Just brought home a new-to-us 05 Bonneville America. Stupid low miles on it (118). Rational for this bike is to give my wife a "real" cycle to ride after she masters her Burgman 400. And will give me an alternative to my ZRX. Had one Triumph previously - a 68 Bonnie I sold 30 years ago. Really looking forward to this one.
Thus as you can guess - lack of use will result in a few problems. Not a surprise - if I wanted new I would have paid more for new. Making the tune/adjust/clean list up. One of the must-do items: When the petcock is turned on, gas drips in a pretty stead stream from the carb vent line. Previous owner said "they all do that - leave their mark". Well - no, they do not. Figure a carb float is probably stuck. No doubt the carbs are pretty gummy. But the bike itself starts and runs well.
I have not yet gotten a shop manual (know when the new Haynes book hits the shelves). I have not the most expereinced carb mechanic - thought I get my ZRX all re-jetted several years ago. Any other thoughts in the mean time from those out here whom know? I need to put some carb cleaner in the gas and run it a bit (Techron haas worked well for me in the past).
Thanks much for any comments. Gary
