Triumph Bonneville Bobber Build, Part 3

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The finished custom Triumph Bonneville.
The finished custom Triumph Bonneville.
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The 2010 Triumph Bonneville before customization.
The 2010 Triumph Bonneville before customization.
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The custom instrument bracket, Joker bar-mount mirrors and black drag bars lowered the previously tall appearance of the front of the bike.
The custom instrument bracket, Joker bar-mount mirrors and black drag bars lowered the previously tall appearance of the front of the bike.
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The side-mount tail light/license plate bracket fits in well and cleans up the back of the bike nicely.
The side-mount tail light/license plate bracket fits in well and cleans up the back of the bike nicely.
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Painter/designer Travis Charbonneau at TC Concepts made custom logos for the front fender.
Painter/designer Travis Charbonneau at TC Concepts made custom logos for the front fender.
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Lowered suspension, faux titanium D&D exhaust, bobbed frame rails, shortened seat and custom duck bill rear fender really give the look we were going for; classically lean and mean.
Lowered suspension, faux titanium D&D exhaust, bobbed frame rails, shortened seat and custom duck bill rear fender really give the look we were going for; classically lean and mean.
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The matte black engine cases tie in nicely with the black paint highlights. It also sounds as good as it looks.
The matte black engine cases tie in nicely with the black paint highlights. It also sounds as good as it looks.
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Painter/designer Travis Charbonneau at TC Concepts made custom logos for the and the side covers.
Painter/designer Travis Charbonneau at TC Concepts made custom logos for the and the side covers.
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The matte black engine cases tie in nicely with the black paint highlights. It also sounds as good as it looks.
The matte black engine cases tie in nicely with the black paint highlights. It also sounds as good as it looks.
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We’re not professional bike builders, and we don’t claim to be. But we’ve sure had some fun building this custom Triumph.

Since day one of this magazine, editor Backus had been itching to do a full-blown motorcycle restoration project. Our Project Café Honda CB500 was the first realization of that dream — but where to go from there?

We brainstormed. We planned. And then we got an offer to use a bone-stock, brand new 2010 Triumph Bonneville for a build. As much as we love restoring old motorcycles bikes, this presented a unique opportunity for a project any of our readers could do. It’s not hard to find a new Bonnie — as long as you’ve got the dough — and most of the changes we made here are simple bolt-ons. The rest, mainly the paint and the building of the custom seat, were projects we handed off to local businesses right here in our town.

Bobber build-up

In our last installment we highlighted the lowered rear suspension, the lower drag bars, the upgraded D&D Performance exhaust, the gobs of trick dress-up pieces from Joker Machine and the custom instrument bracket from D9 Brackets.

  • Published on Aug 6, 2010
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