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Posted by John Mala on March 8, 2008, 3:40 pm
Bx4,
Have you tried the triumphrat.net forum?
If it's been done, it's been posted there.
Rgds,
John
>I posted the following on the uk classic bikes newsgroup as a long shot but
>have had no response yet, so I'm posting it as an even longer shot here!
>
> Thus:
>
> For my sins I have a couple of Hinckley Bonnevilles - one 790cc Bonneville
> 'Ordinaire' and one 865cc 'T100' and have pepped 'em both up a bit with a
> number of Norman Hyde aftermarket upgrades - 'AI' removal, bellmouths,
> jets
> and lovely, fruity exhausts*. I consider the T100 a 'done deal' and am
> happy
> with it, but the only thing left to do would be to have the 790cc Bonnie
> uprated to 902cc with a' big bore' kit (and larger front sprocket). The
> 'completist' in me wants it, the common sense in me (and wallet) says
> 'don't
> do it' - it runs lovely as it is and these 'fake classics' are not all
> about
> top end!
>
> The question, quite simply, is: Does anybody have a similarly modded
> modern
> Bonnie (or know someone with one) and, if so, is it really worthwhile or
> is
> all best left well alone?
>
> TIA,
>
> BBBB
>
>
>
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