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Frank’s Famous Last Words

already and too often, but a somewhat characterful Triumph Bonneville recently came into the shed I like to call The Shed. It’s a little treasure, as all Triumphs may well be, and fiddling and fettling with it have provided what feels like centuries of entertainment. Not that I couldn’t actually ride this one, but I decided to take advantage of an enforced break in my riding life to fix a few minor flaws. Of course, I know that all Triumphs are perpetually perfect, so let us blame some creatively inventive challenges introduced by

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