heres a progress of my Deus inspired 05 bonneville black. mechanically it was sound, so i knew most of my mods were going to be cosmetic.
purchased off craigslist- heres the listing picture. didnt look terrible.
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i removed the rear fender, and went with the LED cat eye. bobbed the front fender. deleted the airbox, and slapped some pods on. painted the bucket and turn signals. shortened the bars, adding brown posh grips and new adjustable levers. wrapped the tank in white gloss vinyl. threw some decals on the tank. shaved the seat a bit, and tuckNrolled the cover. then power coated the controls rims and hubs. finish off by wrapping the pipes and removing the cans... pretty simple. trolling forums really helped source parts and get some great tutorials... how to's etc..
so far the worst experience by far was powdercoating the wheels. re-lacing sucks! i still have a slight hop in the rims, and need to get them true.. otherwise this bike puts a HUGE smile on my face. i now have a 1960 gs150 (vespa) 1976 CB550 (honda) and 2005 Bonneville (triumph).. small, medium, large. no desire to supersize.
purchased off craigslist- heres the listing picture. didnt look terrible.
tear down-
complete-
i removed the rear fender, and went with the LED cat eye. bobbed the front fender. deleted the airbox, and slapped some pods on. painted the bucket and turn signals. shortened the bars, adding brown posh grips and new adjustable levers. wrapped the tank in white gloss vinyl. threw some decals on the tank. shaved the seat a bit, and tuckNrolled the cover. then power coated the controls rims and hubs. finish off by wrapping the pipes and removing the cans... pretty simple. trolling forums really helped source parts and get some great tutorials... how to's etc..
so far the worst experience by far was powdercoating the wheels. re-lacing sucks! i still have a slight hop in the rims, and need to get them true.. otherwise this bike puts a HUGE smile on my face. i now have a 1960 gs150 (vespa) 1976 CB550 (honda) and 2005 Bonneville (triumph).. small, medium, large. no desire to supersize.
