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DGR 2021 – Madison Ride
To those who may not know, I am leading the 10-Year Anniversary of the Distinguished Gentlemen's Ride for Madison, WI this year! I took over for Brian Schroeder who lead it in the past. As of today, we have 16 registered riders who have gathered over $2,300 in sponsor...
The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride 2021 – Madison, WI
I will be leading the 2021 Distinguished Gentleman's Ride on May 23, 2021, for Madison, Wisconsin. Unlike 2020, his year's event will include a safe group ride option! More details on the Madison, WI Ride will be posted in May. If you would be so generous as to...
Harbor Freight Low Profile Motorcycle Dolly Review
I was visiting my local Harbor Freight store and saw this Low Profile Motorcycle Dolly on display. I decided to use my 25% discount coupon and went home with it in my truck. The assembly was easy using simple hand tools and took me maybe 30-45 min. The materials and...
2020 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Madison, WI
I participated in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride again this year on Sunday, September 27, 2020, in Madison, Wisconsin. Because of the China Virus, this years event was a solo ride called "Ride Solo Together". Unfortunately, the weather didn't cooperate, and it was...
2019 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Madison, WI
I will be participating in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride again this year on Sunday, September 29, 2019, in Madison, Wisconsin. I think this is my 5th or 6th time participating since this event began. This global event raises awareness and funds for men's health...
Illinois iPass Rule Changes for Motorcycles is a Bust
Like most Illinois motorists, I received an email from the Illinois Tollway Authority in December 2017, notifying me of a change in the iPass rules. The state in its wisdom had decided that every vehicle using the iPass system must have a working iPass mounted to it,...
Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track Racing
On Saturday, September 30, 2017, I rode my 2008 Bonneville from the Chicago area to Elkhorn, Wisconsin, with a buddy, to attend the Elkhorn Half-Mile Flat Track races at the Walworth County Fairgrounds. The grandstands were packed full of spectators as the various...
Biltwell Recoil Handgrips
I've been using the 1" Granturismo black handlebar grips from Bellacorse for a number of years now. This April, I went on a 4 day trip with some buddies to visit Aerostich in Duluth, Minnesota and we ran into some rainy, cold weather on the way. At Aerostich, I picked...
New YSS Shocks (or Now, I Don’t Want A Tiger So Much, Anymore…)
If you’d like to adventurize your Bonneville, increased ground clearance and suspension travel are two things you’ll need to look into. This YSS suspension setup from Nomad-ADV will definitely get you on the right track.
The History of Triumph Motorcycles Video
Here's a great video putting the entire history of Triumph Motorcycles in a single little neat package.
Holan Racer Panniers for the Bonneville
UPDATE: 5/2/2017 Just back from the Duluth trip. After 5 days of cold temperatures, rain and even some rain mixed with snow, plus your basic horizontal prairie rain storm, the panniers stayed bone dry. They also stood up well to an accidental bike drop. Very happy....
The BSA brand may be coming back?
Here's an interesting new development for British motorcycle brand enthusiasts! Read more here: http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2016/october/mahindra-acquire-bsa-motorcycles/
EFI Tuning – Triumph Twin Power
By Lee HoffnerMy bike is an EFI Bonneville. Tuning it is a different procedure from tuning a carbureted bike. Tuning an EFI involves computers and software and, even though I program for my living, on most days I feel I've had enough of computers. Fortunately, this...
Triumph Announces 2017 T100 & T100 Black
More details coming on October 25th. Get more details on the T100 Get more details on the T100 Black
Triumph Announces New Street Cup
Triumph has released information on a new Bonneville based product called the Street Cup, scheduled for official release on October 25th. It appears to be a cafe racer / Thruxtonized version of the 900cc Street Twin released earlier this year. Download the product...
Scottoiler – Part 2: Switching to Dual Injectors
In a previous post, I wrote about installing the Scottoiler vSystem. I've been running this system for a little over a year, now, and it's been working well for me. Perhaps too well: my attitude toward my chain became so carefree that I ultimately let it go too long...
2016 Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride – Woodstock, IL
This year I decided to participate in the Distinguished Gentleman's Ride (DGR - Riding Dapper for a Cause) by riding in the Woodstock, IL event instead of my previous years participation in the larger Chicago event. My reasons were simple... I prefer a smaller group...
Scottoiler Install
What Is It? The Scottoiler is a small reservoir that you attach to your bike's frame, which continuously oils your drive chain. I had heard about these and, after reading many posts over on Triumphrat singing their praises, I decided to give one a try on my Bonnie. I...
New Bonneville Riders Forum
I am pleased to announce that yours truly has acquired the New Bonneville Riders Forum. This existing Hinckley Triumph Bonneville online community has been in existence a number of years, but has lagged in activity in recent times. My goal is to inject some new life...
Fastest Lap Ever Recorded for the Isle of Man TT
This. Is. Incredible.
Inspiring a Generation – New Triumph Video
Triumph America has recently released a new YouTube video titled "Inspiring a generation - Modern Classics and Customization" that highlights Dutch from London's The Bike Shed who weighs in on the custom motorcycle scene and the role the Bonneville has had within it....
Thruxton R Test Ride Video
All you Thruxton enthusiasts will appreciate this new first test ride video out on the new 2016 Thruxton models.
Thoughts on Published T-120 Bonneville and Thruxton R Test Rides
After the early test ride report we saw online in Decmber for the 2016 Triumph Street Twin (By Michael Neeves) at http://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/first-rides-tests/2015/december/first-ride-triumph-street-twin/, I just saw the first 2 test ride reports online of the...
2016 Street Twin Video
Charley Boorman of Long Way Down/Long Way Round fame stars and narrates in this newly released Triumph Motorcycles video on the 900cc 2016 Street Twin.
General interest motorcycle news articles and posts.