Hi everyone, I had a 1996 Speed Triple for nine years at the beginning of this century. That was a great bike, but I followed up with HD, BMW, Royal Enfield and Honda etc. I thought I was happy; I thought that I had satisfied my boyhood ambition to own and ride Triumph…….but just lately I’ve found myself eyeing up Bonnevilles, even scanning the classifieds, researching maintenance and running costs etc…..oh dear, we know what that means don’t we? So, I’m leaning towards an 865, possibly the NEWCHURCH version, as I went to the festival there a couple of years ago, which was pretty awesome…….plenty of Triumphs there of course, probably what planted the seed again! This forum looks pretty good, so here I am. I’m based in Essex, UK