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A Guide to Motorcycle Basket Case Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop The opportunity to acquire a purportedly “complete motorcycle basket case” vintage bike project arises, and with it comes dreams of the finished project. The allure of seven tubs of parts, an engine in a complete state of disassembly, […]
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Lacing a Cross 3 Pattern Rear Disc Wheel A note about Lacing a Cross 3 Pattern Rear Disc Wheel: Your new rim may not lace up in the same pattern of your existing rim. For example, the Triumph disc rear from the factory used a couple of different dimple patterns of their rims, some used
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Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop. Motorcycle Wheel Building One of the more satisfying elements of the restoration of a vintage motorcycle is the refurbishment of the spoked wheels. From rusted, bent, and unsafe rims to dull corroded spokes and nipples, the transformation to bright and shiny rims and spokes
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Considerations for Handlebar Changes By Mike Grage, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron. Most people in the motorcycle world want to make their bike their own by customizing it to their liking and riding comfort. One of the most common ways of doing this is to change the handlebars to
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An Overview of the Smith’s BG5330 Speedometer Drive Units By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop Most vintage British motorcycles from the mid-1960s into the 1980s were originally fitted with Smith’s or Veglia magnetic speedometers which are driven by a gearbox unit mounted to the rear hub. A fixed drive ring
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Hinckley Triumph Maintenance and Restoration Part 3: Resurrecting A Barn Find Hinckley By Mike Grage, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron. Pre-Ride Inspection In part one of this blog series, of Hinckley Triumph maintenance and restoration we pulled our bike out from wherever it was sitting and checked to see
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…back and forth in an effort to tighten the bezel. Eventually the tabs would break off and no longer hold the ammeter in place. 1968-Onwards Lucas 36403 Ammeters The later…
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Triumph T140 Rear Rim Retrofit and Service Bulletin 4-77 By Dave Porter, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop Triumph T140 Rear Rim Retrofit and Service Bulletin 4-77 After reviewing some old Triumph Service Bulletins, I came across one that may be of interest to restorers of the 1976-1977 Triumph 750 twins, number 4-77,
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By Mike Grage, Technical and Customer Support at The Bonneville Shop and British Iron. You might have noticed something, that those Keihin and Mikuni carburetors on your late model Triumph are not your grandpa’s Amal’s. But they are very similar in function to the Bing carbs Triumph used on your dad’s 1982 Bonneville Executive. Most of the
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Triumph T100 Top End – The Conundrum of Triumph C-Range Top-End Compatibility Unfortunately, I have chosen to take on a topic that usually results in confusion and misunderstanding. As the resident anorak and customer service guide for The Bonneville Shop, I have set out to compile a timeline for the running changes during the
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