CUSTOM TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE

CUSTOM TRIUMPH BONNEVILLE

This 2005 Triumph Bonneville has been subtly modified with matte black paint, lowered bars, a Thruxton seat, no front fender and a complete custom fabrication for the rear fender and lighting. The Canadian owner, adman Bruce Sinclair, has also designed custom pipes that change the performance and sound of the Bonneville quite dramatically: “The problem with the new stock Bonneville is that it doesn’t sound like it used to,” says Bruce. “The new bikes seem to have a lot more table manners than the old—which is ok for some, but not for me.” Bruce calls his pipes ‘Blunts’ because they’re recycled from the original Triumph stock mufflers. “I took the straight sections from both sides of each pipe and welded them together to create a 6” mini baffle on the end of the open headers. These Blunts give the perfect tone to a Bonneville and shave 14lbs of metal off the weight.”