by Randal Birkey | Mar 7, 2014 | News
All in the Family Every once in awhile I have a conversation with someone who discovers that I am a motorcycle rider. At some point they usually ask me what kind of bike I ride. That’s when I tell them it’s a Triumph Bonneville. Sometimes they have heard...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 4, 2014 | Randy's Garage
In a previous post I shared about Randy’s Garage which is my 100 year old one car garage turned into my main motorcycle repair and modification workspace. Well, this winter was so cold I could not do much work in the garage so I have spent some time, money and...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 2, 2014 | Maintenance, Modification-Installation
When I removed my Joker Machine ignition relocation kit yesterday, I noticed when I inspected the wiring harness that some of the wires were cracking, probably from the motion of bending whenever I turned left or right. Instead of ordering a new ignition switch with...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 1, 2014 | Modification-Installation
Today I consulted my Haynes repair manual to discover how to remove the exhaust headers on my 2008 Triumph Bonneville. Remove Exhaust Headers Since my slip-on exhaust mufflers were already removed, all that was involved was to: Remove the right side read brake lever...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 1, 2014 | Modification-Installation
Today, I removed the exhaust headers from my Bonneville in order to prepare to wrap them with exhaust heat tape wrap. In the process of doing this, I discovered that I needed to remove the right foot brake assembly. Since I had it off and was looking at it, I got the...
