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Stories, articles, commentary on all things Triumph Bonneville related!
Triumph Motorcycle Racing – 2015 in Review
I'm proud to be supporting and helping this great brand in their USA racing investment. Included in this retrospective are shots of my friend Bill Gately, owner of Bonneville Performance, and AMA Pro Flat Track team rider Jake Shoemaker #55.
2016 Bonneville Reveal Event at Windy City Triumph
Jon Bussert, General Manager of Windy City Triumph and Triumph North America teamed up last night to reveal the new lineup of 2016 Bonnevilles to a select group of midwest Triumph dealers, owners, riders and brand enthusiasts. It was an unprecedented way to connect...
Bonneville Reborn Launch Party – Chicago
Last night I attended Triumph's Chicago market unveiling of the new 2016 lineup of redesigned and reengineered Bonneville models for 2016. The event was held at Revel, 1215 West Fulton Market in Chicago. Here's a short video of the venue with the 2016 models that were...
2008 Bonneville Black Custom
Here's a digital painting of my 2008 Triumph Bonneville Black, after a lot of customizing.
Wauseon Vintage Flat Tracker
Here's a digital painting I did of a flat track racer at the Wauseon Vintage Races in July 2014. I was invited to these races by Jim Gately who races a really cool old Triumph Bonneville Flat tracker #75.
Impressionist Bonneville
Here is a bit of motorcycle artwork I recently completed... sort of how I envision Monet or Renoir might have rendered their 2008 Triumph Bonneville!
New Triumph Speed Triple Video – Unleash the Thrill
Yesterday Triumph released a video featuring the new 2016 Speed Triple S and R models. Enjoy
Triumph T140 Cruising the Fjords of Norway
I received an email this morning from Jo Bergersen letting me know about Falkeblikk, a film production company based by the fjords of western Norway that just produced this short movie about a Triumph T140 cruising close to the fjords. Enjoy!
The New 2016 Bonneville’s Are Here!
Yesterday and today Triumph Motorcycles of Hinckley, UK has unveiled their new redesigned line-up of Bonneville models for 2016. Gone are the modern classic air-cooled twins of 2001-2015, and in with the larger displacement, higher torque and HP, liquid-cooled models....
The New 2016 Triumph Bonneville Announcement Coming October 28, 2015
If you are into Triumph Bonneville's like me, you've probably already seen the teaser videos being shared online and in social media. Next Wednesday, October 28, 2015, Triumph is expected to announce the next generation (2016 model) of the Bonneville, their most...
Chicagoland Speedway Nascar Truck Race
I've always enjoyed watching Nascar racing on TV whenever I had the chance, and every once in awhile I'd see they had a truck series. I have an associate at work who is really much more seriously into Nascar, who told me that a big weekend was coming up at the...
History of Triumph Motorcycles Video
Found this great YouTube video on the early history of the Triumph Motorcycle. It features Jeff Stone of "Men and Motors" at the National Motorcycle Museum in Pickenham, UK, giving us a history of the great British brand including the first 1902 Triumph. Enjoy!
Randy’s Ride to the Indy Mile
Due to some back pain issues, I had to give up on the normal plan of riding my Thruxton to the 2015 running of the AMA Pro Flat Track race called the Indy Mile. Instead, I drove my new/old 1993 Chevrolet Indy Pace pickup truck to the event (ironic). Here is a short 3...
Mike’s 2014 Triumph Thruxton Named Trixie!
All the way from Nova Scotia, Canada, Mike sent these photos in and wrote: "Thanks again for your help a while back on wheel spacing. My 2014 Thruxton is back on the road after a winter tear-down with your help. Keep doing what you're doing. Your site is a daily stop...
Scenic Section of the Ride to the Brewtown Rumble
Motoworks Chicago sponsored an informal ride from Chicago to the Brewtown Rumble on Sunday, May 17, 2015. The event was a billed as new motorcycle show located near the Pabst Brewery in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A group of Chicago riders gathered at Johnny Scheff's shop...
Randy Rides to Work
Here's a GoPro video of a typical ride to work for me... happens year round an average of at least 3 times a week which translates to at least 3,000 miles/year. With the other trips and rides I take it gets me up to 10K average miles per year since I bought my first...
Jorge Wraps His Bonneville SE Headers
It is especially fulfilling to meet people through this blog, and one of those joys has been to meet my fellow Bonneville rider, Jorge. We met at the Full Moon Restaurant little over a year ago and have been on several events or rides together since then, including...
D9 Bonneville Brackets Installation for the 2012 Thruxton
It's always a good day when you come home from work and see a package from D9 Bonneville Brackets waiting for you on the porch! I had ordered a lay flat ignition relocation bracket in black, and 2 black instrument cups from D9 Bonneville Brackets several weeks ago. I...
Learning to Fly Video
Saw this video on motorcycle.com today. Love it! It was made by actor Jayson Warner Smith travelling on a Triumph Bonneville, and shot almost entirely with an iPhone. Learning to Fly from jayson smith on Vimeo.
Bucket List Item
This map on Facebook caught my attention this morning. It was generated by a doctoral student at Michigan State named Randy Olsen, who came up with a computer algorithm to find the most efficient route between 50 landmarks in all 48 contiguous states. The article...
Triumph Salt Racer
I ran across this very cool project and blog this weekend and just thought I would share it with all of you fellow Triumph Bonneville enthusiasts. The project is called Triumph Salt Racer, and it consists of designing and building a modified 2008 Thruxton that they...
Mama Tried Motorcycle Show
Start of Day I took an Uber-X cab to Vosges Chocolate on the north side of Chicago on a cold Sunday morning, February 22, 2015. There I met about a hundred other motorcycle enthusiasts to board 2 chartered buses heading to the Mama Tried Motorcycle show in Milwaukee,...
International Motorcycle Show – Chicago
I am honored to participate as a representative of the Castrol-Triumph-Bonneville Performance AMA Pro Flat Track race team at the International Motorcycle Show in Rosemont, IL on Saturday and Sunday, February 14-15th, 2015. I will be in the Triumph booth area both...
Thruxton Dyno Tune Experience at MCC
If you follow this blog, you know that the 2012 Triumph Thruxton I purchased from Bill in November 2014 already had these performance modifications:BC Predator ExhaustsRemapped EFI for Predators done by MCCAir Injection RemovalSince I've owned it, I have...
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