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Pacific Blue/White 2009 America in the TX Hill Country
Not all that glitters is gold. Tolkien. Hmm Must've seen the chrome on my TA coming down the road.
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Fantastic work done with the mid-pegs/controls there!  (...to say nothing of the fantastic work done on the rest of this beautiful custom!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Love it. Those fat front tyres (correct spelling, btw  ) look smart. Too bad he spent all his money on the bike, he had no cash left for some decent jeans  
"You can't believe everything you read on the internet" : William Shakespeare
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That is a very sweet ride!
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very nice control setup 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I knew his rearsets would be popular. We've seen the bonnie tank mod before. Most people roll their own rearsets with the stock controls rather than fitting aftermarket controls like he did. Don't forget the other side... 
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First rate bike, top notch work!
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Sweet! He calls the Thruxton tank a direct bolt up, from what I've heard here the T-100 tank requires a little tweaking and is a bit shorter. Nick's looks awesome. I love the knee indents on our tanks but would have forgone all the work of smoothibg my tank had I known that would look so good.
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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I still like the America/Speedmaster tank better.
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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No surprise that you were the one that brought this up. Anything else you'd like to crap out on this Member Ride's thread?
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Comment thread for this feature article, since I don't know how active he will be here.
http://www.bonnevilleamerica.com/nick-serranos-2004-america/
There is NOTHING I don't like about that bike. Done just right.
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I still like the America/Speedmaster tank better.
Same here. That tank doesn't sit right, it looks awkward to me. Those aren't mid controls either, but rather rear sets. Very nicely done, but I can't imagine they are comfortable. Any shots of him riding it? Interesting, but not my cup of tea.
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I still like the America/Speedmaster tank better.
Same here. That tank doesn't sit right, it looks awkward to me. Those aren't mid controls either, but rather rear sets. Very nicely done, but I can't imagine they are comfortable. Any shots of him riding it? Interesting, but not my cup of tea.
check out the video on the front page, hes this weeks featured ride.
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I like the BA/SM tanks too.
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Nick seemed a bit concerned that people here would hate it. I said at worst people will say it's not their cup of tea. We don't usually hate on stuff like the chop cult people.
I also said someone would get their nose out of joint about the commentary in the chop cult article. Just keep in mind that wasn't Nick. That was the author of the article, catering to an audience of gearheads who build stuff mostly from scratch. It's his business to deride stock bikes. And read the comments, plenty of people, including Nick, come to the bike's defense.
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check out the video on the front page, hes this weeks featured ride.
I take it you missed John's initial post. 
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Aaaaaaand, that's EXACTLY how I prefaced my original posting here, John. I made it a point NOT to "attack" Nick in it, BUT to call attention to what I felt were Mr. Bill Bryant's "careless" choice of words in his article about Nick's fine workmanship.
(...however, as you can see, this is all academic now, as I've moved my "ire" of MR. BRYANT'S wordings over to the Lounge)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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And that's a more appropriate place.:)
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Love it.
Those fat front tyres (correct spelling, btw ) look smart.
Too bad he spent all his money on the bike, he had no cash left for some decent jeans
OMG...... the funny thing is.... I thought the same thing. After I saw the video, I threw those jeans away and went out and bought new jeans. I also went on a diet and lost a few pounds. I gained 20 pounds during that build! I like to work on my bikes and eat Cadbury Dairy Milks with a few pints of Guinness every night. Very good eye on the jeans 
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Welcome to the site, Nick. 
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HEY! Welcome to the site here, Nick! Like I said above, I think you did a great job on your bike...especially with those foot pegs.  (...just do me a little favor here if ya will...tell your friend Bill Bryant to watch how he phrases his opinions from now on...okay?!) 
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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Nice to hear from the actual builder!! Welcome to the site, Nick!
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Thanks for the welcome guys. I already spoke to Bill about the article. He is actually a really good guy and a huge Triumph fanatic. He is currently working on a Scrambler as we speak. I think he was trying to cater to the Chop Cult guys. You have to understand, my bike is typically not the type of bike you would see on the Chop Cult. So I think he had to play it up a bit. He is totally not like that at all ( I know it's hard to believe). To be honest, I have taken a lot of criticism from some of the Chop Cult guys (not posted though) for the bike not being "rat rod" enough. Bill saw something in my bike and decided to post it regardless of what people thought, most likely not knowing it would end up on this site.
Anyway.... it is what it is and I am really thankful for the positive feedback on the bike. This was my first try at a custom after a lifelong passion with motocross. I still need to get my license so I can legally ride this thing!
Thank you John for featuring the bike. I am flattered.
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Welcome and right on Nick. I posted on another forum here essentially what you are saying. Out on a ride I'm sure we would all get along famously. We love our Triumphs and don't always take criticism kindly. Say what you like about us but leave our bikes out of it.
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Welcome and right on Nick. I posted on another forum here essentially what you are saying. Out on a ride I'm sure we would all get along famously. We love our Triumphs and don't always take criticism kindly. Say what you like about us but leave our bikes out of it.
Right on. Thanks for the post on ChopCult too. It is much appreciated.
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nice/badd ass! bike Nick! that video of yours inspired me to buy the cocktail shackers for my ride..i had first seen the video on the BC site...and as for the jeans,well they look in better shape than alot of the rags i wear,,,lol
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You bike is every thing I wish my bike could be 
Life need a little Triumph!
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via Jacksonville, FL?
Should I look to see your bike on the streets around here?
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via Jacksonville, FL?
Should I look to see your bike on the streets around here?
Can't miss it dude!
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Hey Nick, welcome to the site. We appreciate quality work here weather we like it or not. Your bike isn't my cup of tea but I can see the quality workmanship and time put into it and can appreciate it for that and it is a good looking machine.
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Welcome to the site Nick. I for one likey your bike lots. I was quite inspired by this the first time I saw it. Keep up the good work Mate.
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Well said, we're not haters here! Quote:
Nick seemed a bit concerned that people here would hate it. I said at worst people will say it's not their cup of tea. We don't usually hate on stuff like the chop cult people.
I also said someone would get their nose out of joint about the commentary in the chop cult article. Just keep in mind that wasn't Nick. That was the author of the article, catering to an audience of gearheads who build stuff mostly from scratch. It's his business to deride stock bikes. And read the comments, plenty of people, including Nick, come to the bike's defense.
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via Jacksonville, FL?
Should I look to see your bike on the streets around here?
I live in California now, but I grew up in Jacksonville on the westside. My wife grew up at the beach. We go back 3 times a year to see our parents. One of these days I will go back. The riding weather is great in Southern California, but I miss the south and my family. It's good to hear from someone in Jax. I will have to PM you when I take my next trip back.
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Nick, Love what you did with your bike. These bikes are cool no matter what you do with them. Bill's entitled to his opinion as is everyone else. No big deal. Welcome to the site.
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Really love the bike! its got real attitude  , totally spot on . Were I not a lazy skill-less b'strd I'd love to do something very similar, but here in UK if its decent riding weather im on it and if its not its too miserable to be in my cold garage :-) Top work, well done! Cheers Simon
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Life need a little Triumph!
2008 Triumph Speedmaster, Single baffle drag pipes, lots of black powder coatin,K&N pods, AI removed, TBS needles and a procom cdi.
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Biltwell Trackers, flipped upside down.
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Beautiful bike. Another inspiration.
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Is anyone familiar where i can find the turn signals he is suing...im looking to switch out my speedmaster signals and these would be perfect! Ive looked on-line but cant find them.
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Is anyone familiar where i can find the turn signals he is using...im looking to switch out my speedmaster signals and these would be perfect! Ive looked on-line but cant find them.
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Is anyone familiar where i can find the turn signals he is using...im looking to switch out my speedmaster signals and these would be perfect! Ive looked on-line but cant find them.
I've seen some quite similar on E bay, use bobber+chopper for your search criteria, the ones I remember were chrome and available with single or dual element, seek and you will find
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And if someone hasn't responded 18 minutes to your question, please don't repost it.
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Bruce I bet he got the front turn signals from British Customs!! http://www.british-customs.com/
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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Hi FriarJohn, i think my browser bugged out...didn't mean to repost. Sorry about that.
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No worries. Wouldn't be the first time someone got impatient around here.
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Now WHAT the heck do you mean by THAT, John???!!!
(...come on, I want an answer NOW!!!!)
Yep! Just like a good Single Malt Scotch, you might call me "an acquired taste" TOO.(among the many OTHER things you may care to call me, of course)
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