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2001 Triumph Bonneville

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luckyducks

New member
Joined
Sep 13, 2012
Location
Berkeley
Moto(s)
2012 Vespa 300 GTS Super
I love this bike. It's my first and I've dumped nearly $7k into in upgrades and maintenance over the past year. I've looked after it obsessively, upgraded it tastefully and rode it appropriately.

It's a bike that will get you noticed and appreciated wherever you go. Old guys will want to tell you about the one they owned back in the late seventies that vibrated to bits and kids will wave at you. You'll even get smiles, nods of approval and "Nice bike" from folks of the opposite sex (whichever they may be).

I'm selling it to have some money to job-hunt and find a career. I will negotiate on the price if a BARF'er can provide solid leads to a creative design, engineering or policy career in the public or private sector. Not looking for any favors, just an opportunity to get my foot in the door and get an interview.

With that said, this is about selling my first motorcycle love and obsession. If I had the money, I'd keep this lovely thing. It rides, handles and goes like a lighter, nimbler and more aggressive stock Bonneville. It looks better than the stock bikes. And best of all, it's probably one of the first of it's kind to be sold in the United States (with a 2000 born date). That means it has the most aggressive cam profile and it has the added value of being a bike from the first year of production.

2001 Triumph Bonneville, Forest Green and Silver
16000 miles
Excellent condition for age.
Well-maintained

Upgrades:
Norman Hyde Toga exhaust ($600)
Airbox removed and twin UNI pod filters installed ($100)
Carburetors have been rejetted to account for increased airflow
***Front cartridge fork upgrade (Honda F3) with rebound and preload adjustment ($500)
***Rear Gazi HyperX adjustable shocks, Thruxton length ($850)
LSL footpegs and brackets, front and rear ($100)
Hella front headlight ($25)
Martin Fabrications driving lights ($180)
Continental Trail Attack 2 tires, front and rear, low miles (about 1000) ($350)
Nology ignition coil ($60)
Bar End mirrors ($20)
Barnett clutch spring upgrade ($50)
UNI breather filter ($20)
Woodcraft 1'' riser clip-on handlebars ($150)
British Customs fork brace ($200)
Front brake caliper upgrade to 3-pot Nissin caliper ($300)
18-tooth front sprocket ($20, 17t also included)
Rick's Motorsports MOSFET Regulator and Rectifier ($150)
Triumph Solo Seat ($250)
Skene Design P3 rear lighting system with Turn signal and Voltmeter function ($150)

Rear modified turn signals

This is over $4000 in upgrades alone, not counting time and labor involved in installing all of the above.

Recent Service:
-Front and rear brake pads replaced
-Front and rear brake fluid replaced
-Engine oil changed (Mobil 1 Racing 4T full synthetic) regularly
-Carburetors tuned and cleaned
-Chain maintained regularly
-Breather seal replaced
-Clutch actuator o-ring replaced
-Clutch cover gasket replaced
-Breather o-ring replaced
-Shifter o-ring replaced
-Intake rubber boots and o-rings replaced
-Rear turn signals shortened

This is about $500 in parts alone for all of the maintenance, not counting time and labor.

Asking Prices:
SOLD

1% of sale going to BARF.

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Holy crap that's a sweet looking bike!
 
Willing to part out the bike to sell at a more lower price. If you are interested in the suspension bits or anything else, let me know.
 
Wow nice Bonneville :thumbup
Btw how much for rear shocks?
 
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Pm sent on shocks. Let me know if you are interested in anything else (like the fork brace, frame sliders, etc, etc.)
 
Beautiful bike. If only you had posted this a week ago I would have bought it immediately. Ended up getting a new Thruxton instead.
 
Haha, I remember, I think!

This back is very different than it was back in October of 2012.
 
achtungbaby said:
Beautiful bike. If only you had posted this a week ago I would have bought it immediately. Ended up getting a new Thruxton instead.
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Well, then you need to buy my upgrades.

I highly recommend: Gazi rear shocks (Thruxton length), front fork brace, fHonda F3 forks, Nissin 3-pot front brake caliper and a new set of tires (all of which I have). I'll cut you the deal of the year if you are interested in all of this as a package. I'll also throw in a nearly new set of the R&G frame-sliders ($200 value) to sweeten the deal.
 
luckyducks said:
Haha, I remember, I think!

This back is very different than it was back in October of 2012.
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I think you were looking at an '05 T100 at the time. I was on the fence about that Bonneville in Bakersfield, but eventually passed on it because they guy was asking too much and wouldn't work with me on replacing the original tires. :rolleyes

GLWS
 
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