Bonnie's tires were due for a change from the factory fitted Metzeler rubbers.
The stock tires come with 110/70/17 at the front and 130/80/17 at the rear.
I was unable to find the rear tire in stock size and with a few calls to a couple of dealers in Bangalore, I managed to source a set of Michelin Pilot Street tires, stock size in the front and 140/70/17 at the rear. The set cost me INR 10,400/-. With the new size at the rear, the GC marginally reduces by 6mm. I did a short ride after the tire change last weekend and did not find any issues with the reduced GC but the handling and cornering confidence has improved significantly.
The rear tire was good for another 1k kms at least but to ensure even wear at the front and rear, I chose to change both tires. At the time of changing the tires, the odo was at 17800 kms and with last weekend's ride, she crossed 18,000 kms. That's 11,000 kms in about a year since I brought her home.
In addition to changing tires, I also got the front forks aligned, cone set checked, air filter cleaned and throttle bodies balanced. The factory fitted tires were worn unevenly with one side of the front tire worn more. The service guys said this is a normal phenomenon with the Bonneville's given its stiff frame/chassis, but I still wanted to get them to check for any issues on the fork/cone set.
My bike has the TOR pipes and it was fluttering a little more than normal. Balancing the throttle bodies has resolved the issue and the bike is a lot smoother now, even in city traffic conditions.
After the service folks completed the above tasks, I had a minor issue. When I turned into the main road from the service center, the left side rider footpeg just broke and fell off.
I managed to retrieve it (thanks to zero traffic behind me on a late Saturday afternoon) and rode back to the service center.
The footpeg mount bolt had snapped and I had to change this part. Thankfully I did not have to change the entire footpeg. The service center did not have the particular Bonneville mount in stock but since the Thruxton has the exact same piece, they were able to fit the footpeg back on the bike.
Here is a pic from Triumph Riders India on the foot peg mount:
The mount cost me INR 1200 bucks. Expensive if you ask me considering it is only a piece of metal and for that price, it should not have snapped given that the bike was never dropped or footpegs being scraped on cornering. That said, all Triumph parts are priced obscenely. The main stand which was fitted on my bike to remove the wheels costs a cool 16k. I wonder why? Nothing more than metal to it. Upon close inspection, I failed to find any rubies or precious stones embedded in them.
I did a bit of reading (on triumph riders india forum) and other sources, and seems that the pegs breaking off is a known issue. The new bikes have mounts with 3 bolts in comparison to the one and only bolt this mount comes with.
Overall, I am glad the peg did not give way on any of my rides. It would have been a bummer to ride without a footpeg in "limp" mode. LoL
I hope the quality of these metal parts are looked into and resolved.
P.S. Here are the pics of the new tires.