Inlay removed

For some reason I can not attach multiple images so I'll just post replies with subsequent pics and info

This is what you end up with and the fixing screws are obvious. They are not needed for the 4-bar job.

 

4-Bar Installation

Get your new badges over a clean ,non-dusty surface and push the Triumph logo insert out with a pen or similar. These are held in for shipping with temporary adhesive but the double-sided tape backing may detach too, hence the clean surface.
This temporary adhesive is almost impossible to remove mechanically so a bit of acetone nails it , but take care not to damage paint-work with this stuff.

Now clean the tank sides with meths/alcohol and finish off with the isopropyl alcohol wipe supplied with the new badges. Do not skimp on this as the 4-bar badges are retained by double-sided tape only.

Ensure you have the correct side and offer the badge up for a test fit before removing the tape backing. A pin locates the badge on the rear screw hole and a sight window locates it in relation to the front screw hole - see attached image.

When you are happy remove the backing and fit the badges, rubbing them on with a soft cloth. Fit the inner logo and you're done!

I hit my tank and all other brightwork and even the chrome with Turtle Wax Black detail spray to finish.
Enjoy! :grin2:

 

Job Done

End result , pic showing the gear used and new badges on the tank.
IMHO , they really lift the look of the Jet Black and they look great on the two-tone bikes too.

 

End result , pic showing the gear used and new badges on the tank.
IMHO , they really lift the look of the Jet Black and they look great on the two-tone bikes too.

These badges are awesome! Really makes the tank pop!!! You guys are bad for my wallet...

 

Welcome to the four bar tank badge club.....

 

Great thread @Baster -- thanks for the info!

 

Quick question @Bater: after you removed the stock badge, is it clean underneath if I wanted to leave off the badge entirely?

 

It's clean apart from the screw holes , so there's nothing stopping you.:smile2:

 

Great DIY! I appreciate you posting it.
Your bike looks great!

 

Thanks for posting that.
Did my silver and crimson T120 this morning. Took 20 minutes; like ringin' a bell! Looks great.

 

Swapped mine as well. Picked up the Matte Black version (even though they look silver in this photo due to the sunlight). The dental floss worked perfectly for quickly separating the old badge bodies from the tank. I removed mine without applying any heat, although, it was a 90+ degree Texas day. Just need to figure out what to do about these side covers. I really do not like the graphic design that was used. Has anybody had their stock side covers stripped and powder-coated or anything like that? I was thinking that a nice plain black would be nice.

 

Great job Chaps! It would be nice to get some alternative side-covers to play with, and another tank.
I fancy doing a silver-leaf teardrop on the bike and matching old-school graphics on the side covers.

My original tank has enough wear and tear that it wouldn't break my heart to paint it up eventually.
The factory side covers should paint up easy enough too but replacements are big dough !

 

looks good!! nobody is rich enough to pay $399 for the bucket so we must post pics differently!! your thumbnails worked well!!

 

Thanks for the write up, Baster. I did everything but sharpen the popsicle stick.

 

Hmmm.. those look really good!!! I thought I wouldn't be doing that much tinkering on my T120, but that is a classy look. Damn, I've got another open tab on my computer and about to order a 39 tooth sprocket. I think I need that 4 bar badge too though! Nice work, gents!

 

Changed mine too.

 

Nice. This was the badge on my old Tbird. Love to look compared to stock. It's on the mod list, once the T120 is in the garage!

 

The Matte Black looks rad! I wonder if it would look good on the 2018 Aluminum Silver tank...

 

I almost went with the vintage finish badges but I couldn't find any photos of them on a bike.

 

On my T120. I think it looks great!

 

@Baster thank you very much for the write up. Very helpful.

For lack of access to an outlet, I let the bike sit in the sun and removal was made easier

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I like the look of the four bar badge too and I wouldn't mind fitting it to my T120 but was four bar badge for the Thunderbird model only back in the old days ?

 

Why not just fit it if you like it? The new Bonnevilles nod at tradition, but in reality are a totally different beast in every possible way , so it could reasonably be said that that particular horse has long since bolted. But that's just my opinion.:geezer

 

IMHO Triumph scored platinum continuing the ‘Street’ brand and having the Street Twin designation running alongside the Street Triple, despite the differences between the two bikes.
They’ve revamped the bike and should have revamped the name. I’d have suffixed Street Twin with 1200 and lost the Bonneville name and the T120 moniker to avoid all the irrelevent journo rose tinted comparisons and left the Bonneville name where it belongs. Try finding a review that doesn’t waste column inches going through the inevitable irrelevant cliched comparisons.



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TriRocket3,...I was refering to your post #16, the photo of your Bobber or Speed master. Is that the stock badge that came on the bike or a Triumph after market badge of some sort? (I was not inquiring about the "four bar" badges.)

Thanks, Gary

 

I'm guessing that's the same badge that mrchev had on his 2001 T-Bird. TriRocket3 has a Bobber with a T120 tank fitted.C

 

Yep, I really like that tank badge in post # 16 and 21, too. Don't care much for the four bar badge, personally. I like the T100 badge as well, but its just chromed plastic, and my "cheap, tight wad" side says they're too expensive.

 

That makes me wonder whether the T100 badges are really the same badges that are fitted to the new Speedmaster.:|

 

Pudge, When you exam the photos of the T100 and Speedm. on the Triumph website, they appear to share the same tank badge. I' ll have to stop at my dealer some day to see if they have examples.

 

I like the 4 bar badge, chrome on mine. Also like the way it covers the bottom of the black stripe against the white. Always thought it looked a little weird just stopping in the middle of the tank where it hit the white. The stock badge showed all of that, this one gives it a natural break.

 

Knight24,...Did you do the front fender stripe yourself ? Your bike looks great !

 

Yes, I added the fender strips myself, real easy, bought the detail tape on eBay. I got the info from a discussion on here. The white tape matched the white of the tank perfect as did the gold pinstripe.