Speaking of your new acquisition being "the one that started it all" around here, Kevin...I was wondering if you'd do us a favor and check the VIN placard on the right side of the steering head for the Date-of-Manufacture(month and year...though the year should be "2001"), and also if you could relay to us what the VIN number is.

Ya see, every once in a while somebody will start a thread about who around here might own the earliest made Bonneville America, and it's my guess that yours might be the earliest one made of anybody's and might even pre-date moe's, who I believe owns the earliest one made up to now, as far as we presently know.

(...this is nothing that can't wait 'til ya get a little extra time on your hands, of course...I'm just a little curious about this, that's all)


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)