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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2014 - 03:09 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: daz) | | | That is an SE. My dealer gave me that very bike for a day to use. They are a great bike and would love one as a stable mate - just not sure if it would ever get used while I had a TBird parked next to it.
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| HooRad | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 19/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 280 | | Location | : | Richmond, VA, United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2014 - 03:29 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: mat1600) | | | Don't be so sure about that, Mat. If anything, having the Bonnie has made inspired me to ride much more than I had recently. That includes much more time on the bird, too! I think it has something to do about having such a complimentary bike that really makes me appreciate what each bike can do. I'll ride one bike for a while and then start to miss the other a little. So I'll ride that one! So while it doesn't work with women (at least for me!), having 2 bikes is an ideal situation! 
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,715 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 09 Sep 2014 - 05:42 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | |
HooRad wrote:
Don't be so sure about that, Mat. If anything, having the Bonnie has made inspired me to ride much more than I had recently. That includes much more time on the bird, too! I think it has something to do about having such a complimentary bike that really makes me appreciate what each bike can do. I'll ride one bike for a while and then start to miss the other a little. So I'll ride that one! So while it doesn't work with women (at least for me!), having 2 bikes is an ideal situation! |
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That is EXACTLY how i am with my guitars. I love them all but each one is very different from the other. When i play one a while then pick up the other, i feel renewed and want to play a lot more than i did after i'd been playing the other one long enough. I used to have one guitar for a long time thinking if i had the best one for me, anything else would be a lesser one i wouldn't want to play. And thats just what would happen. The one would just waste away till i realized i may as well sell it. But i learned that what you want is very different ones so they compliment each other instead of compete with each other. And thats how you, and i too see the bird and bonnie. You ride more because if you get bored with one you can jump on the other and it's a new fresh experience for a while. If i owned a house i'd have one along with the Tbird.
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| motodobe | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 156 | | Location | : | Seattle, WA, United States |
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| | Posted : 10 Sep 2014 - 11:53 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: daz) | | |
 daz wrote:
That is EXACTLY how i am with my guitars.
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Always thinking of getting a second bike but usually talked out of it by myself and/or the wife.
DAMMIT, you guys aren't helping!
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| HooRad | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 280 | | Location | : | Richmond, VA, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Sep 2014 - 02:43 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: motodobe) | | | C'mon, Motodobe! Another morotcycle is always the answer. Anyone who would tell you differently has obviously never had a bike! Besides, a smart man once told me that the correct number of motorcycles for you is whatever number of motorcycles you currently have +1. So clearly you need another bike. Simple!
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| motodobe | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 01/04/2011 | | Posts | : | 156 | | Location | : | Seattle, WA, United States |
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| | Posted : 11 Sep 2014 - 15:47 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | |
| HooRad wrote: . . . . .the correct number of motorcycles for you is whatever number of motorcycles you currently have +1. So clearly you need another bike. Simple! |
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This equation also works well with beers, guitars, basses, amps, etc., etc., . . .
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| HooRad | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 280 | | Location | : | Richmond, VA, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2015 - 03:42 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: motodobe) | | | OK, guys. I done with my T100, more or less. I finally got my new wheels - Talon hubs and Excel rims - installed along with new rotors, HH sintered brake pads, and chain. I've lost another 17 lbs off of the bike with these, which is hard to believe, I must say. I can't express how pleased I am with the result. Now if only the weather would cooperate so I can ride the damn thing!! It's snowing its ass off right now in Virginia and won't get warmer than freezing for at least a week. Ugh. Anyway, here it is. Enjoy.
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| bschwartz | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/03/2014 | | Posts | : | 336 | | Location | : | Madison, Wisconsin, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2015 - 11:58 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | That's gorgeous! Well done and congrats. Very tastefully done bike.
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| bnz433 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/06/2011 | | Posts | : | 1,843 | | Location | : | Clifton Park (Upstate), NY, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Feb 2015 - 12:08 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | Beautiful!!
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| AleXL4 | | Chaac | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 17/09/2012 | | Posts | : | 571 | | Location | : | Gympie, Queensland, Australia |
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| | Posted : 18 Feb 2015 - 02:04 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | Agreed!
Just Beautiful . . .
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| kball1300 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/09/2014 | | Posts | : | 99 | | Location | : | Lake Elsinore, California, United States |
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| | Posted : 17 Mar 2015 - 21:34 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: AleXL4) | | | Wow, that is a thing of beauty. Very nicely done.
You've taken a very nice looking Bonny and made it absolutely gorgeous!
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,103 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 17 Mar 2015 - 23:00 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | That's very cool!
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| Southern_Ranger | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/05/2013 | | Posts | : | 368 | | Location | : | Aylesbury, Bucks, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 18 Mar 2015 - 21:02 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: Swagger) | | | Yep you captured the moment with that one. Nice bike
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| HooRad | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 280 | | Location | : | Richmond, VA, United States |
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| | Posted : 21 Mar 2015 - 01:20 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: Southern_Ranger) | | | Thanks for the compliments guys! I really appreciate them. It is been a very fun project to do. By the way, I finally got to ride my bike hard last weekend and it is unbelievable! Much easier to turn into the twisties and a helluva lot faster to spin up! Also much more planted and stable. Highly recommended.
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| HooRad | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 19/01/2010 | | Posts | : | 280 | | Location | : | Richmond, VA, United States |
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| | Posted : 01 May 2015 - 22:29 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | Hi Guys! I just wanted to give you guys an update on the T100. First of all, it is such a freaking fun bike to ride it's crazy. More nimble, faster and more planted than before. Really more confidence inspiring with the new wheels. One of my buds I ride with, and former Scrambler owner, can't believe how much better it rides than a stock Bonnie. Plus, my bike is currently featured on Bonnefication.com, a site dedicated to modded Bonnie builds. It's crazy to see my bike on that site since they have some gorgeous custom builds on there. So check it out!
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| Swagger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 15/04/2012 | | Posts | : | 1,103 | | Location | : | United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 02 May 2015 - 06:47 Post title : Re: Bonneville T100 (Re: HooRad) | | | It deserves to be there Hoorad. It's a nicely modified machine. That site has some interesting bikes spread around the place I'll look at that more often.
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