The custom seat is back, everything's been painted Riviera blue.
Riviera Blue
Color is always the toughest decision on a build, it can either make it or break it and oh boy does Riviera Blue make it!! The pic doesn't do it…
Triumph update
The frame and parts came back from Auto Cycle Powdercoaters in Redbank and they have done an awesome job, probably the best job I've seen to date! The build up…
Installed turn signal mini buttons
Mini buttons
With the Triumph having indicators I needed some way of activating them. Here's the fitting of the mini buttons into the bars, I will detail the wiring in a later…
Ready for final prep before paint
Fabrication, done.
Time for strip down, final welding, grinding and sanding.
Vintage tail light glass lenses
Bonneville rear lights
The twin rear stop and tail lights will also function as rear indicators, always a good safety option on a bike that will be ridden daily. I found these vintage…
Bonneville Hard Tail
At the minute we are buying in the hard tails, within the next 6 months I hope to have a frame jig set up and we will then be fabricating…
Triumph Bonneville Handle Bars
Our customer liked the look of drag bars but wanted to be more comfortable especially since this bike is going to get a lot of daily use, this is what…
Repairs begin to be apparent
Bonneville Gas Tank
Surprisingly our customer didn't want to keep the old seagull gas tank so I picked this original slimline tank up on ebay for a reasonable price. As with all 40+…
Engine is cleaned and ready to be assessed
Triumph Bonneville Project Update
I've been waiting on the hardtail to come in so in the meantime I stripped, and degreased the engine and transmission. Overall the engine was in good condition and although…
