Thruxton pipes on a Bonnie

[mano]

Apologies if this has already been covered,
anyone know if it's possible to make a straight swap -putting Thruxton headers and mufflers on a Bonnie?
Are there issues regarding side stand/ center stand, footpegs?
I've got an '07 Bonnie, carbed.

 

[mano]

Forget that request, found what I was looking for,
this already came up on another thread.

 

[kdlutes]

Hey, where's the "other thread"?

I just put Thruxie headers and silencers on my T100 and see I've got issues with the side stand. I've got a plan, but hoping someone here has a better plan.

 

[Bigted]

Do the Thruxton headers get rid of the 'kink' as found on the Bonnies?

 

[kdlutes]

What "kink"?

 

[KingBear]

I ain't even gonna touch that one. :nono:

 

[Stars&Bars]

BigTed, You must not own a T-100. Because a T-100's stock pipes employ a kink in the tubing before where the silencers slip on. Stock standard Bonnies have kicked up silencers and do not use "the kink"

 

[KingBear]

Look again... The header turns upward at the end on both the Bonnie and the Thrux. The Bonnie pipe turns back down so it is horizontal. The Thrux continues up at the angle from the header.[Self edit, I had the angles right but the juxtaposition of the hangers and footpegs wrong]. I believe they are interchangeable. [Which they are]

 

[sweatmachine]

100% interchangeable

 

[strokerlmt]

I have used T100 headers and Thruxton headers on my 2003 T100 Bonneville.
LMT

 

[phohot]

I love the look of the angled up Thrux headers/exhaust, gotta find me a pair for cheap

 

[kdlutes]

I have a 2004 T100. I got a set of Thruxton silencers but they wouldn't work with the Bonneville headers without bending the Bonneville headers. A couple of years later I got a set of used Thruxton headers and was finally able to bolt them on. So, in my experience, Thruxton silencers require Thruxton headers, but if you have both Thruxton headers and silencers, they will bolt right on.

The only problem I had is the T100 side stand hits the cans in when in the up position. To resolve, I fabbed up a little metal tab that bolts on using the same bolt that attaches the cans to the headers. So now, the side stand hits my little metal tab instead of the shiny chrome cans. I can post a pick if anyone wants to see it.

 

[rodburner]

I love the look of the angled up Thrux headers/exhaust, gotta find me a pair for cheap

Just try to show some restraint..

 

[strokerlmt]

Just try to show some restraint..

Steve...is that your bike ????? are you riding again????
LMT

 

[rodburner]

Yes that is [was] my bike back in the day. I'm still not in the mood to ride,but the bike is still here in the garage.

 

[sportyone]

way to go is with late model EFI Thruxton pipes !

mine is a carb'd 2008, fitted now with the larger diameter pipes, off late a model EFI Thruxton & I can truly say it made one hell of a difference !

Of course some of the added HP could also be the great original tune by Asian Charlie here in Melbourne & Pieman in the UK speciality work on the igniter etc coming together. :banana:

had no problems fitting them up with my Madaz mufflers