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Next items on the agenda to make it "correct" are:
1) The proper tube-type Dunlop K70 tires front and rear (see photo below)
2) I purchased fork gaiters like the one pictured below, but I haven't decided if I'm going to mount them on it or not?
3) Get rid of the luggage rack (which is uselessly too small anyhow) and replace it with a chrome grab rail/fender support like the one in the photo below:
Dam', that just looks like a motorcycle ought to look! It makes me want to get a new Bonneville SE. I know it's not the same thing, but it's probably more reliable for long trips. About as close as I could get in a new bike, anyway.
Yeah, the new "Hinckley" Triumph Bonnevilles are nice. From all the reports I've read, they a totally neutral bike and do everything you want a bike to do without having to think about it. One of the bike magazines I read said that all the test riders tended to want to sign-up for weekend rides with their Bonneville loaner even though they had access to so many other rides.
What is especially cool is that they made the fuel injection look just like dual carbs so as not to lose the "look". Everyone I know with one loves it. Plus, they don't cost an arm and a leg.
Yes, I've heard nothing but good things about them too. If I ever get another new bike, it just might be one of those. I'm interested in the new Kawasaki vertical twin as well.
I hear you, although Kawasaki did make a 650 twin in the 60s for a time. They certainly don't have the Triumph cachet. The first bike that comes to mind when I think of Kawasaki is the 500cc 2-stroke triple!
Oh I remember the 500 triple too....I think it was the first bike I ever topped 140 on. But the Kaw 900 to me is more legendary as a real road scorcher.
BTW....I bought a set of those rubber knee pads to mount on the T140V. So last night I used a glue made by GOOP called "Automotive GOOP" and put them on the tank aligned perfectly and all. Now Automotive GOOP has worked well in the past for me in all applications. However, it didn't stick to the back of the knee pads. Luckily, it didn't destroy the paint on the tank and I was able to just "roll" it off, but I'm wondering now what adhesive will hold these things on? I may have to go to the parts store and try some of that black weatherstripping cement.
I really don't know. I think I'd ask a shop that works on old bikes before I tried anything else.
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