Bonnie with a rack on top

No, it's not what you think. I had Voodoo Customs here in Austin add a
parcel tray (rack) to the gas tank on my '01 Bonneville. Because I
couldn't find a usable paint code and they had a devil of a time
matching the color exactly they just shot all the green again. As the
guy at Voodoo said, "It makes it look old(style)." That's just what I
was going for. The guys at Lone Star BMW/Triumph here in Austin said
that Triumph's lawyers won't let them put tank racks on the factory
bikes. Something about potential, involutary castration during an
accident. Did that sort of thing happen on the original Triumphs?

In an effort to clear her way into heaven even more with further good
deeds, Sunny has graciously posted a photo on her site. Check it out.
http://www.pkriders.org/cliff3.htm

BTW, I saw one of the new Runes last night. It's definitely the sort of
bike that people are going to have opinions about. The front suspension
is really interesting and probably does a good job of controlling dive.
The exhausts are big and triangular and exit just in front of the rear
wheel. There were no gauges I could see, only a small face that could
be the front of an led or lcd display. The rear fender looks too big
and not centered well with the wheel. It also looks as if they added
about 6" between the tranny and the rear wheel making it very long. And
the brake lights are thin strips of clear lenses on the edges of the
rear fender. I didn't get to hear it running so I have no report there.

Cliff Wilkes

 

Nice bike! You have two separate bikes? One in the case and one you
ride? It's almost a shame to have a bike in the case like that and
not get to use it anymore...... ;-)



--Fullstate

 

Very nice! It does have that classic look that you just don't find
anymore.