Triumph Bonneville short and sweet

[kikujiro499]

is that a 19 front and 17 rear?

[roadrash998]

@kikujiro499 I think so but i can't remember for sure anymore. They're whatever the stock tire sizes are for a 2007 Bonneville Black.

[synergy224]

@roadrash998 ok then, they are the stock wheels then?

great bike bro

[synergy224]

stock suspension too? what a pity the seat is discontinued...

[roadrash998]

@synergy224 Yep, stock wheels and suspension. I'd like to upgrade the suspension but it never seems to be a first priority.

[roadrash998]

I think it's pretty funny how you ATGATT guys make those snap judgements from one ride, one day, from whenever that was. If it makes you feel any better, I'm usually ATGATT all the way.

[colesmithss]

Is that a stock seat? Or is it the cafe seat?



[roadrash998]

@colesmithss That is the cafe seat from MAS engineering, no longer in production.

[DjEmolicious]

Real men ride bikes in Tennis Shoes, not boots

[plonker00765]

@DjEmolicious real healthy men don't !!

[crapstacker5]

Beauty Bike. It seems lower profile than a typical t100. Did you take the mirrors off completely or are they under-mounted. And, did you modify the handlebars?

[roadrash998]

@crapstacker5 It has bar end mirrors. And those are some different bars, yes.

[helipilot94]

is this the basic, t100, or se. 

[roadrash998]

@helipilot94 That is the Bonneville Black.

[Tennessee0331]

riding a bonneville in your chucks. it dosent get any more classic than that : )

[josehgarza]

what helmet do you use? I have a bell but it's too big, i have the same bike btw. good choice

[roadrash998]

@josehgarza It's a Fulmer helmet, called the V2.  Enjoy the bike.

[FA5Si]

Where did you get that helmet? Have been looking everywhere for one. Thanks in advance and great bike!

[roadrash998]

@FA5Si Thanks. The helmet is by Fulmer and the model name is V2. It's really comfortable too. You might want to try one on, I think the sizing can be a little off. IIRC, I bought a size one size bigger than I normally get and it fit well.

[Unnca]

Where did you get the chrome rear fender? It looks great!

[roadrash998]

@Unnca That fender is by MAS engineering, I believe I got it from newbonneville.

[greg311086]

You look like the coolest dude on earth! I want one of those bikes. Are they okay for tall people?

[atreewithnolife]

@greg311086 im 6 foot one, just got a bonnie and it fits great..!

[greg311086]

@atreewithnolife awesome, thanks mate! I haven't learnt how to ride yet, but this is the bike I eventually want. I'm 6 foot 7, if it fits you alright, I'm sure a few inches wont make too much difference

[atreewithnolife]

@greg311086 yeah youll be fine, look forward to seeing your vid one day. cheers.

[roadrash998]

@greg311086 LOL thanks!

[sooupdragon]

Hi Duane, few questions I want to ask - how do you find the handling with that 19 inch front wheel? How often do you have to adjust the chain (I assume your bike, being a big twin, gives it a real workout) - and I'm guessing with the spoked wheels, your bike has tubes in the tyres, so have you ever had a tyre blowout? Sorry, lots of questions I know :o) Thanks, E.

[roadrash998]

@sooupdragon I find the handling to be pretty good, but I've never owned a sport bike. My DR650 feels more sporty in the twisties than the Bonneville. It seems like I adjust the chain every three months , sometimes more often, sometimes less. I noticed that when I keep it lubed it resists stretching pretty well. Never had a blowout, but I did pick up a nail one time on the freeway, the tire went flat but stayed on the rim. I replaced the tube and was good to go.

[yousuxalot]

love it

[mytube2o]

what exhaust system is that? and where did you find that cafe racer thruxtun style seat?

[roadrash998]

@mytube2o That's the Bub two into two system. I got the seat from bellacorse but I think it's been discontinued.

[Stratovariusrox]

g1 flight jacket? :)

[roadrash998]

@Stratovariusrox That's a genuine U.S. Navy flight jacket from the Vietnam era.

[red33m23]

How tall are you?

[roadrash998]

@red33m23 I'm about five foot nine.

[AndoCommando3]

love the cafe style seat

[terence20001]

Fine looking Triumph , Like the seat ,

[terence20001]

Fine looking Triumph , Like the seat ,

[brucedesch]

Hi mate! I am planning to purchase a bonneville as well and I wanted to know how tall are you? I am about 6 feet tall and I might be to big for the bike.

[roadrash998]

@brucedesch I'm about five foot nine.

[brucedesch]

@roadrash998 Cool! thanks for the tip!I will go for a test ride soon.

[brucedesch]

@roadrash998 Cool thanks for the tip. You changed the bars, seat, exhaust? any other mod?

[roadrash998]

@brucedesch I get that question a lot. I went ahead and wrote a full list of all the mods in the info of my Triumph Bonneville Modifications Complete vid. Check it out. Cheers.

[brucedesch]

Hi mate! I am planning to pruchase a bonneville as well and I wanted to know how tal are you? I am about 6 feet tall and I might be to big for the bike.

[clintonearlwalker]

My dad has a 2005 T100, I ride it occasionally, I wear gloves and I don't wear tennis shoes though.

[roadrash998]

@clintonearlwalker What about riding pants and a full-face helmet? And don't forget the armor.

[clintonearlwalker]

@roadrash998 I'm not that hardcore. I wear blue jeans, a half shell, ain't got no body armor, wouldn't wear it if I did. I ride 1991 GL 1500 Goldwing. I have a full face I bought for another bike, too hot on the wing. I always wear gloves and heavy shoes though.

[roadrash998]

@clintonearlwalker I used to be a lot like you. In the last year I've taken to wearing all the gear, most of the time. Sometimes I still throw on the jeans and the open-face but usually that's not enough protection to satisfy me. This could be because I had an accident earlier this year in which my fullface saved my head and I didn't get any roadrash cuz of my gear.

[clintonearlwalker]

@roadrash998 I've been lucky, I've never wrecked on the road. I hit a kid on ct 70 one time, I was on a GS 550 going about 50 on a dirt road. Shorts, t-shirt, no helmet or gloves. I tore a chunk of skin off my thigh about the size of 3 playing cards, I still remember those 4 big pipes up over my face. They didn't hit me though. I always wear gloves cuz when u used to wreck as kids in the dirt our hands alway got tore up. My biggest problem now is deer. I never ride crazy 80 mph is the limit

[MrTrollinhard]

nice helmet goes great with the bike

[roadrash998]

@MrTrollinhard Thanks, that's a Fulmer V2.

[zacheryandersen]

What kind of seat is that?



[roadrash998]

@zacheryandersen  It's the MAS race seat from MAS Engineering.

[kenzoyur]

Nice sound, smooth riding.

[2010PINKFURY]

Can't believe my Harley dealer are selling these JUNKS!!

[roadrash998]

@2010PINKFURY Don't worry, they'll neglect them and run the potential customers off just like they did with Buell.

[pbmax]

Way better than a Sportster, good choice.

[roadrash998]

@pbmax Thanks, yeah, I can actually turn on this one without the pegs scraping when I barely lean over.

[2010PINKFURY]

@pbmax UM...DID U GUYS JUST GET LAID..UM... WHY SO GIGGLY... UR R QUEER!!

[v1deov1deo]

oh forgot to say good looking bike and i always check out your videos for inspirations keep it up mate!

[v1deov1deo]

i have the exact same bike and i want to get those folding bar end mirrors from Bikemaster and i still have the stock bar on will i need an adapter screw to install those mirrors? your reply would be appreciated thanks mate!

[roadrash998]

@v1deov1deo , thanks for the compliments. I would like to post some more vids but my computer can't or won't run my moviemaker program anymore.

I don't know anything about the Bikemaster mirrors. I know that to install these mirrors I ended up drilling the plug out of my stock bars. So i guess you'll have to do that or find some mirrors that will use the little Triumph screw. I know that my mirrors were supposed to fit around the bars but they wouldn't.

[v1deov1deo]

@roadrash998 thanks for your reply mate! ride safe and be well.

cheers..

[MrConnorJordon]

this is by far the best looking new Bonnie i've ever seen!! I love the mods that you've done! Especially that seat.

[roadrash998]

Thanks.

[CambodianCommando]

That is sex on wheel!

[roadrash998]

Thank you.

[unclecrump1]

I'm yet to see a wheelie done by one of these. Is a stock bony capable of pulling the front end in first gear ?

[roadrash998]

I saw a guy on youtube wheelying a Thruxton once. But i have never even felt mine get light at the front, I think the bike is too heavy/HP is too small.

[caferacermac]

Kin ace fella, I hope I look as cool on mine. I've worked at the Triumph factory in Hinkley and they realy are a stunning piece of kit, thats why I had to buy one

[roadrash998]

You bet you look cool! Enjoy it. Cheers.

[TroyaE117]

Only one gearbox ever came close, incredibly, the Dnepr gearbox in the Russian 650 boxer.

Another lovely gearbox, Roadrash, and Russian... that's a surprise.

Best wishes...

Troya.

[AndrewKo1218]

Great Bonnie! I'm interested in buying the Thruxton. What's the difference between buying a Thruxton and buying a Bonnie that's been modded to a cafe racer? Thanks.

[roadrash998]

Depends on how much it's been modded. A Thrux has a better cam that gives it slightly more horsepower and I believe they also have lighter wheels. Most thruxs already have clipons too, unless you get an 09 and up.

[AndrewKo1218]

@roadrash998 So the riding position/comfort of the 09 thruxton and cafe racer modded bonnies are pretty much the same?

[roadrash998]

I would say so, assuming that the modded bonnie didn't have clip ons. I believe that the Thruxton rearsets are actually a little lower than most rearsets sold for bonnies.

[TroyaE117]

I had a brief go on the T100 a while back. A gearbox from paradise.

[roadrash998]

Troya, glad you liked the T100.

[BlkSun865]

Bubs, Emgo or Dunstal replicas?

[roadrash998]

Bubs, the 2 into 2s.

[roadrash998]

The Fulmer V2, it cost about 70 bucks.

[RODRTAI]

rad looking bike. question: what kind of oil and spark plug do you use? thanks.

[roadrash998]

Thanks. I use the stock NGK spark plugs and the Triumph racing oil.

[TRUFFALDINHO]

Hi,I'm from Italy.Your Bonnie is very cool !

One question : the rear mudguard is of another old bike or what's?

Thanks,

Davide

[roadrash998]

That rear mudguard is from MAS Engineering. I purchased it from Newbonneville. dot com. Thanks for the compliment. Cheers!

[TroyaE117]

road :

It's a Dnepr with a Ural motor. The gearbox flanges are the same for both motors, so you can swop the engines, though the airbox plumbing needed a fair bit of messing around to get it to work. It took a long time to find an air leak, and the left plug was deathly white for a while until we found it.

It runs well today, albeit a bit hard on fuel.

[guitard777]

I know the bike well, Troya...I used to work in Magadan and Providenya, Siberia...where it is usually ochee holadna !! I got to ride a couple of these and also in the sidecar. These bikes are everywhere in Siberia!!

[TroyaE117]

Roadrash,

Here it's Saturday morning, and raining like crazy.

Somewhere in Arkansas, and American biker has the sun out, and a Bonneville, in black.

When it's raining, I have to settle for an old Russky sidecar.

I like the Union flag on the side of your crash helmet.

Hey, wear some summer gloves.

Best wishes.

Troya.

[roadrash998]

Troya,

put your mind at ease. I usually do wear gloves. I happened not to wear them on these vids but I actually do wear them.

You have a Russky sidecar? Is it a Ural? I like those.

The helmet was actually made near here, in Memphis. It's a Fulmer and it's my favorite helmet.

Cheers.

[TroyaE117]

Apart from the gloves missing.

[TroyaE117]

That shot is everything motorbiking should be.

[roadrash998]

Thanks for the compliments.

[Blumer81]

How tall are you?

[WATWUZAT]

Looks like you're having a ball..I know I would be!!  What is your opinion on the Bonneville in regards to long distance riding?

[roadrash998]

Longest trip I did on it was about 350 miles round trip over a three day weekend. I had the dual seat on and the stock bars. I found it to be very comfortable because I could move around on it. The power was excellent for high-speed riding as well.

[USN1985]

Nice helmet, I saw one just like it when I was going in to look at a Thruxent today. Probably a stupid question, but are new Triumphs capable of doing a nation wide tour?

[roadrash998]

From all the threads I've read on that subject I would have to say yes.  Lots of people doing cross-USA trips on Scramblers and Bonnies.

[markbrachmann]

I'm diggin the old skool Fulmer 3/4 open face helmet if which I did a lot of research. The reviews were good enough for me to want one. The challenge was actually seeing what it looked like on someone. I wanted to see someone actually wearing one 'Cause they claim no mushroomhead. Thanks for posting this. It shows what it looks like in real life. I was so impressed that I ordered one yesterday. I have 2 novelty helmets that I hate, & I also hate mushroomhead. This Fulmer is the ticket! Thanks!

[roadrash998]

I love that hat! I even wear it on my Honda and I get some funny looks. Make sure you get the right size. I think I got mine a size large on the advice of the dealer because he said thay are sized small and he was right. Cheers!

[PanamaJack69]

yes i'm with ladsheart what kind of seat is that?

[roadrash998]

it is the MAS race seat.

[billclay990]

You look exactly like me riding. Right down to the black converse. Oddly hypnotic watching you ride, I wish the video was longer!

Come on spring!

[roadrash998]

Yeah, Come on spring! I just bought some real motorcycle boots with ankle protection so I guess no more converse. I'm starting to get old and nervous after 14 years and a couple hundred thousand miles. As for the length of the vid...it is called short and sweet!

[ladsheart77]

Your Bonnie is exactly how I want mine! You got style! What kinda seat is that and where can I get it?

[SCQTT]

Coll Fulmer helmet!

[roadrash998]

thanks, I like it too. It fits very well so there's no issue with wind pulling it.

[dickvillian]

how tall are you?

[dkatayama]

Can I ask what kind of handlebars you have on ur Bonnie??

[roadrash998]

in this video it has the M bars. They are a good compromise between the stock bars and the clubmans.

[dkatayama]

that's what i thought..how's the vibration on those??

[roadrash998]

no worse than normal.

[coonwody]

Looks great. Now thats freedom.

[roadrash998]

you know it.

[jdabel1]

Very Cool

[atreewithnolife]

thanks, good lookin bike!happy new year.

[roadrash998]

thanks, happy new year to y'all.