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going to document the hell out of it. tons of pictures an such.
just acquired a scrambler tank, and shes going to on her way to me soon.
was going to to efi tank on my carb america but found a better carb tank, so it wont be as interesting.
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Looking forward to seeing how it goes!
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The MAIN feature that drew me to the Triumph WAS the America tank!  (pre-EFI) Different strokes for different folks. 
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The MAIN feature that drew me to the Triumph WAS the America tank! (pre-EFI)
America tanks are lame! 
2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
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The MAIN feature that drew me to the Triumph WAS the America tank! (pre-EFI)
America tanks are lame!
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
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hahaaha. I do like the pre carb tanks too. this bike just looks so damn good with the other tank. Besides, i can't leave anything alone!
I think the cleanness and lines of the swap is was drew me to it. kind of like a easy way out to make a modern bobber.
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Bonnie tanks are soooooo coooool ! 
If it isn't broke ...break it ! then you'll have something to do !
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AGREED! cant wait for it to get here!!
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I did this swap Jryan, its pretty easy but does require a little fab work.
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If I get some time I will take some pictures of where to cut and drill....
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ok guys got bonnie tank in the garage and would be interested what is needed to make it fit
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I will shot some pictures tonight...
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I did this swap Jryan, its pretty easy but does require a little fab work.
yeah i figured that it wasn't going to bolt on, but i'm not scared! if i get jammed up, I'll have to reach out to ya!
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If I get some time I will take some pictures of where to cut and drill....
that would be Awesome!
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Sorry about the so so pictures: Step 1 Cut off the tabs on the frame that hold the tank to 3/4" to 7/8"  Step 2 Put the rubber mounts back on  Step 3 Cut the "wings" off the rear tank mount and drill a hole where the tank mounts. The hole is large enough for the original rubber, insert and bolt. You can see the rubber sticking up thur the hole  Step 4 Use the original tank bolt and washer to bolt the tank down, it is the real shinny thing in the picture 
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 thats awesome. thats basically what i was going to post. Thanks for the heads up! i enjoy the lack of available takes is what keeps this from being super popular. i had a hell of a time finding one.
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 But now everyone knows how to do it it's going to make it hard to find an Bonnie tank cheap  But it does look so cool
Are we there YET? I gotta go pee!!
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When I originally did this it Nick and myself were not going to tell any one..but that was a year ago..Bonnie tanks are hard to come by as the Thunderbird sport hub...still haven't found one of those...sorry for the out of focus pictures...
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Haha quick the thread before every America gets converted!!
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I didn't cut the tabs down at all. Just cored out the rubber so they fit closer to the frame. Then I made a bracket for the tank where it bolts to the frame because I wanted the tank to fit as far forward as I could make it.
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Great stuff! Thought it might involve a bit more than that. Ebay here I come.
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Great stuff! Thought it might involve a bit more than that. Ebay here I come.
Good luck! 
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will try to do it this week
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I did try today and it is not straight forward had to remove ignitor both relays and rear engin brackets bolts to lay it down on the frame. I did not cut those front tabs yet to fit tank properly but question is where to move ignitor and relays or do I need use the hammer and "adjust" shape of bottom of the tank?  
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Wow all of mine are mounted on the side of the top tube...see if you can zip tie them to the side of the top tube...when I got my tank it didn't have the insulation in it..so I run it that way...
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America tanks are lame!
Thats why I got a Speedmaster. 
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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Yeah, I didn't have a problem with any of that stuff. Mine was an 08 bonnie tank so maybe its a bit bigger? Dunno. And yeah, I had no insulation on mine either. If you rip that crap out will it fit alright?
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will not fit  to get to this stage had to cut off front tabs,remove ignitor ,relays and rear engine bracket bolts   tank going back on ebay 
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Yeah, I didn't have a problem with any of that stuff. Mine was an 08 bonnie tank so maybe its a bit bigger? Dunno. And yeah, I had no insulation on mine either. If you rip that crap out will it fit alright?
ok 2008 it was pre EFI tank(I might be wrong) they might be different on the bottom can anybody take a picture of bottom of that tank?
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its the same thing. you gotta expand the tunnel on your tank.
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What year is your bike? My CDI fits fine
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Looked at the bottom of my tank and back end is wider than yours..the only place it "comes in" is for the fuel petcock...it doesn't have the second tube on the petcock side..sorry I don't have a camera otherwise I would shoot some pictures from the underneath
My tank was off a carb. bonnie
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My tank is a mid-year 08. The guy I bought it from said they started making the tanks larger for the efi at that time, even though they were still running them with carbs. Mine fits over everything with no mods needing to be made to the relays etc.
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that explain why this one doesn't fit anyway is going back on ebay
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My tank is a mid-year 08. The guy I bought it from said they started making the tanks larger for the efi at that time, even though they were still running them with carbs. Mine fits over everything with no mods needing to be made to the relays etc.
Yep, that's true Ian. In anticipation of the EFI models which require a fuel pump, Triumph in 2008 slightly changed the shape of the Bonneville gas tanks by making the tunnel wider. And, because of that and in order to keep a similar amount of fuel capacity, they made these later model Bonnie gas tanks a bit more "bulbous" and higher up from approximately the gas cap on back and slightly less of the classic "teardrop" look of the previous years.
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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My tank is a mid-year 08. The guy I bought it from said they started making the tanks larger for the efi at that time, even though they were still running them with carbs. Mine fits over everything with no mods needing to be made to the relays etc.
yeah you def have the efi tank on yours. its bigger, tunnel is deeper and wider.... you got the rarest of the rare. the efi tank thats carb. you can usually tell cause the badges are super thin on efi tanks. theres a little more work on the carb thanks. I'm not scared!! 
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shoulda held on to that thank. i have the same one. i cut down my posts, and replaced the engine mount bolts to ones that don't have an extra 3/4 in of thread poking out - removed all the relays and cdi, tank slid on like a dream.
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Pitch the motor mount- you're good w/o it-
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really? consider that thing gone, it already fits, but f that thing.
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 relocated all electronics closer to or under backbone  tank fit on with some work to engine mount bolts (that now are going to get taken out anyway) i also followed directions as stated above. it was a giant pain in the ass to align and sit right...
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