Bonnie Servicing

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  1. hedgender

    hedgender New Member

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    #1 hedgender, Oct 4, 2015
    Hi all
    I love to do as much maintenance/servicing on my bikes as possible
    Are there things that maybe too difficult or tough to handle for a home mechanic ?

    My Bonneville is 2011 vintage
    Regards John
     
  2. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    #2 crispey, Oct 4, 2015
    Brain surgery?
     
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  3. hedgender

    hedgender New Member

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    #3 hedgender, Oct 4, 2015
    Hmmmmmm :eek:
     
  4. crispey

    crispey crispey creme de la creme

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    #4 crispey, Oct 4, 2015
    Sorry couldn't resist it!!
    Most work can be carried out depending on your tools and competency/ bravery, I beleive there is some major stuff to do with shims at a certain mileage that sounds daunting, but is possible.
     
  5. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #5 thebiglad, Oct 4, 2015
    They are a piece of cake to service. The most complicated service thing is checking/adjusting the valve shimming. Checking is a piece of cake, adjusting the shims requires a bit more bravery, but even so it's not a really big deal.
     
  6. hedgender

    hedgender New Member

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    #6 hedgender, Oct 4, 2015
    Thanks for that fellas .......... As I thought really o_O
    Will invest in a decent manual ....... I have a Haynes one however ???
     
  7. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #7 thebiglad, Oct 4, 2015
    You know the phrase "do it once, do it right" - get the proper Triumph paper one, it is worlds better than a Haynes book of lies.
     
  8. Tigcraft

    Tigcraft Unheard of Member

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    #8 Tigcraft, Oct 5, 2015
    Yep and I've your old one!!
     
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  9. thebiglad

    thebiglad Old fart, still riding !

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    #9 thebiglad, Oct 5, 2015
    You understand Eric, it wasn't for me to say, even though I was SORELY tempted ;););););)
     
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