Old School!

Davvero bella questa Triumph Bonneville Black 'trasformata' da Dave Velcek, che ci ha descritto accuratamente tutti i lavori effettuati:

I started with an 08 Triumph Bonneville Black, EFI.

The build details:

PART 1 - What I did (or had done) before sending it up to DEUS

• Building and installing an 18-inch rear wheel, and a 19-inch front wheel, both MORAD VALANCED rims, with OEM hubs, powder coated GLOSS BLACK, and with 6/8 ga butted stainless steels spokes - wheels build by Phil Degrunchy at LIGHTFOOT ENGINEERING
• Installing vintage Firestones front and rear - 450-18 and 400-19 (tyres purchased from Ben McKinnon at Antique Tyres )
• removing front fender
• powder coating centre mounts of disc rotors
• powder coating L & R engine covers gloss black
• extending the rear swing arm by 2.5"
• installing new rear sprocket anodised in black
• installing new rear chain
• installing small sprocket cover (purchased from British Customs in the USA)
• Madass mufflers (Melbourne), and OEM headers, HPC coated with polished tips

PART 2 - What DEUS did

• convert OEM top tree to smooth neat top tree, painted gloss black
• make alloy “speedo bracket” for OEM Bonnie speedo and install in the centre under the top yoke
• 7" side mount headlight
• custom headlight brackets, chromed
• integrated indicator lights in top of headlight
• 41mm Tingate clip-on bars, handlebars converted from 1" to 7/8"
• Triumph Trophy 955 handle bar controls with custom cables
• clip-on mirror
• relocated ignition switch
• British ribbed style grips
• Installed Ikon Progressive Front suspension, lowered by 2 inches
• Installed Ikon rear dampers (tri-rate), lowered 2 inches -badge
• Braided brake lines
• W650 petrol tank, shaved, smoothed, knee dents added, fuel injection unit inside the tank, and install Monza race cap (purchased through New Bonneville in the USA)
• rear frame unit shortened by 4 inches and modified in shape
• custom fibreglass seat unit moulded to suit frame
• alloy matt black turn signals
• horn hidden and rectifier/regulator shifted from bottom yoke to frame
• hidden wiring throughout
• fuel injection bodies (ie faux "carbies") painted 2 pack gloss black
• Norman Hyde rear-sets installed
• Full custom paint-job by Dutchy

A special thanks to the following guys: Shane McDonald, Josh Veldhuis, Warren Babington (Wazza), Luke Hudson, Jeremy Dash (The American Nightmare), and the crew at DEUS - Shawn Zammit, Brad Black, and Jeremy Tagand.

Cheers for listening,

Dave