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    Rear wheel barely clearing ground when on centre stand

    Hi all, In the past my rear wheel, with the bike on the centre stand, has always spun freely. Today I noticed that it's ever so slightly dragging on the carpet (yeah, carpet in the garage!). The wheel will still spin, but with a slight rubbing noise, which was what attracted my attention to...
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    A couple of late 1950s safety posters

    Things have changed a little ....
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    More first impressions - fuel consumption, etc.

    Well, I've had the bike for a little over 2 weeks now, and have had a chance to brim the tank again after some 130 miles (light came on after 108). A quick calculation show that I'm getting about 61 miles to the gallon (it'll be more accurate after more tanksful) but I have to say I'm very...
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    First impressions

    Well I've had the Bonnie T100 for nearly a week now, and done 100 miles or so on it. I read comments about the poor stock rear suspension but I've no issue with it. And some say the seat is hard. Again, no problem for me. It's very different from my previous bike - a Bandit 1250 - but I...
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    Triboseat ?

    Does anyone have a pillion Triboseat cover on their bike? (Its that non-slip thing that works a treat - had one on my old bike.) They come in all different sizes for different makes/models of bike, but they don't do one for the Bonneville. Has anyone found that another model fits well...
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    Hi from Wales

    Hi there. Greetings from north Wales. (My user-name, Beiciwr = 'Biker' in Welsh.) Picked up my Bonneville T100 today! (3 years old, 1800 miles on the clock). For the last 6 years I've had a Bandit 1250 (and various other bikes back in the late 70s/early 80s), but now got the chance to...
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