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 | Mar 23, 2014 | After Market Suppliers, Brembo, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville, QTM Inc.
In an earlier post I mentioned my purchase of the 320mm, 4-piston Brembo front brake upgrade kit. This weekend I was able to start installing it on my 2008 Triumph Bonneville. The kit consists of a bracket that bolts to the stock fork housing, the caliper assembly,...
by Randal Birkey | Jan 30, 2014 | After Market Suppliers, Articles, BellaCorse, Bonneville Performance, British Customs, New Bonneville
I received the following email from a follower of triumphbonneville.org, and decided to turn it into a blog post because there are probably others out there asking or thinking a similar question. Hi, I was hoping you could lend me some advice. I am considering...
by Randal Birkey | Dec 23, 2013 | Modification-Installation, New Bonneville
In my earlier post regarding the post accident updates I plan for my 2008 Bonneville, I mentioned that I planned to bob the front fender. In this post I share the process of how I went about doing that. 2008 Bonneville Front Fender Bob As noted in my earlier post, I...
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 | Jun 4, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, Barnett Clutches and Cables, New Bonneville
I decided that with 31,000 miles on my 2008 Triumph Bonneville, it was time to replace and upgrade the clutch. This was also influenced by the previous upgrade of a new Mikuni carb kit from Bonneville Performance which had noticeably increased horsepower and torque. I...
