2015 Bonneville by Johnny M
December 5, 2015Photos from Johnny Malangone of his outstanding 2015 Bonneville, a motorcycle that is doubtless turning heads even on the mean streets of Gotham. In John’s own words…
“The bike is just 4 months old. The day I got it I rode to work and came out to find someone backed into it in Battery Park City and cracked my front fender in half. That night I went online, heartbroken, to see how quickly I could replace it and discovered how many easy mods were available all over the web. I was instantly obsessed and knew that I needed to make the bike my own. I see so many awesome custom bonnies with stripped tanks and beat-up retro looks but my goal was to play off the T100 black theme, keeping it as classy as possible while still respecting its roots. After weeks of cosmetic and performance updates, it’s finally where I want it to be. The little details are important to me so finding Seth helped make the whole thing come together with the custom chain guard, sprocket cover, and gauge bracket. The funny thing is that even with all the mods I’ve done, I still haven’t gotten around to replacing the front fender.”
Thanks to John for the great photos and the story of the bike thus far!
I really love Johnny Malangone’s Bonneville. Is there anyway that you can post a list of the mods he’s done? (Or even just the specific ones you sell.) Any info you can provide would be great. Thanks
Jamie – me too! Just got this from Johnny M, who’s currently sitting on a train trying
to make it home before the blizzard:
“Clubman lossa handlebars
Flat dual gauge bracket with ignition relocate – d9
Lane splitter bar end mirrors
Led headlight and black bucket – motodemic
All indicators relocated and updated – BC
Rectifier relo – BC
Airbox removal – BC
Tank debadged
Gold chain
Sprocket cover and chain guard – d9
Seat, integrated tail light, fender removal – BC
Ohlins rear suspension
Progressive fork springs
Larson upholstery leather knee pads
Wrapped headers
And now I know why I’m broke. “
Truly an amazing bike, worth being broke over! Thanks for all the info, really like those Larson knee pads, adds a real unique touch to the bike!
Wow, this Bonneville looks awesome John, well done! How did you make the exhaust wrap look like it’s “used”? I mean, it starts as a white wrap, and quickly becomes black or ‘dirty-ish’ along the way. Did you make it like that on purpose, or does the white wrap actually becomes like this after riding a while? It looks great.
Regards, Marcel