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Long day...not firing all 4 cylinders

Great stuff guys - keep 'em coming!

Sorry that it's only a thumbnail, but here's mine.
It's pretty much box-stock, but in this pic I was trying out the King & Queen seat and the Tourmaster slant bags for looks.
I found the Triumph "summer screen" caused too much buffeting so I've since fitted a Givi flyscreen, but don't have a picture of it.
For day-to-day riding I use the stock seat and leave the bags off unless I need to carry something.

We don't own this bike now. It was purchased for my wife to replace her '07 V-strom but she never warmed up to it. I rode it far more often than she and I did not want to sell it but it was and a new V-strom replaced it. I'd like to buy another Bonnie one day, I like them.

They all look great! MG, my usual riding buddy has one exactly like yours, minus the backrest. I love the "sleeker" look of that original fuel tank.

I've never owned one....but for a dose of Bonneville heritage, I'll throw in a couple of pics from my dad. He had a brand-new '63 imported to Taiwan when he was stationed there in the Air Force. He scanned all his old slides, etc., a couple years ago:

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Very cool Pechorin and love those prices. Wonder what a QD wheel is, it's pretty pricey comparatively speaking (10% of the vehicle)

(01-31-2015, 12:41 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: [ -> ]Very cool Pechorin and love those prices. Wonder what a QD wheel is, it's pretty pricey comparatively speaking (10% of the vehicle)

Actually just 1%...but I have no idea what a QD wheel is. Also curious about the "metal petrol pipe."
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Update: Google has the answer, as usual. "Quick Detach" wheel.

Oh yea 1% doh! Still pricey compared to some other items on that list

Metal petrol pipe would probably be a petcock or hose from petcock to carb, would be my guess

Sounds reasonable. The tach was kind of a pricey option....if the inflation calculator is correct, about $200 in today's dollars.

It just occurred to me that there's no rear brake...so the foot lever on the right side must be the shifter. Pre-standardization days, I guess.

Most Brit bikes shifted on the right, braked on the left. Standardization for bikes coming into the US didn't happen until 75 I think. I had Harleys and BSA's that both shifted on the right, and I believe the BSA was up for 1st down for 2-4th.

There would have been an inhub drum brake on the back of the Bonnie your dad bought