If anyone has any good pics of your new bonnevilles send 'em in. especially good if they are dirty and well ridden!!!!
That's a beaut. I love the black one. Where'd you get the seat ? I love these bikes. I graduted high school in 65 and this was THE bike to have. scfrank
That is one stunning Bonnie black. Can you give me the rundown on your mods, please? I'm trying to chose between a bonnie black (07 with 865cc) or the thruxton to mod and I envision that bike in my mind. The mods right away would be predator pipes, tail chop, napoleon mirrors, airbox/AI removal, gaitors, K&N filter, kneepads and maybe flyscreen and ceramic headers. On the Bonnie I would likely go with flat-track bars and rearsets.Thanks for posting that--looking forward to more details. Ryan
you can find many of these mods and many many more at www.bellacorse.com www.newbonneville.com in my opinion the norman hyde "m" bars are great, you can also get the napoleon mirrors which work wonderfully, i have them. I've also got some D&D pipes that sound great and look good in my dumbass opinion. the airbox removal kit is supposed to do wonders for the motor, but i haven't gotten on yet. on thing i definately recommend is some extended seat bolts. the originals are a pain in the arse to take off.
Beautiful... I love the retro looking Triumphs and the Ducati GT1000. I often think, "What would the Fonz ride" when I look at good retro bikes.
I have a friend who is trying to sell me his 1967 TR6 Tiger. I told him that if he makes the price right, he's got a deal.
If it were me I would probably get the BB - the Thrux has some upgraded parts though, suspension I think. You will want to set that up on your own anyway and the price diff would cover a very nice set up. I highly rec the Hagon Nitro's The clip ons on the Thrux would get real old real fast for me, and that is expensive to change The "M" bars get the look and are a lot more real world usable here is a front shot so you can get an idea of how low the M bars are 2004 Bonnie - 790 Mechanical Mods K&N Pod filters and cut down airbox rejetted AI removed Drilled pipes Hagon Nitro Shocks Hagon Front Springs Tach kit Braided steel brake line line up front Centerstand Cosmetics Knee pads for tank Solo Seat from Triumph Norman Hyde "M" Bars Napolean Bar ends mirrors Formotion clock and Thermometerwith black cases Mini Blinkers (with relocation brackets in back) Lucas Style Tail Light Fork Gaiters Chrome strip on top of tank (thinking about pulling this, but it does recall the old tanks with the top seam) Gonna do's Even though it will spoil the looks some I need saddlebags, I am gonna go for leather throwovers www.newbonneville.com makes a black rack that is 1/3 the cost of the factory piece Great Bay Cycles make some pretty unobtrusive highway pegs (pricey as hell though) upgrade headlight bulb (had a Vstrom before and the killer headlight on that bike spoiled me) paint the ugly ass gray regulator on the front flat black Prob sell the Triumph seat and get a corbin solo louder horn oil filler with temp gauge gonna replace pipes with some dunstall knock offs or Burgess style knock offs, even drilled they are too quiet clutch dress up cover _____________________________ here another pic rom the other side of the building where I took those shots and this is the shot that sold me the bike (previous owner took it)
Thanks for the write-up. Your Bonnie is an inspiration, and I love what you have done with it. Stunning. (Edited to relate that I had a vstrom as well.)
Prob sell the Triumph seat and get a corbin solo oil filler with temp gauge gonna replace pipes with some dunstall knock offs or Burgess style knock offs, even drilled they are too quiet if you want to sell that seat i might be interested, i love the look. I got a temp gauge from www.newbonneville.com and its really nice. I also would look into the D&D's or predators. you also might want to consider ceramic coated headers, they really kick ass.
gotta confess that previous owner did nearly all of it but it was precisely what I was looking for it was like finding gold flake in a creek behind your own house the bike had nearly every mod on my list of a dream Bonnie of all the bikes I own I'll keep this one the longest - if it ever does go it will be to get a another Bonneville you never forget you are on a bike and it reminds you why you are on a bike The dash is a lovely thing to look as the road rolls under you this bike is riding boiled down to its essence, and it is good except for my '69 BMW I don't think I have dug a bike this much this bike is internally combusted rock and roll and I like it, I like it, yes I do
