My god that’s beautiful!! Just bought my neighbors America for $1,500 bucks here in Georgia USA. I’m way past excited and will watch subscribe because I love the vibe of the channel and this bike!
thank you Robert! yep i'm pretty happy with it now- i may shroud the fork legs between the triple trees with black pipe and i've had a little thought about some bars like biltwell keystones but overall DONE!
I fookin love it Ian boy....A total transformation from the bike that run Hunstanton....looks and sounds superb bud..... Bring it to kesgrave show in April and stick it in show....or just join the Suffolk crew and have a blast bud.... Fellow builder Madmaxchaz will be with us for the day also...
That's a bloody kraka mate 👍 love it. You UK guys luck out on number / license plates though. Are you not able to get smaller ones for bikes? They're massive mate.
cheers buddy! yeah they are huge- you can get any size you want -i tend to have a 6/7" plate as it's smaller but usually avoids attracting the cops and have a 'legal' size for our mot testing
hi i have a standard speedmaster. and im interested in getting a fatter front wheel. does it go without changes on or do i habe to widen the front mudguard?
hi mate- you should be fine going up to around a 130- the america has loads of space either side of the mudguard. i believe the speedmaster is the same??? i'd just measure the space between the stock tyre and the first thing it would hit- mounting bolt/mudguard and that gives you an idea of what room you have to play with!
a 130 fitted on my america- but double check on your speedy- from pictures the front mudguard seems closer to the tyre on the speedy- but apart from that it should fit no problem!
Are you going to leave that space where your relays are mate ? or thinking of making some sort of dummy oil tank or something?, i love it, looks minimalistic but stylish and comfortable at the same time. So back on 2 wheels eh and in perfect timing, we've had some nice weather up here in the midlands, i hope you have had some yourself bud. I have literally just dropped my bike about 30 min ago, wheeled it into the shed to lock her up and the side stand somehow managed to flick back up as i was tipping her over, cause iv'e gone and done my back in again i couldn't take the weight on one leg properly so had to let her go, no damage done i did manage to kind of slow the fall, so just had to use a jack and rope slung over a cross beam to get her up again, had no room because of where she fell. shouldnt really be riding it with my back like this really but cant help it, lol
oh man!!! sorry to hear that mate!! hope the damage was minimal...we've all been there!!!- had a few days of nice weather but the bike has had a beating last few weeks!! lots of rain and shitty dirty roads!! took some elbow grease to clean her up!- i think i'll leave the open space- i quite like the 'raw' look!
hey Johnny bikes looking sweet mate and sounds awesome! just a quick question on the paint, I've used the Simoniz Satin black tough paint on my bike but I've noticed that it marks quite easily and there's small grey scratches appearing on it, have you experienced this on yours and what do you clean/Polish it with? cheers buddy!
hey buddy!- i've never had an issue with it marking or scratching- is it fully cured?- in terms of cleaning just soapy water and a rub over with a cloth and wd40! nothing fancy!
johnnycactus0 ah, cheers bud, I only left the tank about 2-3 days as it said 24hrs on the can, school boy error! we live and learn, keep up the good work on the vids mate you do a grand job!
Yeah I would say safe to handle after 24 hrs but abuse proof after a week!!! The bonnie tank gets petrol slopped on it knee rub and it's still going strong!
handles fine mate- with the forward controls and biltwell bars as well you'll never think your on an r1 ha ha- but it's certainly not an issue to ride!
Just wondered if it tips over a bit slower or faster though I guess that would depend on the profile of the tyre. Cheers. looks great. I watched some of your vids a couple of years ago and bought one similar to play with as well. Was a good project.
nice looker but do you not find the titchy front gaurd gets the front of the engine and frame covered in crap on a wet rainy day? and the side mount number plate must make it a bit tricky in traffic no?
ahh it's not too bad!!!- if you see the later videos I've been riding for 3 winters without a mudguard!!! ha ha- remade a small one and it's fine!!! side mount doesn't stick out any further than the bars so no probs with filtering.....now the struts...they make your teeth rattle!!!!
@@johnnycactus0 hey my pleasure man! ive not ridden since i was about 19-20 and now a month away from 57 im getting the itch! i keep havving dreams where im on a bike!
hi mate- sadly you won't be able to get your t120 to sound quite like that. the america/speedmaster/scrambler have a 270 firing order which give it a lazy off beat engine sound. all other bonnevilles have a 360 firing which give it a tighter focused note. however with after market exhausts and a remap you may be able to achieve a sound more like my other bonneville with a 360 at the end of this video- ua-cam.com/video/WFw-ooxzTyg/v-deo.html
My god that’s beautiful!! Just bought my neighbors America for $1,500 bucks here in Georgia USA. I’m way past excited and will watch subscribe because I love the vibe of the channel and this bike!
Thanks buddy!! Congrats on the purchase!!! Here's to many miles and smiles!!
Well done ! A truly custom bike
This bike is absolutely fantastic, well done, man!
That's very kind!- Thanks buddy!!!!!
Absolutely cracking job buddy, sounds awesome as well. And a car alarm to boot. Cheers Johnny
Many thanks Tony! The car alarm was a cheeky bonus!
We used to call those pipes, mega phones ! No sure if I like the look! But love the sound! Ha!
Johnny Cactus setting off car alarms every where! :) that was truly epic man that bike looks fantastic.
hee hee!! that made me chuckle! cheers buddy!!
It's always bloody windy outside your "shed"
Bike is the doggies danglers nice little paint job too !
ha ha it is isn't it!?? cheers buddy!!! thank you!
Lovely machine bro, love the looks and the sound, and the decals on the tank really suit it, RSM8.
ah cheers skeggy mate!! much appreciated!- might try it without the baffles though....:-)
Nice one mate you really are quite a talented chap , watching the hard tail stuff now its going to be fun seeing what you do with her.
aww cheers my friend!! yes now 100% focus on the hardtail!!
Looks cool Johnny mate. Such a difference from stock. Love the sound off those pipes!! Take it easy mate. Al.
cheers buddy!! great sound on pipes and pretty cheap too!!
Makes me want to go out n buy a used Triumph. Great stuff
thanks mate!!
Awesome work Johnny; I bet you're stoked. I've currently got my build at the shop (hopefully) getting it's WOF!
awesome mate!- fingers crossed for you!! i may have to do something about the pipes come my MOT (basically uk version of WOF)
Looks & sounds mint, Had to laugh when u set off car alarm! 👍🏻
my neighbours love me!!!
Ya noisy bugger! Nice ride Johnny hope the new one turns out just as good mate👍🏻😎😈
cheers buddy!!! hope all is well with you!?
looks and sounds tasty mate , you have a knack with them there Bonnie's. 🏁
i bloooooody love 'em!!! cheers fella!
Awesome work buddy.....The "Dogs Bollocks" as they say...Very nicely done.
many thanks mate! much appreciated!
big difference in look from stock. Great job!
thank you Robert! yep i'm pretty happy with it now- i may shroud the fork legs between the triple trees with black pipe and i've had a little thought about some bars like biltwell keystones but overall DONE!
Nice one Johnny! 👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks Andy!
Looks and sounds great. When it sets off car alarms, you know you built it right. LOL.
ha ha ain't that the truth!
haha...set's the car alarm off ffs hehe...brilliant and shes looking n sounding awesome bro!!...bizz
ha ha cheers fella! an added feature i didn't factor in!! opps!!
I fookin love it Ian boy....A total transformation from the bike that run Hunstanton....looks and sounds superb bud.....
Bring it to kesgrave show in April and stick it in show....or just join the Suffolk crew and have a blast bud....
Fellow builder Madmaxchaz will be with us for the day also...
awesome mate- i wouldn't have the confidence or balls to put anything in a show- just be joining in with the suffolk crew!!
Let the good times roll then bud!
Nice look on the bike
Looks awesome mate!
cheers dude!
I dont as a rule like the America very much but that sir is lovely :)
same here mate- it's a bit ugly stock- but i bloody love it now!
Bro! You could market your own brand of exhausts, guaranteed to set off car alarms. Awesome! Bike looks and sounds great!
ha ha - i should charge for my car alarm test equipment!!
Nice job! You know when a car alarm goes off, you're on the right track. I hope to hear an air raid alarm when the hard tail fires up!
ha ha- yes i've set the bar high now haven't i!?
The bonnie looks like a different bike all together. I'd ride her ;)
cheers dude!! much appreciated!
looking cool quality Job back mudgaurd looks much better mate. say one for me to
ha ha cheers buddy!!!
Where did you get your cocktail shakers? can share the link ?
Johnny well done She's sweet
thanks dude!!
That's a bloody kraka mate 👍 love it. You UK guys luck out on number / license plates though. Are you not able to get smaller ones for bikes? They're massive mate.
cheers buddy! yeah they are huge- you can get any size you want -i tend to have a 6/7" plate as it's smaller but usually avoids attracting the cops and have a 'legal' size for our mot testing
Very nice! Are those the Emgo cocktails? Do they have baffles? Thanks!
hi there! yep emgo cocktails with the baffles left in!! i 've yet to try them with the baffles out ha ha ha!!!
hi i have a standard speedmaster. and im interested in getting a fatter front wheel. does it go without changes on or do i habe to widen the front mudguard?
hi mate- you should be fine going up to around a 130- the america has loads of space either side of the mudguard. i believe the speedmaster is the same??? i'd just measure the space between the stock tyre and the first thing it would hit- mounting bolt/mudguard and that gives you an idea of what room you have to play with!
my current tire is 110/80/18 so you mean 130/80/18 would go?
a 130 fitted on my america- but double check on your speedy- from pictures the front mudguard seems closer to the tyre on the speedy- but apart from that it should fit no problem!
Are you going to leave that space where your relays are mate ? or thinking of making some sort of dummy oil tank or something?, i love it, looks minimalistic but stylish and comfortable at the same time. So back on 2 wheels eh and in perfect timing, we've had some nice weather up here in the midlands, i hope you have had some yourself bud. I have literally just dropped my bike about 30 min ago, wheeled it into the shed to lock her up and the side stand somehow managed to flick back up as i was tipping her over, cause iv'e gone and done my back in again i couldn't take the weight on one leg properly so had to let her go, no damage done i did manage to kind of slow the fall, so just had to use a jack and rope slung over a cross beam to get her up again, had no room because of where she fell. shouldnt really be riding it with my back like this really but cant help it, lol
oh man!!! sorry to hear that mate!! hope the damage was minimal...we've all been there!!!- had a few days of nice weather but the bike has had a beating last few weeks!! lots of rain and shitty dirty roads!! took some elbow grease to clean her up!- i think i'll leave the open space- i quite like the 'raw' look!
hey Johnny bikes looking sweet mate and sounds awesome!
just a quick question on the paint, I've used the Simoniz Satin black tough paint on my bike but I've noticed that it marks quite easily and there's small grey scratches appearing on it, have you experienced this on yours and what do you clean/Polish it with?
cheers buddy!
hey buddy!- i've never had an issue with it marking or scratching- is it fully cured?- in terms of cleaning just soapy water and a rub over with a cloth and wd40! nothing fancy!
johnnycactus0 how long does it take to cure??
Depending on the thickness applied and amount of layers it can be a week to fully go off. I tend to use a heat gun between coats.
johnnycactus0 ah, cheers bud, I only left the tank about 2-3 days as it said 24hrs on the can, school boy error! we live and learn, keep up the good work on the vids mate you do a grand job!
Yeah I would say safe to handle after 24 hrs but abuse proof after a week!!! The bonnie tank gets petrol slopped on it knee rub and it's still going strong!
How does it handle with the beefy front tyre?
handles fine mate- with the forward controls and biltwell bars as well you'll never think your on an r1 ha ha- but it's certainly not an issue to ride!
Just wondered if it tips over a bit slower or faster though I guess that would depend on the profile of the tyre. Cheers.
looks great. I watched some of your vids a couple of years ago and bought one similar to play with as well. Was a good project.
nice
thank you buddy!
nice looker but do you not find the titchy front gaurd gets the front of the engine and frame covered in crap on a wet rainy day? and the side mount number plate must make it a bit tricky in traffic no?
ahh it's not too bad!!!- if you see the later videos I've been riding for 3 winters without a mudguard!!! ha ha- remade a small one and it's fine!!! side mount doesn't stick out any further than the bars so no probs with filtering.....now the struts...they make your teeth rattle!!!!
@@johnnycactus0 shes a real looker man. way better then standard
@@yogiguitar1 that's really kind!! thank you my friend!!
@@johnnycactus0 hey my pleasure man! ive not ridden since i was about 19-20 and now a month away from 57 im getting the itch! i keep havving dreams where im on a bike!
@@yogiguitar1 do it man!!!
Can I get my t120 black sound like that what I have too do
hi mate- sadly you won't be able to get your t120 to sound quite like that. the america/speedmaster/scrambler have a 270 firing order which give it a lazy off beat engine sound. all other bonnevilles have a 360 firing which give it a tighter focused note. however with after market exhausts and a remap you may be able to achieve a sound more like my other bonneville with a 360 at the end of this video- ua-cam.com/video/WFw-ooxzTyg/v-deo.html
Bonneville engine cover..........looks like you done footrests......
oh yes!!! - sorry mate i should have done the shout out to your good self for the parts!!!
what for? good to see you manage to get all needed parts to finish this little project
Infierno sobre ruedas
ha ha ha!! si senor- es el diablo!!!!!