Bonneville America Forums Forums Off Topic Discussion Forums Lounge hey, new here looking for info on the 2007 America

I have been looking at several different bikes recently and keep coming back to the Triumph. I will be purchasing a bike soon and really have my heart set on the america, the only hang up for me is it's 865cc motor. I'm worried that for the type of riding i'll do with it it won't be able to do. I'm wanting to go on a week or 2 week long trip once a year. Will this bike be able to handle that? Compared to other bikes I've looked it, it's fairly small engine wise. Any info or experience you have would be greatly appreciated as I really want this bike!!! Thanks.

Stop your worrying and just get the America. Yes, the America will be able to handle that no problems at all. Nobby traveled from the U.K and all over the U.S. on his America (when the motors were 790 cc). currently Bedouin has traveled from Greece to just about everywhere in Europe. You have to remember that 25 years ago, 900 cubic centimeters was a huge bike and people were traveling accross the world on bikes that were 750ccs and smaller.

Soren

Well, thats a ****** good point! Also, I've been looking for pipes for the america because the stock pipes are just to quiet, any suggestions there?

Lots of choices with pipes too. Epcos, Staintunes, Thunderbikes or some generic slip-ons (of various styles). There are more, but that is what i can think of off the top of my head.

Soren

Jeez, I hope it will last two weeks cuz I'm going on a 2800 mile trip during the second half of September. And I've only got a measley 790cc.

yeah, I like those pipes, but i've seen some things on Youtube of an america with BUB megaphone pipes, but can't find them anywhere. Anybody know of where i can find megaphone pipes of any brand for the america?

The pipes i want are the ones that jeepspot has on his bike but they are impossible to find! Does anyone know where i can get those pipes at?

D&D has the megaphone type pipes. You can order them from Brent's site...

Brent's Site This is the performance page - he has lotza other good parts too.

I've seen Brent's site before, and those D & D's are nice, but I want to find the BUB megaphone pipes like jeepspot has on his bike in the audio and video section of this site. Anybody know where i can find them?

British Customs has the Bubs for the America, but, they're not megaphones. Bella Corse has the Bub megaphones, but, are shown with the T100. Maybe (as slip ons) they will fit the America. Bella Corse is in the links section next to Brent's site.

Now that I have checked out the audio/video section I remember those pipes. Bub doesn't carry those in their current offering from Bub direct, so, I'm wondering if they were discontinued as I seem to remember them offered that way unless Jeepspot cut the ends off and put his own end caps on.

the Bub megaphones are WERE only available for the Bonneville/T100/Thruxton bikes. They are currently out of production and MAY resume production this fall or winter. They won't fit the America or Speedmaster though.

i thought jeepspot had Sceptres as he was one of the first??? check out the Sceptres. hey in 77/78 i took a 500cc Triumph all the way around the outer perimiter of the lower 48 and never had a problem, i think this bike (a 790cc America) would carry me around the world!!!!

I had a 650 Triumph in school and would take trips all summer vacation long with it. So did my friend on his 350 single. I wanted to ride my America when we moved from CA to NM, but there wasn't time to drive the cages and then go back for the bikes.
I have Epco pipes and love them.

Here's the input from an almost old guy. Ive been riding the older Triumphs for 30 years, 650s and 750s. I've ridden to every corner of the U.S. except Washington state. I pack the gear so high on them that I graze overpasses (seems like). My old trumpets only had 40 or so horses but I still passed anything on the road that I wanted to. My newer 02 has 60 horses. I plan on doing the same with the 02.
Truth is, the U.S. is just plain crazy on horse power, but the Triumphs have plenty to get you there! (That said, it would be kinda fun to have a 1000 cc bonny. but that's just for fun.)