[dinu2506]

Originally Posted by mobike008

I'm the owner of this thread and title will NOT change

You are welcome to start a new thread to discuss regarding Bonneville and I can edit the title to remove the unwanted reference ( discussion thread) and can close this thread

Let me know what you guys decide

Cheers
Mobike008

Suggest to continue this thread as-is

[Randhawa]

There is already enough info on Bonnie so let's continue this thread on. No point on starting another thread.

[Randhawa]

Got my din to cigarette socket adaptor today. I am impressed by Bigbadbikes serice, ordered on Sunday by normal delivery and had it delivered today. SWMotech seems to have really good quality. Worth every penny I would say.

[dinu2506]

The Bonnie is a great bike for upgrades and minor DIYs, thats what I've realized.Thinking back, in my 5 months of ownership, I've already done many minor useful mods and many of them as DIY.
- Engine Dresser bar at the time of delivery
- Skid / Bash Plate at the time of delivery
- Lockable Fuel cap, placed an order with dealer and got it
- Front number plate relocation - bought from Triumph Riders India and installed as DIY
- Dual Horns (Roots Windtone) - bought locally and installed as DIY including new wiring with 4 pin relay
- Dart Flyscreen - bought online and installed as DIY
- Ignition Relocation - bought from Triumph Riders India and installed as DIY
- Tachometer addition - placed an order and installed at dealer
- Continental GT rear shocks - bought locally from RE dealer and installed as DIY

I felt all these were useful / utility addons and has taken care of many minor drawbacks of the Bonnie. It really feels like a complete bike now, almost perfect in all respects.

Hopefully, my last addition (at least for a while) would be the High Flow Silencers. Though its not a must have, I feel it will make the Bonnie sound more muscular compared to the rather muted music from the stock pipes. Will be getting it done soon, will keep you updated.

[mobike008]

@Dinu : Wonderful to hear about your upgrades and a big kudos to you for implementing all the below listed mods as DIY

Do get the TOR silencers. It's simply fantastic. Subtle yet it completely changes the characteristics of the Bonnie. Wish I had gone for them then instead of Arrows

Now it would be awesome if you can share a few pictures ( close-ups of each DIY and pictures of your bike too). It would really help other Bonnie owners and would probably inspire them to do something similar

Cheers and Ride Safe !!!

[dinu2506]

Originally Posted by mobike008

@Dinu : Wonderful to hear about your upgrades and a big kudos to you for implementing all the below listed mods as DIY

Do get the TOR silencers. It's simply fantastic. Subtle yet it completely changes the characteristics of the Bonnie. Wish I had gone for them then instead of Arrows

Now it would be awesome if you can share a few pictures ( close-ups of each DIY and pictures of your bike too). It would really help other Bonnie owners and would probably inspire them to do something similar

Cheers and Ride Safe !!!

Thanks. In fact, I had shared many pics in this thread
- Horn upgrade, post #941, later I just swapped the twin disc horns with Windtone
- Ignition relocation, post #943
- Rear suspension upgrade, post# 997

Latest pics of the bike is also in post# 997.

Yes, I will upgrade to TOR pretty soon, maybe the coming week

[dinu2506]

Upgraded to the High Flow Silencers from Triumph (also called TOR). My Bonnie now sounds deep and bassy the way I wanted. It sounds like an actual big capacity bike. Got it done at the dealership - 25K including labour and remap. Have uploaded the soundtrack (before and after) on youtube. However, the recording does not do justice to the actual sound which is really good especially while accelerating. The occasional pop when decelerating is also really good.

Stock Pipes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn0sfXL2BFg

High Flow Silencers (TOR) pipes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OARHqajKfsk

[nitrogary]

Originally Posted by dinu2506

Upgraded to the High Flow Silencers from Triumph (also called TOR). My Bonnie now sounds deep and bassy the way I wanted. It sounds like an actual big capacity bike. Got it done at the dealership - 25K including labour and remap. Have uploaded the soundtrack (before and after) on Youtube. However, the recording does not do justice to the actual sound which is really good especially while accelerating. The occasional pop when decelerating is also really good.

Yeah, you're right. The video (audio) doesn't do justice to how nice the TORs sound.

They are amazing to listen to when your biking buddy has them and s/he is ahead of you

I dislike the popping during throttle rollback and while braking so I plugged the secondary air pipe using a metal ball and held it in place using cable ties

Popping gone. I had to idle the bike for 20 mins for the idle adjustment and reset the idle using the idle screw. Bike behaves more like a carbed version and the snatchy throttle response is gone.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by dinu2506

Upgraded to the High Flow Silencers from Triumph (also called TOR).
High Flow Silencers (TOR) pipes

Congrats Hope you took the OE one back. Did you get the remap too?

TOR sounds best when you use the accelerator/gear right. I will try to post one when time permits.

Did a 350kms up/down trip with pillion. Had traffic and hence had to keep the TOR roaring. Pretty impressed coz we both weren't tired. I did have a slightly sore bum if I had to nitpick about the ride quality.

For records; Kept air pressure at 33for from and 38 for rear.

[dinu2506]

Originally Posted by jkdas

Congrats Hope you took the OE one back. Did you get the remap too?

Thanks JKD. The remap was done as well. Forgot to note down the map number. I was with them when they did it, saw them scrolling through the various maps which included Arrows etc. I'm assuming they chose the right one. The OE silencers are kept packed but could not take them as they were too big to be carried back in the bike. I have scheduled for Saturday for picking them up.

[n_aditya]

Originally Posted by jkdas

I did have a slightly sore bum if I had to nitpick about the ride quality.

For records; Kept air pressure at 33for from and 38 for rear.

To avoid a sore bum, get the King & Queen seat installed. It is wide and nicely shaped with adequate padding. Uber comfortable for the rider and the pillion so much that my wife caught a power nap on our return ride from Mysore a few weeks ago. Only grouse is that these are obscenely expensive at 15k.

[shan_ned]

Originally Posted by n_aditya

To avoid a sore bum, get the King & Queen seat installed. It is wide and nicely shaped with adequate padding. Uber comfortable for the rider and the pillion so much that my wife caught a power nap on our return ride from Mysore a few weeks ago. Only grouse is that these are obscenely expensive at 15k.

Based on a similar discussion that happened in the KNOG group, two brands were being recommended with positive feedback:-
1. Airhawk
2. rideonair

They are not gel/foam based, but made of small air cells/compartments.

[jkdas]

Originally Posted by dinu2506

Thanks JKD. The remap was done as well. Forgot to note down the map number. I was with them when they did it, saw them scrolling through the various maps which included Arrows etc. I'm assuming they chose the right one. The OE silencers are kept packed but could not take them as they were too big to be carried back in the bike. I have scheduled for Saturday for picking them up.

Ok, do collect it. Never know when you will need them.
And do try to find out which map they used and how it was selected.

Originally Posted by n_aditya

To avoid a sore bum, get the King & Queen seat installed. It is wide and nicely shaped with adequate padding. Uber comfortable for the rider and the pillion so much that my wife caught a power nap on our return ride from Mysore a few weeks ago. Only grouse is that these are obscenely expensive at 15k.

Pillion riding is a very rare thing and hence I save 15k
Best option is take a break every 100 kms or so.

Originally Posted by shan_ned

Based on a similar discussion that happened in the KNOG group, two brands were being recommended with positive feedback:-
1. Airhawk
2. rideonair

They are not gel/foam based, but made of small air cells/compartments.

Can you share more details and price?

[shan_ned]

Originally Posted by jkdas

Can you share more details and price?

rideonair is based in India and they have products with price ranging from INR 3500 to INR 5500. airhawk is priced around USD 100 to 150.

You can refer their websites for more information.

[dinu2506]

A random shot taken on phone yesterday