really works for me and still gives me that feeling of riding a heritage, classic, retro-type steed. This bike should see me out so is a keeper. I think Kawasaki got it pretty right and I believe it stacks up pretty well against the more traditional neo-classics.
    Cheers Popeye.

    • @ralfybaby
      @ralfybaby Год назад

      Was looking at that one too but it's expensive and you can get a z900rs for about the same....

  • @kilburncounty
    @kilburncounty 2 года назад +1

    I love the approach of coming up with weird, but somehow strangely appropriate comparisons ... Interceptor and T100, it's like comparing a Gregg's sausage role with a Waitrose scotch egg ...

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      😂😂😂😂

  • @clayfarnet970
    @clayfarnet970 2 года назад +2

    Higher education muttering. The only predictable thing about your channel is, it’s going to be good. 👍👍

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Why thank you 😁

  • @GapBahnDirk
    @GapBahnDirk 2 года назад +2

    I like the T100 very much and to use your analogy, I think that it would be like a restaurant dinner plus service charge, plus VAT, plus tip. I love my Interceptor slap up feed at home. It makes me happy.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +2

      ‘It makes me happy’ that’s my point, restaurants can make you feel uncomfortable sometimes and don’t always make food the way you like it 😂😂

    • @GapBahnDirk
      @GapBahnDirk 2 года назад +1

      @@TAYM Absolutely.

    • @ruahinesrider
      @ruahinesrider 2 года назад +1

      I live in countryside so the old slap up feed is every night so you make it more your way to your tastes.😂🤣
      Great thing about Triumph,R.E is there is a huge aftermarket whether it custom or Manufacturer made but the R.E650's low buy in price makes it great for customizing & customizers love it.

  • @philgreen5ges
    @philgreen5ges 2 года назад +1

    Loving the comparisons the squirrel is brilliant 🤩
    Food for thought excuse the pun
    But I’ve been looking at both but still waiting for news from BSA this month before I go anywhere
    Hopefully you’ll get a second ride on the interceptor
    I Like them both very hard choice tbh
    Another chilled mutter
    Cheers for making it a worth while watch as ever 👍👍😎

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      I too have been waiting for the BSA. Not sure it will materialise

    • @philgreen5ges
      @philgreen5ges 2 года назад +1

      @@TAYM
      Hope so
      It’s supposed to be happening this month but heh will be very disappointed if it’s delayed too long 😞

  • @splodge5714
    @splodge5714 2 года назад +3

    I like them both but would go for the Triumph Street Twin. A great finish and bigger engine, worth the £2500 more than the Interceptor. The cast wheels and tubeless tyres also a big plus for me.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +5

      Oi! That’s cheating, the question was white or brown bread, no one asked about croissants 😂😂😂

    • @splodge5714
      @splodge5714 2 года назад +1

      Ha ha, I cant resist a croissant
      🥐🥐🥐

  • @auping2565
    @auping2565 Год назад +1

    I bought a new T100. Delivery March 2023. Reason? 200% more pillioncomfort😊. Want to go on motortrips in UK. Can’t get quick enough there after watching al those youtube movies from you guys as All year motorcyclist-Stuart Fillingham- Mr Darcy Ole man-Freddie Dobbs and al those other UK vloggers. What a nice country(s) you all live in!
    Hope to get there this year. Take the Bonneville with me at the trailer behind the motorhome or get bed en br en go with my car and trailer.
    Kind regards
    Eric from Holland😊

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Год назад +1

      Marvellous 😊 be sure to give me a shout when you are over here 😊 exciting year ahead 😊

    • @auping2565
      @auping2565 Год назад +1

      @@TAYM Yup. Give you a shout. Think the first area becomes Yorkshire. Nice boot connection from Holland to Harwich. Want to buy a RE classic as second bike but not sure which one. Like the 500 more(kickstart)- no display- few bhp and tork more but al reviews say 350 more comfort.
      Which one is your favorit? Bertie or Paddington?😉😃
      Gr Eric

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Год назад +1

      @@auping2565 that’s not easy 😊 but it would have to be Bertie 😊

    • @auping2565
      @auping2565 Год назад +1

      @@TAYM Thank you😃👌🏼

    • @auping2565
      @auping2565 Год назад +1

      @@TAYM Happy today😃My Jet Black Bonneville arrived one month earlier and has been delivered today. Yeah Marvelous😊😉

  • @tomstockell9481
    @tomstockell9481 2 года назад +1

    Excellent 👍

  • @ralfybaby
    @ralfybaby Год назад +1

    Good musings. Musing used T100 vs new Int (in the USA) meself. 2022 leftovers going for about $5k ... plus I think I would prefer the bike that's happy to be a motorcycle 🏍 😄

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Год назад +1

      I don’t think you can go wrong with either 😁 thanks RB 😁 hope you have a great weekend 😁

  • @johnstonstewart9683
    @johnstonstewart9683 2 года назад +3

    As a triumph and interceptor owner , the interceptor doesn't make me feel that I've been short changed

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      Exactly

    • @sscbkr48
      @sscbkr48 Год назад

      The squirrel and the solicitor 😃. The price difference is about 5K where I live.. I don't think an ear to ear grin can't tell the difference.

  • @icedidi
    @icedidi 2 года назад +2

    A fair mutter. My guess would be from a pure value for money 💰 perspective the interceptor wins.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      If only it was that simple😂😂😂

    • @icedidi
      @icedidi 2 года назад +1

      @@TAYM it never is! 😆I'd love an interceptor, a GT conti, a T100, a W800 umm a scram, a new classic 350, the new Guzzi V7 classic.... a ZZR1100 and a late 90's fireblade.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      @@icedidi 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @dhavald4359
    @dhavald4359 10 месяцев назад +1

    I own INT, and test rode triumph twin. triumph accelerates much faster and can stay in same gear for longer while it accelerates. on the other hand, INT feels a bit short geared and torque is further down the rpm. I quickly reach to 6th gear before I hit 80kph. In my region, we have unusual unexpected type of so many speed breakers that worries me for triumph's low ground clearance.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  10 месяцев назад

      Thanks DH 😁

  • @robgerety
    @robgerety 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is my dilemma. I like the law student v solicitor analogy. I can't decide which to get.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  9 месяцев назад

      Which ever you get you will be happy but always want the other 😁😂😂😂 thanks RG 😁

  • @davidconnelly2096
    @davidconnelly2096 2 года назад +1

    Another great mutter always makes me laugh...RE as it is now are a very clever set up tightly controlled production costs aimed at their main customers in India hence very keen price. Triumph also excellent but aimed at different base in Europe and US. The T100 is a very good bike priced competitively as well given quality and possibly better brakes and suspension than the RE?

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      Totally agree

    • @frederickwoods5943
      @frederickwoods5943 2 года назад +1

      Better brakes no doubt. I have two 2012 Triumphs and a 2020 650INT, the Triumphs' brakes have given me NO trouble in ten years whereas the Royal Enfield "Bybre" brakes are the ONLY components to fail even though babied/not abused; they crapped out at one year and can't be user-serviced because of the damn ABS....Brembo shafted R.E. on the brake system.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      @@frederickwoods5943 interesting

  • @brianperry
    @brianperry 2 года назад +1

    I have a friend in UK who just loves his intercepter, However, a friend here in Spain has just traded in his Street Triple for a Triumph T100. He prefers the lazy sound of the engine.... he can hear it better once the sound of my Striple (with after market exhaust) has howled off into the distance.. I guess its matter of how much do you want to spend on these big boys toys...

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      I think it is.😂😂

  • @nickaxe771
    @nickaxe771 9 месяцев назад +3

    The RE is good and good value.
    I was more than happy to pay the extra for my T100 when I bought it new in 2020.....gives me a nice feeling belonging to the Triumph Club.....having a Triumph Badge on my tank.....and I enjoy the quality of the Triumph.
    Nothing wrong with the RE....I did look at them before I bought my T100 but TBH thought it looked a bit cheap.
    I dont think my T100 was £3000 more expensive but it was well over £2000 more so.....happy to pay that.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  9 месяцев назад

      Thanks NA 😁 yes, definitely worth the extra 😁 love my T100 😁

  • @amitabhchoudhury6138
    @amitabhchoudhury6138 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hi, thanks for the information. Had a question - t100 has tubed or tubeless tyres?

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  7 месяцев назад +1

      Tubed I am afraid 😕 thanks A 😁

    • @amitabhchoudhury6138
      @amitabhchoudhury6138 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@TAYM thanks for replying 🙂🙂

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  7 месяцев назад +1

      @@amitabhchoudhury6138 I think you can convert them to tubeless though 🤔

    • @amitabhchoudhury6138
      @amitabhchoudhury6138 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@TAYM that's a good option. But again extra expenses 🙁. I wouldn't have given 2nd thought had it been tubeless, but now have to look for other options as well. Thanks much for your kind advice ❤️❤️

  • @henryhartley9993
    @henryhartley9993 2 года назад +2

    It's all down to how much money you have or want to spend, the triumph has a more premium look to it, but is it worth the £3,000 premium?

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      I think it might be. For me the question is, is it necessary 🤔

  • @dtr125
    @dtr125 2 года назад +3

    I've never rode a Triumph, they do look decent bikes. I do get a feeling of pride swinging a leg over the Interceptor. A funny thing happened one day on a ride when i was trying to setup my Beeline navigation tool on the side of the road on a ride....i had someone pull up beside me to see if i was OK (i assume because they thought it might be an old bike that had broken down as they drove towards me and didn't see the plate.)

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      I have had that with my W800 😂😂😂 I had only stopped for a drink and to admire the view

  • @Amos1965
    @Amos1965 2 года назад +3

    As yourself a follower of S Filimgham and his reports on Triumph and the
    Boneville gearbox issues and their lack lustre attitude to Triumph owners, what’s your thoughts on that ? I’d buy a T100 in a heartbeat if the bike was faultless. The gearbox failure’s amongst boneville owners on the net and RUclips is endless and it worries me no end 🙈

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      Another one I will need to think about. Do you know if the gear box issues (which I have also heard about) are on particular years? Are the later models affected?

    • @Amos1965
      @Amos1965 2 года назад +2

      @@TAYM not quite sure, but Triumph asking top dollar for their bonneville’s and their attitude to warranty work has me scratching my head in where to go with a true classic. Their bikes aren’t cheap and one needs to think about their attitude to customer care 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      @@Amos1965 I found them a little nonchalant on the issues I had when I first bought the T120, almost like I was an idiot who knew nothing. However I have since built a good relationship with the dealer as a result.

    • @frederickwoods5943
      @frederickwoods5943 2 года назад +2

      25,000 miles on my 2020 650INT and the gearbox is as good as ever. Whenever I ride my Speed Twin 1200cc or either of my 2012 Triumphs it feels as though the gearboxes will never last as long as the Enfield's because of the stiff, clunky operation that is characteristic of them.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      @@frederickwoods5943 true

  • @bucksmusic
    @bucksmusic Год назад +2

    I wish you'd reached a conclusion! Most of us can only own one bike. If you could only own one, and you had around £5000 to spend which would you buy? A 1 or 2 year old Interceptor or a 10 year T100? That's the situation I'm in....

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Год назад +2

      Interceptor 😊 there, I ve said it.😊 given those parameters it would be the Interceptor 😊

    • @bucksmusic
      @bucksmusic Год назад +2

      Great, thanks.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Год назад

      @@bucksmusic 😊

  • @grahamdennis2810
    @grahamdennis2810 2 года назад +1

    I am torn t100 or t1200 or speed twin or intercepter decisions decisions

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      It’s tough for sure. All of them? 😂😂😂

  • @Peter234100
    @Peter234100 2 года назад +1

    So this is the conundrum you get when you have more than one bike, ask yourself if I could only have one bike, which would it be ? However in your case you will possibly end up saying booth 😂😂😂

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад

      😂😂🤔

  • @skymningforelsket1302
    @skymningforelsket1302 2 месяца назад +2

    My 2005 T100 has flash and balls. Chrome cases, dual tone paint, real metal chromed tank badges, full painted metal fenders (not mismatched colored plastic), proper shaped mufflers that don't point in funny directions, and 67 horsepower vs 47 horsepower. So how about this analogy? The Triumph is like an ice cold beer and a hunk of BBQ steak on the beach with broads in bikinis, and the Interceptor is like celery sticks at home while watching Mr. Bean.😅

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Месяц назад +1

      😂😂😂😂😂😂 thanks SF😁

  • @geoffbroderick403
    @geoffbroderick403 2 года назад +1

    20 hp difference no.brainer more sportier and that pull the late model t100 is not lazy can get on.it with 20 hp less will one get bored in the long ownership!

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      Why?

  • @ruahinesrider
    @ruahinesrider 2 года назад +1

    I think if you were do go Triumph over Royal Enfield Interceptor you'd walk pass Street Twin & go for T100 after all if you were going to spend the extra on Street Twin over Interceptor may as well spend a little extra for T100.Also Interceptor has a good 80% tourqe delivery starting low down 2300rpm making it fun to ride & seem more powerful than what is.Very well designed engine.
    T100 is 22kg heavier but has a lower center of gravity making it easier to move around & has good amount of power 64hp 80% usable tourqe at 3400rpm but spend $1500nz on headers & slip on's Interceptor is 60hp another $380nz on Yss fork upgrade & you got one great 650 bike & still be $2000 cheaper.Also alot of people upgrade the forks on the Triumphs too but the T100 is more refined & I think if they still built at Hinkley people would say it's made in England & cost not a issue for British made.The fact is Triumph still is British designed, prototypes built & riden in Britain & produced key word produced in Malaysia the same as R.E Twins.You don't hear Americans complaining about their Mexican built Ford or Chevy designed in USA.Triumph is always going to be better & more refined & distinguished.As Interceptor,Gt is the middle weight a bit rough around the edges that punches above it's weight in the heavyweight division.Also Triumph makes less bikes keeping price higher for something abit more rarer & special as R.E twins is bike for the masses but nothing wrong with that.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      Marvellous observations

    • @ruahinesrider
      @ruahinesrider 2 года назад +2

      @@TAYM I own a Interceptor & haven't ruled out buying a second hand T100 when I get full license.Been riding sine 7yrs old but only got license 10months ago.Diry bikes big in NZ & have owned a couple of road bikes in past but only old clunkers & never got pulled up.It is a common story here in NZ & up till about 5yrs ago we were restricted to 250cc on a learners license then they changed it to 660cc 39kw so alot us inspired to get license & we older now & can afford a new or newer bikes.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 года назад +1

      @@ruahinesrider good luck, hope it works out for you

  • @greatkingrat
    @greatkingrat 2 месяца назад

    I own both. A 2021 T100 and a 2022 Interceptor. I can tell you my unbiased opinion is that the T100 is better and probably 1.5 times better for 1.5 times the price of an interceptor which means they are the same value for money. The T100 has a better engine, better gearbox, better switchgear, better brakes, better suspension…..servicing every 16,000kms vs 5000kms…just all round better bike. I would suggest if you can afford a T100 get that, otherwise get an interceptor.

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  2 месяца назад

      Perfect explanation 😁 thanks GKR😁

  • @anjolapresca
    @anjolapresca Месяц назад +1

    with the value of T100, I'd get the interceptor and I'll add another bike, a used classic 500. They're all two wheels. I'm a simple human. :D

    • @TAYM
      @TAYM  Месяц назад

      Thanks A 😁