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refresh my memory..was 2003 the first year for AMERICA. OR 2004 for the name change when they dropped the "bonneville 
02 red/silver bonneville america
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'02 was the only official year of the Bonneville America, but there were a surplus of Bonneville America decals that made it onto '03 Americas until they ran out fo stock.
Soren
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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That's right. There is only ONE Bonneville America. Suck it, you pretenders! MuwahahahaHAHAHAHAHAA!!!
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+1  And it has to be a pre fire to qualify for a true classic Bonneville America ain´t it Friar? 
Gooseman
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Triumph Tiger 1050 Black
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haha year 1 is the best 
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The Siamese twins are a whole other category. Wether it's a SM, BA, TBA, or TA, I'm just glad to be in the whole picture. Almost 3 years and not one iota of buyer's regret. I now worry about now being able to replace exactly what I have if anything happened to it.
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2005 America, 904cc - sold. 2014 Trophy SE.
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And it has to be a pre fire to qualify for a true classic Bonneville America ain´t it Friar?
......which makes the Cardinal Reds  , anybody up for a spin??
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Oh boy here we go again...Is your bike pre-fire, Pre-thia? Pre-EFI, do you have a J in your Vin? or a T? or the symbol used by the artist formally known as Prince? they are all beutiful.  oh well off to the Zydeco Fest later boys and girls. 
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Is your bike pre-fire, Pre-thia?
No, It's post-Friar 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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And it has to be a pre fire to qualify for a true classic Bonneville America ain´t it Friar?
Aren't all the '02s prefire? 
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The '03 became the America as soon as they used up all the leftover '02 Bonneville America stickers, maybe the second or third month of production.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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And it has to be a pre fire to qualify for a true classic Bonneville America ain´t it Friar?
Aren't all the '02s prefire?
I thought they had managed to resume production a few months before the model changeover.
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I dont know, my bikes titled and registered as an 03 bonneville america with a "born on date" of 11/02
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I dont know, my bikes titled and registered as an 03 bonneville america with a "born on date" of 11/02
That would be right, '03 production started around September of '02. I believe sometime in october or November was when they ran out of the BA stickers and started using the new America ones.
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If you look at the the 03 literature from Triumph it says Bonneville America. The change really didn't occur until the 2004 model year. Actually I prefer the the deliniation because the bikes are so different than the standard Bonneville that it's better to not have the confusion.
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Call me Greedy, but I love my Speedy! 
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And it has to be a pre fire to qualify for a true classic Bonneville America ain´t it Friar?
Aren't all the '02s prefire?
I thought they had managed to resume production a few months before the model changeover.
I see...Im glad they changed it....the names too freaking long...I remember when i first bought it i was trying to explain what kinda bike i had and it was confusing enough explaining that harley didnt make triumph, let alone the "bonneville america" title
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My '03 has a build date 11/02, and a BA decal.
What oil do you guys use?
Uncle Charlie
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My '03 has a build date 11/02, and a BA decal.
What oil do you guys use?
Uncle Charlie
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My 06's insurance certificate says Bonneville America. So does the one for the 03. Neither of them of them have sickers that say BA.....
Gina
03 America - Pretty stock - except the TBS wheel... 
06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel... 
09 America - It's very blue....
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My '03 has a build date 11/02, and a BA decal.
What oil do you guys use?
Uncle Charlie
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You can tell our bikes are British. Production line associate, "Erh Guv, we ran out of Bonneville stickers for the side cover on the America range of bikes, what you want me to do." Production supervisor. "ooh, bugger me. I dont know. Lets put the kettle on and call Bazz the production manager, here'll know what to do" Production line associate and Supervisor "Hey Bazz, we ran out of Bonneville stickers for the side panel on the America, what shall we do". Bazz, "Oh bugger me, I dont know. Stick the kettle on and will think about it over a cuppa and a bacon sarnie". Production line associate, "We could order some more" Everyone else, "SHUT UP you pratt. You know how much paperwork is involved with that. Shutt up and pass the jaffa cakes" "Eureeka", shouts Bazz. Well not quite, the English translation is unprintable, "i've got it. Change the name, no one will ever notice" And so is born, The Triumph America. 
Arsenalfan. AKA Mark Able
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