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Just brought this home today! Got it from the second owner with only 6400 mi.! Still have a '71 Bonnie that I've owned since '97. Obviously the '03 is totally different ride than the '71!! Still getting used to the '03, but lovin' it!! It's a sweet ride!! Will be putting a lot of miles on her this summer!!  
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Re: '03 America
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Re: '03 America
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Very Nice!  Welcome to the forum. Great first post!
~Brent
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"Nothing you can be is more terrible than what I am." ~ 2007 Black Speedmaster!!
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Great to see a 71 looking that good!!!!!! 
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Re: '03 America
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Nice, very nice! Love that red one! And welcome to the site!
Fidelis et Fortis
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Great looking pair of bikes!
You will love the America!
Good luck and ride safe!
Bluto
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Re: '03 America
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Thanks to all for the welcome and compliments on my bikes.
The '71 was a great project that took me a few years to get it
to its current condition. Met a lot of great friends along the way
that helped me out!
Looking forward to racking up the long miles on the '03 and the
backroad blasts on the '71 this summer!! If there are people on here
that are in the Boston area that want to ride, send me a message
and we'll meet up.
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Love the bikes. I have a 71 tiger myself that I'm rebuilding. Although going a different route, put a hardtail on. And good to see another new england rider. We'll have to try and meet up this summer for sure.
2008 Speedy, AI removed, DIY airbox destruction with K&N filters, spectres, re-jetted and "custom" rattle can paint job.
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Love your bikes! Oh, and welcome to the forum!!
Live to love, love to live.
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Welcome to the Zoo. I used to have a '71 Tiger.Your Bonneville is sharp! The 03's nice but I'm tired of the common red ones. The Blue Americas are more elegant. 
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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Same color as my '03. Nice looking ride. And despite what others may say, Arrest-me-Red is the fastest color!!!
2003 TBA Thunderbike pipes / floorboards / and the most uncomfortable seat known to man....
Barry aka: 8-Ball
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Thanks for the welcome findlay13. I kinda agree on the Blue Americas looking more elegant! I love this bike and got a great deal, but not real crazy about the Red / Silver. (no offense to the Red / Silver owners!) Will run her this Summer and possibly do a paint job on her this winter. A favorite is the '65 Bonnie Pacific Blue / Silver and the Silver fenders with the Pacific Blue stripes, but would stay with the scallop shapes on the tank that the America has now.  
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Good to see a man of taste on the forum.It's a nice colour choice you picked if you do respray.
Dinosaur.
"Oh Man I only ride 'em.I don't know what makes 'em work". Donald "Oddball" Sutherland
"Don't let the bastards get you down". Kris Kristofferson
"I am only paranoid because everyone is against me". Larry [Frank Burns] Linville
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I have a spare Caspian Blue front/rear fender and tank sitting local to you, so your bike could be elegant by the weekend if you wanted! I have to admit the tank has a little scuff though, so maybe 'nearly elegant' is a better description!
Caspian Blue '03 BA, Union Jack/Stars and Stripes paint, BUBs, Progressive 812s, and lots of chrome
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Quote:
I have a spare Caspian Blue front/rear fender and tank sitting local to you, so your bike could be elegant by the weekend if you wanted!
I have to admit the tank has a little scuff though, so maybe 'nearly elegant' is a better description!
Definitely interested!! Sent you a PM.
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Great looking bike...looks just like my '02 did, before I got my hands on it 
02 TBA Cardinal Red/Black
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