1968 Bonneville Restoration

[CarlS]

Transfered from the old forum:

GrandPaul has just completed restoration of a 1968 Bonneville for a client. I saw this project in its early stages. GP had just picked up the frame and various parts from being powdercoated. GP had less to work with on this Bonnie than he did with my TR6. I believe he had to find a donar bike to make the complete bike. It turned out beautiful and, I think GP is delivering it this weekend.

I thought you all might enjoy photos of the finished project. It's gorgeous.

Tank

Left side

Right side

Notice that the Bonnie has stainless steel fenders while my TR6 will have painted fenders. I think the TR6 got stainless steel fenders in 1969 when it was renamed from Trophy to Tiger.

 

[munkybarz]

Wow, very nice indeed Carl! Dontcha just love it when a plan comes together?
I'm sure you'll enjoy every minute of every mile (yeah, sure, a mile a minute if you feel like it)
It's so cool when you pull up somewhere on a bike such as this where there's a good number of pretty recent bikes already there and you eclipse all of them.
I love it!

Take care, -Bill

 

[otherwise]

I can't view the photos without starting an account.
Regarding the stainless fenders (mud guards), from memory and looking at a couple of my photos from the time, 68 US Bonnie had stainless but were painted in 69 & 70.
I well remember in 69 a mate had his 68 Bonnie repainted and it only involved the black bits such as side cover oil tank h/l brackets etc and the tank, stainless guards just got a polish. As a custom mod we with 69's changed to alloy guards or got them chromed.

 

[The Seeker]

Transfered from the old forum:

GrandPaul has just completed restoration of a 1968 Bonneville for a client. I saw this project in its early stages. GP had just picked up the frame and various parts from being powdercoated. GP had less to work with on this Bonnie than he did with my TR6. I believe he had to find a donar bike to make the complete bike. It turned out beautiful and, I think GP is delivering it this weekend.

I thought you all might enjoy photos of the finished project. It's gorgeous.

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=grandpaul&guid=FE3C1ED0-5029-4C30-BBCD-4DF533C0E641&frames=yes]Tank[/url]

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=grandpaul&guid=E5197392-9F53-45B1-A881-0F574768E064&frames=yes]Left side[/url]

http://forums.delphiforums.com/n/mb/at.asp?webtag=grandpaul&guid=16B6D8EA-A73B-431F-A64A-26DD016F87F1&frames=yes]Right side[/url]

Notice that the Bonnie has stainless steel fenders while my TR6 will have painted fenders. I think the TR6 got stainless steel fenders in 1969 when it was renamed from Trophy to Tiger.

Looks great!

BTW...my '69 Tiger has painted fenders with a silver stripe outlined with a white pinstripe.

 

[DaveM]

I can't view the photos without starting an account.

Yip same here and I cannot remember my user name and password either

 

[CarlS]

Wow, very nice indeed Carl! Dontcha just love it when a plan comes together?
I'm sure you'll enjoy every minute of every mile (yeah, sure, a mile a minute if you feel like it)
It's so cool when you pull up somewhere on a bike such as this where there's a good number of pretty recent bikes already there and you eclipse all of them.
I love it!

Take care, -Bill

Thanks, much, Bill. Yes, riding my '68 Trophy brings a lot of compliments and conversation. I love my baby!

I can't view the photos without starting an account.
Regarding the stainless fenders (mud guards), from memory and looking at a couple of my photos from the time, 68 US Bonnie had stainless but were painted in 69 & 70.
I well remember in 69 a mate had his 68 Bonnie repainted and it only involved the black bits such as side cover oil tank h/l brackets etc and the tank, stainless guards just got a polish. As a custom mod we with 69's changed to alloy guards or got them chromed.

Yip same here and I cannot remember my user name and password either

Kevin and Dave, here are the photos.

 

[Rocky]

The profile of the Triumphs is so pleasing to look at. As many times as I look at my Tiger and see other bikes I never tire of looking at them.

 

[DaveM]

Thanks Carl The profile is great to look at you are right Rocky even after all these years it still stands out.

 

[CarlS]

It is the image of a typical motorcycle, what a motorcycle should be.

 

[grandpaul]

Hey Carl, that's bruce's '68 Bonnie. I thought you were linking photos to your bike...

 

[CarlS]

Hi Paul. I was just bringing this over from the old forum. Someone had commented on it. I knew it Bruce's bike. I have brought my thread over, also, as well as the pics: https://www.triumphtalk.com/showthread.php/505-Restoration-Of-1968-TR6R-CarlS