by Randal Birkey | Apr 25, 2014 | After Market Suppliers, BellaCorse, Joker Machine, Modification-Installation, News
New Sports Handlebars I recently ordered a new set of handlebars from BellaCorse. I wanted to try a pair slightly lower and wider than my current Western bars. The main reason is that I have suspected that the distance from the end of the bar to where the bar starts...
by Randal Birkey | Mar 24, 2014 | After Market Suppliers, Barnett Clutches and Cables, BellaCorse, Cafe Racer, D9 Bonneville Brackets, Dunlop, EarthX, Joker Machine, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville, News, Talon, Video
After a long, cold winter in Chicago, my 2008 Bonneville is running again as of yesterday. I last rode it on November 19th, when I had an accident resulting in a broken ankle. I’ve been working and upgrading the Bonnie during my recovery, and both the Bonnie and...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 29, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, Cafe Racer, Harbor Freight Tools, Joker Machine, Modification-Installation, Tools
In keeping with the “drilled hole look” that I seem to be exploring on other parts of my 2008 Bonneville (Giving my Gear Shift Lever New Life), I was looking at my plain OEM steel chain guard and decided to experiment with that a bit as well. I think that...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 23, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, Joker Machine, Modification-Installation
As followers of this blog know, I was recently in a motorcycle accident that left me with a broken ankle and my 2008 Bonneville in need of some repairs. Once I settled with Progressive Insurance (You know… Flo!), I had some choices as to how I would spend that...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 18, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, British Customs, Joker Machine, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville, Video
As you may have read in my previous post, I had an accident while riding my Bonneville home from work on November 19, 2013. I dumped it on Madison St., in Chicago while trying to avoid a collision with a typical Chicago driver. Unfortunately, I broke my left ankle in...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 24, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, Alpinestars, British Customs, Firstgear, Joker Machine, Motorcycle Rides, Shoei
In the close to 50,000 miles I have ridden so far on motorcycles (45K on the Bonneville), the worst things that have happened to me have involved the bike falling over at very low speeds or while not moving at all (kickstand not all the way engaged). Once I dumped my...