Twin Talk
General interest posts on a range of Bonneville Twin topics and subjects.
Triumph Factory Custom Build-Off
Have you all seen this contest online yet? Triumph decided to host a contest pitting 2 volunteer teams against each other using some stock Triumphs as foundations. It has turned into Bobber vs. Scrambler. The deadline and unveiling was in Milan on November 4, 2014....
2012 Triumph Thruxton 900
Well, I've gone and done it again... purchased another Bonneville! This time it is a 2012 Triumph Thruxton, black with gold trim, that I found for sale on Chicago CraigsList. The original owner, Bill had purchased it new from Motor Cycle Center in 2012, put on exactly...
Windy City RATs Fall Ride
On Sunday, October 26th, I met up with 4 friends from the Windy City RATs group for a ride up into the Kettle Morraine area of Wisconsin. We had great fall weather in the upper 40's and lower 50's, and mostly sunny. I left my home around 7:30 AM and rode west to ward...
Fall Moto Ride 2014
On Saturday, October 18, 2014 I rode my 2008 Bonneville to meet my friend Lee at the Dunkin Donuts in Lombard, Illinois. It was a typical overcast and cold fall Chicago day in the 40's and 50's with some drizzle and plenty of wind. Perfect for a day ride into Southern...
Barber Vintage Festival 2014 – AHRMA Racing
After riding 690 miles on Friday, October 10, 2014, I got up on Saturday, October 11, 2014 and rode my Bonneville to Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama for the 10th Anniversary of the Triumph Sponsored, Barber Vintage Festival. The gates opened at 8 AM, and I...
My Ride to Barber Vintage Festival 2014
Every year in October, Triumph Motorcycles America hosts and sponsors the Barber Vintage Festival at the beautiful Barber Motorsports Park near Birmingham, Alabama. 2013 was my first experience, and it was so good, I went again this year on the 10th Anniversary of the...
New Glarus Octoberfest Road Trip – 2014
I took a weekend road trip recently with my buddies Dave and Chris to the southwest region of Wisconsin that included the New Glarus Octoberfest. Dave and Chris were part of the spring trip we took the the Tail of the Dragon. Chris put together this cool video of our...
Triumph TwinsTalk Podcast – Episode 1
Welcome to the first episode of Triumph TwinsTalk (or, "Triple T"), a podcast for owners and anyone else interested in the modern Triumph Twin Bonneville, Scrambler or Thruxton motorcycles. We've thrown open the doors of Randy's Garage and are taking podcasting for a...
Chicago Motorcyclists Beware!
I had a strange experience this past week. I got an envelope in the email from the City of Chicago. Here is what I found inside: So, I went online to the www.cityofchicago.org/finance site and found the section to look for speeding camera images and videos. Then I...
Dirt Bag Ride In – Motorcycle Show & Swap Meet
One of the followers of this blog is Eugene, who asked me to post this information regarding and event he is involved in setting up. It is called the Dirt Bag Ride In, and its a motorcycle show and swap meet taking place on September 13, 2014, from 12 noon to 4 PM....
Video Update on the Triumph Land Speed Record Pursuit at Bonneville
Here is an update video on the ongoing Triumph Castrol Rocket pursuit of the land speed record at the Bonneville Salt Flats. My understanding is that the August Speed Week had to be cancelled due to weather and poor salt conditions and is being considered for an...
Rebuilding my Bonneville Front Forks Again
While my Bonnie was disabled due to the carb malfunction and I was waiting on the parts to fix it, I decided to rebuild my front forks again. I had ordered some new parts from Bellacorse that were waiting to be installed:...
My Mikuni Carbs Don’t Like Ethanol
I am really lucky this didn't happen while I was on the road... I would have been seriously stranded! This morning I rode my Bonnie to the North side of Chicago to visit an Anglican church with some friends. My gas was low, so I filled up at the local Thornton's...
Installing the BP Mikuni Carb Kit and Oil Cooler Kit on Ernie’s T-100
I have previously written about my experience installing the Bonneville Performance Mikuni Carb Kit on my 2008 Bonneville Black. Since then, one Chicago area blog reader named Ervie contacted me because he owns a 2008 T-100, and wanted some advice on doing some of the...
Jason DiSalvo at Bonneville
I ran across this short video on Facebook, taken this past week at the Bonneville Salt Flats. It was posted by Jason DiSalvo who was actually riding that blurred thing in the video. Someone with the Carpenter Racing team took it.... I love the sound track! If you want...
Tail of the Dragon Moto Road Trip
On Friday, June 13, 2014 I left my home near Chicago on my 2008 Triumph Bonneville to embark on what turned into a 2,600+ mile motorcycle road trip adventure, the longest to date in my 7 years of riding experience. Thankfully, I arrived home on Monday, June 23, 2014...