“This is not a project bike” is a lie I frequently tell my significant other. But the truth is, I can’t help myself (and she knows it, judging by how she rolls her eyes). Although my 2012-model Triumph Bonneville SE is a handsome enough motorcycle out the box, it looks even better when you gradually start ditching the factory frou-frou.
I have no desire to take an angle grinder to the Bonneville’s frame, nor do I have the time and money to cover it in scratch-built parts. So this project is all about big wins from small changes—the type of stuff that can be done in an afternoon over a few beers. These goodies that Sam at Motone Customs sent over tick that box.…