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Hello all, Picked up this 2003 Bonneville America (7200 mi) this last October and managed to ride it quite a bit until the winter rains settled in over western Washington. I was on the watch for another bike for years, but nothing really peaked my interest 'til I saw an America rolling down the road. It took another 6 months to find one, but finally got lucky. Here's to looking forward to a sunny day again.  
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Re: 2003 Bonneville America
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Fe Butt
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Welcome Michael!  Yep, Caspian Blue...one of the very best colors these babies ever came in! Enjoy, dude!
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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The first Triumph I bought of the new gereration.May you get as many trouble free miles as I did from mine. Was the same colour as well. Had no other vehicle for 5 years and never let me down. i.e used for work mon to friday and weekend runs. 
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Welcome Michael If you want to ask a question there's bound to be someone here to answer it. Even if it's been asked before, it's still new to you
Too old to die young, too ugly to leave a good looking corpse
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Nice ride, like that color. And welcome to the forum!
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06 America 904
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Welcome Michael! Love the bike you have there... now THAT'S a keeper! Meanwhile and just to let you know, if you want to meet a bunch of the crazies... I mean people from here, think about coming up to God's country for the 10th annual Kootenay RAT Raid. Of course there's normal people that attend the event too so either way you'll fit right in. Kootenay RAT Raid
Live to love, love to live.
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HI MIKEY! While we may NEVER agree on WHERE "GOD'S COUNTRY" is  (I KNOW it's in Dixie!!! ), We MOSTLY agree that Blue IS the best color!  And we ALL agree, THIS IS THE BEST SITE!  Welcome!
And you may see me tonight
With an illegal smile
J. Prine
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nice bike, very clean for a 2003 good find. welcome to the forums.
2007 Speedmaster and miss it!
2013 T-Bird Storm and Luvin it!
Catching a yellow jacket in your shirt at 70 mph can double your vocabulary
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Look'n good! Welcome to "Group-Therapy". 
I'm speeding because I have to get there before I forget where I was going.
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Re: 2003 Bonneville America
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Check Pants
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Another NWesterner... welcome! Hope to see you at a few of the previously mentioned events.
SOLD: 07 Black BA, 39mm FCRs, TPUSA stage 1 head, TPUSA 813 cams, TPUSA 10.8:1 pistons, TTP #3 igniter, Specialty Spares Long Cannons, Tsukayu Hard Bags. 82HP/55tq
NEW: 19 Goldwing Tour DCT
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Quote:
We MOSTLY agree that Blue IS the best color!
And we ALL agree, THIS IS THE BEST SITE!
Hey Mike, that is one nice lookin ride ya got there, & with the low miles on her too! But I do beg to differ with Erle. Black BA's are faster!  
Welcome to the looney bin.
Karl
Independence, MO
'07 America, Cinnamon Girl (aka: Black Beauty) - Sit Down, Shut Up & Hang On
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The silver and blue is a classy combo...nice bike!
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Thanks for the welcomes all. For those Nwesterners out there - any recommendations for a good mechanic around W Washington? I have a mind to get her checked out - it looks like a couple baffles were taken out, which looks to have been very cleanly, and I'd like to know if it's been rejetted to account for that. It pops some on the deceleration and I'm curious if that is normal or not. Of course, I can also wait til a ride to see what the consensus is then. 
2003 Caspian Blue TBA
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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"Lighten up, Francis."
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We have plenty of PNWers around here, but I'm sure odatbob would recommend Tacoma Triumph (not sure what the official name is). I stopped in there (to meet Bob for a ride) about a year and a half ago and they seemed really cool. But I didn't have them do any work for me.
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Check Pants
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Tacoma Triumph is the preferred if your not able to do you own wrenching.
I90 is where I got my bikes but their service dept is always backed up.
Tacoma Triumph is only Triumph where I90 is a multi dealer.
You can also dig into her yourself and ask here. Theres a lot of knowledge on this board.
SOLD: 07 Black BA, 39mm FCRs, TPUSA stage 1 head, TPUSA 813 cams, TPUSA 10.8:1 pistons, TTP #3 igniter, Specialty Spares Long Cannons, Tsukayu Hard Bags. 82HP/55tq
NEW: 19 Goldwing Tour DCT
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Check Pants
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It pops some on the deceleration and I'm curious if that is normal or not.
Popping on decel isn't bad if its minimal. So how bad is it?
SOLD: 07 Black BA, 39mm FCRs, TPUSA stage 1 head, TPUSA 813 cams, TPUSA 10.8:1 pistons, TTP #3 igniter, Specialty Spares Long Cannons, Tsukayu Hard Bags. 82HP/55tq
NEW: 19 Goldwing Tour DCT
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Learned Hand
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best colour ever, very nice
Warren
04 Caspian Blue and Silver America
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It does look well. 
I'd rather ride it than clean it!!!!
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