My Turn......

[Lutin]

...one thing I do know is this bike is not getting fitted with a top box.

maybe getting a single seat.

But with a single seat you'd have room for a humungous topbox.

 

[Ian Porter]

They are custom ones for the Bonnie Rob.

From http://shop.tecbikeparts.com

Got my rear rack from them too, a bargain at £39

They have some ridiculously cheap shocks which get some good reviews too

 

[OhJ]

Ian are you going to buy and wear all the Triumph gear? You and Lord DC will look like hilda and herman. nice bike

 

[Ian Porter]

Ian are you going to buy and wear all the Triumph gear? You and Lord DC will look like hilda and herman. nice bike

Nah, not a chance of that

 

[Ian Porter]

:sBo_bouncing:

WOOHOO.....

..... I'm road legal

took a 40 minute phone call to the DVLA though, I managed to get hold of someone who was sympathetic to the problem and he made a few calls and got it sorted

:sBo_bouncing: :sBo_bouncing: :sBo_bouncing:

I'm due lunchtime ride out me thinks

 

[Lutin]

Great stuff!

 

[Ian Porter]

just back from a quick lunchtime blast

so it's got crap brakes and crap twin shock suspension but puts the biggest grin on your face and sounds amazing

this bikes going to be fun

 

[Lutin]

just back from a quick lunchtime blast

so it's got crap brakes and crap twin shock suspension but puts the biggest grin on your face and sounds amazing

this bikes going to be fun

Let the fettling begin.

For the brakes - new pads, braided hoses?

 

[Ian Porter]

Let the fettling begin.

For the brakes - new pads, braided hoses?

braided hoses are standard but the pads have only done 580 miles and been stood for ages so probably still bedding in

to be fair they are not that bad but when you're coming from the GS they are hugely different and always will be

suspension can be sorted quite cheaply on these too but Ruth's is more in need of new shocks than mine as her are truly terrible

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

Why oh why do manufacturers insist on fitting such crap suspension??? Nevertheless enjoy the bike Ian but please don't become one of those pretentious folks that claims to be oh so patriotic just because they've bought a 'British' bike

 

[Chewbadger]

Nope, non of us will Phil. They have got the build quality right but they also charge as good as the japs. And everything is an optional extra.


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[Ian Porter]

Why oh why do manufacturers insist on fitting such crap suspension??? Nevertheless enjoy the bike Ian but please don't become one of those pretentious folks that claims to be oh so patriotic just because they've bought a 'British' bike

I am quite pleased that both our Bonnies are made in Hinckley but for no other reason than a British bike should be built in Britain.

Other than that the only reason we bought them is because we like them and still would have bought them wherever they had be made.

 

[Philwhiskeydrinker]

Nowt up with that

Reason I say is there are two Triumph owners I know (not from here I hasten to add) are both full of the 'I buy British I do, oh yes siree' BS yet most of their other posessions are foreign origin!

 

[Chewbadger]

I am quite pleased that both our Bonnies are made in Hinckley.

They can tighten nuts and bolts up faster with 6 fingers......




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[Ian Porter]

I am quite pleased that both our Bonnies are made in Hinckley.

They can tighten nuts and bolts up faster with 6 fingers......




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At least it wasn't built by Lady Boys

 

[Ian Porter]

Actually mate that is a requirement of working at the Hinckley factory ......6 fingered Lady boys

is that why you failed the interview?

that 7th finger is a bastard aint it