by Randal Birkey | Mar 21, 2013 | After Market Suppliers, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville, Procom
Saturday, March 9, 2013 I had an opportunity to meet a friend for dinner and since it was a relatively warm day (in the 40’s), and no precipitation in the forecast, I decided to ride the 2008 Bonneville the 85 mile, 1.5 hour trip around the bottom of Lake...
by Randal Birkey | Nov 21, 2012 | After Market Suppliers, British Customs, Dynojet, New Bonneville, TPUSA
My Dynojet Carb Kit Experience As I have shared on a number of previous posts, I have been on a journey to find the optimum carb tuning setup for the stock Keihin twin CVK carbs that are standard on the 2008 Triumph Bonneville. The reason for this journey is that I...
by Randal Birkey | Sep 4, 2012 | Maintenance, New Bonneville
As part of a 24,000 mile maintenance check up on a Hinckley Bonneville, it is recommended to check and potentially replace brake lines and brake fluid. I decided to replace mine due to my year round riding and the salty grime that is produced on Chicago area roads in...
by Randal Birkey | Aug 20, 2012 | British Customs, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville
My Jenks' Bolts Keihin CVK36 Carb Jetting Experience Jenks’ Bolts, a motorcycle accessories business in the UK has published the best document on Keihin carburetor tuning for the 790-865cc Hinckley twin Triumphs that I have found to date. In previous posts, I...
by Randal Birkey | Jul 5, 2012 | After Market Suppliers, Modification-Installation, New Bonneville, TPUSA
I can honestly say now that the reason the original airbox removal wasn’t that impressive is because there is a lot more to this story than I initially understood. Let me explain. Yesterday, on the 4th of July, I did some additional work on my 2008 Bonnie. I...
by Randal Birkey | Jun 14, 2012 | After Market Suppliers, New Bonneville
I recently ordered and received a product from New Bonneville they call “SuperBars.” They are a replacement for stock OEM Triumph Bonneville bars where you can use the stock cables and wires. The SuperBars are 1″ OD and measure 29” in width, have a...
