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#1 ·
Hello,

I bought my 2006 Bonneville brand new in '06 from the local dealer but never joined this site. I've now got just a shave under 10k miles on the Trumpet and starting to kick around thoughts of a x-c road trip although I'm new to long-distance touring. Last year I made a 600 mile loop through the Adirondacks broken up by one night of camping in southern NY, this summer I'm thinking about a big New England loop as the next step before venturing out into the Rockies!

I go back and forth between gearing up the Bonnie versus buying a enduro-touring bike like the Tiger or the BMW. I keep coming back to gearing up the Bonnie.

On the wish list include:

Windshield
Panniers (H+B vs Givi), luggage
New mufflers
Accessory power off the fuse box for GPS/phone charger
Aftermarket marker lights made of metal
Dual filament marker lights?

I've found the newbonneville, bella-corse, and norman hyde sites, I'm sure there are others.

Any other knowledge and nuggets of wisdom folks are willing to share is definitely appreciated.

Thanks in advance, looking forward to future discussions and racking up some mileage this summer.

Dk
 
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#2 ·
You need to check out this thread http://www.triumphrat.net/twins-talk/197488-need-advice-on-long-tour-on-thruxton.html#post2134788 - and there's a bunch of others like it.


Welcome to the site (at last!).

Now you’re here take a look around the different forums and become familiar with them. Check out the ones for your own bike if you want to chat about it, or you want to discuss any issues with it.

Also check out http://www.triumphrat.net/biker-hang-out/ where we have fun chatting about anything (except politics and religion ;) ).

The AUP is here: http://www.triumphrat.net/faq.php?faq=trataup#faq_aup

Don’t be shy about posting! The only dumb questions are the ones we don’t ask.

Haggis
 
#5 ·
VT,

Welcome aboard.

Be sure to check out the rides and events forum for info on the Bennington (VT) Triumph Bash in June (if you're not already familiar with the event).

Lots of Bonnies for you to check out and lot of good people to meet.

Hope to see you there.

Good luck on you xc trip plans.

GerryP
 
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