Hello from Oakland

[Bonniebones]

Hey all,

Finally back on a bonnie again after a 5 year break.
I discovered this forum via D9 Seth who pointed me to some super helpful info related to mods Im doing.
Tons of valuable info here.

Here's my bike, a carb'd 07, being ridden by my mean-ass cat:


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And here's my previous, which was a '11 EFI model.

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[rbirkey]

Welcome to NBR and to riding a Bonnie again! Hope we can be as helpful as needed. I recognize some of your mods already... DCC bar end mirrors, bullet style marker lights, retro tailight and fender, new seat... looking good! I've got an 08 Bonnie. I think the 07 and 08 were the best years!

 

[Bonniebones]

Cheers! Yes, that's a Bates style tail light. You cant see it but there is a Motogadget M-Stop wired in there
The Fender was done by the previous owner and is pretty clever.
He got hold of a black front fender, cut the front off and screwed the cut off portion on at the back. That rear fender actually only extends a few inches under the seat

 

[chutneypooper]

what do you prefer seeing you've had both. carbed or efi?

oh yes, welcome to the forum

 

[rbirkey]

I've owned a 2012 Thruxton EFI and a 2008 Bonneville (carbs) and they both have advantages and disadvantages. All in all I prefer the carbs because I can do more manual adjustments without needing a computer. I've ended up with twin Mikuni HSR45 flat-slide carbs which are quite easy to adjust.