Freddie Dobbs' Bonneville | Looking More Motorcycle Like!

Join me in this video after taking on the challenge to fix @FreddieDobbs Triumph Bonneville T100SE. This motorcycle is the central focal point of his channel and has been right there with him on many adventures from all over Europe to the Sahara, across the Atlas Mountains to the local coffee shop!
In this video we get the swing arm in and the front end all built up.
Check out Freddie Dobbs' KZbin channel right here:
/ @freddiedobbs
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#Bonneville #dobbs #triumphmotorcycles
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Helmet - Ruroc Atlas 2.0 (Raw Carbon)
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[@FreddieDobbs]

That'sbrilliant how you've tidied up the forks (that was from ratchet strapping it on my trailer!). And the Triumph wiring- very interesting! I'm trying to mentally put together all of the different angles of the bike you've shown... It looks like a new bike!! This is so far beyond what I dreamt of:)

[@waveman1500]

That's "broken window theory" Freddie! If the bike was brand new, you might take more care when strapping it down. Because it wasn't running well, you've caused preventable damage to parts which were still good.

[@qtronicqilt8898]

@@waveman1500 Marigolds and Spark Plugs 😍 (insulated I guess)

[@JConTwoWheels]

This series has been brilliant, great seeing a bike thats not financially viable to repair being repaired and giving it a new lease of life. 👍

[@TheWurks]

Yeah its been quite the run but, please with the results so far!

[@ZZR1200ZX]

Freddie Dobbs you are one lucky son of a gun .

[@murphyandmurphybrand]

Your hard work has not gone unnoticed. A pleasure to watch skilled, passionate, and conscientious craftsmen at work 👏

[@TheWurks]

Thank you so much 😀

[@leuvenlife]

'Emily Fixes It' is now my favourite channel..

[@stevefleming4450]

At about 6 minutes, you looked like a feckin vet 😂😂. You, sir, should be worth a fortune.

[@BladeRicsi]

I have a feeling that this triumph will be a much better bike as it came from the factory. Nice work.👍

[@kimjensen7607]

I totaly agree with you 😀

[@philipgarner3469]

Great finding your channel through Freddie’s bike . Brilliant work both

[@TheWurks]

Awesome, thank you!

[@volt8684]

I cant watch it go back to Fred. It’s sacrilegious.

[@philliprichardson637]

He cannot even be bothered to clean it

[@joeboonmusic4004]

Well none of us would be here without him, would we? Give it a rest.

[@volt8684]

@@joeboonmusic4004gfys

[@conormarchetti6882]

@@philliprichardson637cause he think he is prince

[@Durbanmikey]

I’m sure I’m not the only one wondering about the elephant in the room, the cost for this ! Freddie you might be living on bread and water for the next year 🤣

[@matthewf4402]

I'm convinced that bike is the cleanest its ever been, certain in Freedie's ownership and probably since new! Enjoyed every progress video, great job! Almost inspired me to get a Bonneville 😁

[@kevindarkstar]

I only hope he takes significantly better care of her than he has before 🤞🏻

[@Spondoodikins]

Brilliant job, no bodging here. The videos just lack the swearing that goes with Brit bike maintenance 😄

[@TheWurks]

There's plenty of swearing on the cutting room floor :D

[@_Just_Some1]

I’ll say it again, cannot wait for the reveal and first ride.

[@TheWurks]

Very soon!

[@ianseddon9347]

You certainly have given that bike ‘ the wurkz’! It’s looking minty!

[@chrisbolton5461]

Triumph should sponsor this channel.

[@TheWurks]

Now there's an idea ;P. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

[@Christian675rx]

Freddie’s gonna be bouncing around like zebedee when he see’s the bike. Great to watch it coming together.

[@apacherider7110]

A good job putting it back together but it also proves the quality of the components Triumph use , and its build quality.

[@skotty1962]

This bike belongs in a museum now. Probably the cleanest it ever been.

[@redbarron7293]

Freddie is so lucky that he managed to find you guys…..loving this rebuild.

[@kimjensen7607]

He didn't find them. It was Wurks who contacted him from what I understand.

[@kevindaly5093]

Love the teamwork and your lady's always intelligent inquisitive questions. She's quite curious and a quick study. Very impressed.

[@RenatoPinheiro22]

What an exciting craftsmanship job from you guys !! I love to watch and learn it as a bonny huge fan and owner ..... I just feel sad that it will be back to the also beloved but careless Dobb´s kkkkkkk .... All the best from Brazil ... Cheers !!

[@joemabry9643]

You still….da man. So much detail. So good.

[@ianfutcher1518]

I can’t wait to see it finished and running

[@TheWurks]

You and me both!

[@banditman1200s]

Looking like a new bike bet Freddie will be well happy 👍🏻

[@TheWurks]

I hope so...

[@Donkaestner2634]

It`s Sunday , let`s go to the Wurks :)

[@KillickGreenieRN]

I could watch and listen to this all day long. My Mrs wants to know why Joe never looks covered in oil and grease and the workshop is immaculate. Another good one and great to see the bike coming together. cheers.

[@LPikon]

Just in awe of your attention to detail. This really will be better than new when finished. You are a master craftsman, and Freddie is very lucky to have you completely rebuild his bike. You need to whip up a small engraved metal plate, 'Restored by The Wurks. Day/month/year', and mount it on the bike where it can be seen. All becomes part of this bike's legacy.

[@BlackCountry74]

Starting to look more of a bike, hope Freddie's got deep pockets, he's gonna get a bike newer than new. love the music by the way

[@johnnicholls3092]

Freddie is trying to change nearly £100 for a tool roll , so he must be minted 😂

[@danielkerr4100]

​@@johnnicholls3092good tool rolls cost about that much tbh mine was 127

[@philmorrow2446]

Great job Emily!!!🤣 It's all coming together and looking really good!!

[@DeiseRebel]

Just a pleasure to see the inner workings of the bike, this rebuilt is so extensive, the bikes going to look top drawer.

[@antw3565]

Really looking forward to the final reveal. Looks great so far.

[@WillowBOFH]

Another great episode in a fabulous series…Really like your format and the content is excellent…looking forward too the reveal, but will be sad to see this particular project completed and no more “Dobbie Bonneville updates”.

[@MrVulcan1963]

Completion is getting closer, and I've been loving this restoration. I hope you get plenty of coin from Freddie for your magnificent work.

[@HarryNoze]

Freddie is going to love it. I wish I could find someone to do this to my 82 CB750

[@deanfryers1407]

Well done Joe and Emily, your cracking along with it now. The spot light will be on this Bike and freddie he will have to look after it now,

[@neilurquhart8622]

He should…..but will he?

[@neilurquhart8622]

Another great lesson in refurbishing a bike. When Freddie comes to pick it up I’d love to see you giving him a good ‘talking to’ about the need to take care of it in the future….perhaps even give him some VERY BASIC tuition? Although I have a suspicion he’ll ignore whatever you say once he gets the bike back - the best approach might be to take Monika aside and get her on board in the hope he’ll listen to her!

[@GaryCrisp-di2yw]

I'm so glad you are giving Freddie's Bonneville a new lease of life, Joe & Emily, it's all starting to come together now, and I'm looking forward to hearing it run again; a bit more fine tuning and it will be as good as new motorcycle. 🏍 My appreciation of Triumph Motorcycles has grown since you started this project and the way in which you've approached all the challenges has been admirable. Im looking forward to Freddie having a new Bonneville back, and hearing his views and opinions, but at the same time, I will miss the dedication and enthusiasm you've both put into creating these videos and the journey from start to finish. All the best at The Wurks. Great Work.

[@ianski65]

Im finding the calm pace of these videos quite therapeutic. The interaction between the couple is also very reassuring. Splendid job guys 🤙🏽

[@user-hf6ok2tj5h]

Now I realise why the Bonneville headlamp is relatively large, compared to some other brands. Gotta fit all them wires in somehow!

[@2wheelsG]

Top job Joe, lovin’ it 😬

[@muckytrails323]

Bet Freddie’s watching from Sri Lanka getting very excited 😊

[@neilurquhart8622]

Probably more interested in having a coffee!

[@davidwilson6742]

Great vlog 👍 yet again. Very talented.

[@reinmansmith]

I do hope you have signed Freddie up for a personal bike maintenance course so that he can keep all your good work in tip top order 😊

[@user-lm4nn4ef7k]

more and more i think i wish i was a rich person and had a personal mechanic team like you two!!! i would guarantee you lifelong employment!

[@blind9376]

It's great to see you both working as a team, there is so much work and care going into this.

[@kdsowen2882]

I noticed the 'black' in the headlight-shell where you've treated small-rust-areas with converter . I do this on every-new bike (new to me ) when I'm going-over it , same with underside of chrome/metal guards and all those tiny-places around gussets etc. where rust first-starts . I once spent a year trying to sort electrical-gremlins on a Virago-1100 , I never won that battle . It was a very-cool bike though (much to my surprise ) now I have it's 'Daddy' , the-earlier TR1 chain-drive Roadster , suits me much-better than Cruiser-style bikes and runs like a Champ . Dave nz

[@elliotttrent9693]

gotta love Simply Bearings for seals and bearings!

[@murrayhyde4902]

Makes me want to go and buy a clapped out Triumph T100 and rebuild it ... :) Muz from OZ

[@biker_dale]

Getting close now and looking like a hand built bike to a very top spec. Great work both of you and loving the videos too.

[@CleberToreto]

All this excellent work being done and Freddie will destroy the bike in the first two weeks! 🤷‍♀

[@ConstantinDendrinos]

Such a great series - you're doing great job! I enjoy every video! Looking forward to the next one!

[@ArneHulstein]

These videos make me want to get an old Bonneville and ship it off to you! 😉 Great work and I for one am looking forward to Freddie getting back on that bike and for the bike to explore new horizons. (You might want to point him to a better mechanic than he had for maintenance though. 😂

[@nigelcox7477]

I think you should buy the Bonnie off Freddie for what it was worth when it came into your shed, i.e. a token sum. Great work, as ever.

[@jasonsimpkin8621]

Classy work

[@stevesanelli90]

Wow, this is a massive transformation the Wurks team⭐️ The Bonneville is starting to look real sharp! Emily is a super 💫 We all know Joe is a guru! Please don’t give Freddie the keys back unless he makes an oath to maintain this work of art! I’m begging you 🙏

[@davideulivieri5138]

Triumph should hire you for quality control!!

[@williamlylecameron9345]

Thanks for another great video Jo and Emily. As usual you both work very well as a team. PS: I love the slippers Emily.

[@ridingonruby3287]

Awesome job is coming right along

[@qtronicqilt8898]

It's coming on well, looking fantastic! My 2010 Speed Triple was meant to have a similar issue @7:30 - a lot of them did, the small alloy/steel bracket (on a Speed, that is) pulled the loom to tight to the headstock and the inevitable happened. I relieved the bracket somewhat away from the headstock to give the loom more freedom, never had an issue there yet, however very much worth checking under the tape at this stage on the Bonneville. Looking forward to the next upload, am sure Freddie is too. Thanks for your hard work and content buddy! 🤩

[@JIMWSMITH]

It's going to look sooooo tidy , cannot wait to see it finished..

[@twist_of_the_wrist]

And just think how close Freddie was to scrapping the bonneville 😂

[@DeiseRebel]

Well in fairness it’s taken magic and a lot of hours to get out to her and luck that he found Joe, otherwise it was the scrap heap from what previous mechanics told him.

[@markhinde6187]

Another step closer to an as new bike, great work

[@mikeyb6737]

Another great video

[@vnm_8945]

love it!

[@aymarx1]

If i ever need a bike rebuilt. I want you to do it lol xx

[@ThatBobGuy850]

Always love watching these videos! You and Emily make a great team. And as she says, you really are a patient man, Joe - much more so than me, which is why I don't do what you do. I'm more like a Freddie than a Joe. Interesting to see how simple the Triumph is! You've got to love a basic, two-cylinder bike like that. Oh, and have I mentioned that I love Emily's accent? It's different from yours. Yes, even we Yanks can pick up on that ;-)

[@Jagshemasher]

Looking superb. There is something deeply satisfying about taking a bike that was in shabby/neglected condition and restoring it to what will effectively be better than new - taking the various high quality upgrade parts into consideration.

[@MarkMSM]

You’re going to have to ceramic coat this so Freddie can’t kill it😮

[@johnpollock4257]

Lovely work Joe top man .

[@Shinysideup]

Getting close to a start up, great work Joe 👍

[@johnhumphreys9879]

excellent as always

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi , SPIFFING work your both doing , only needs stickers on the side panels of Dobbie out of Harry Potter , from Fiction to our real world . Thank you both for the story ,video .😉👍💅

[@maartenholl1176]

Amazing work!

[@mikerider58]

Great video, bikes coming along nicely 👌 Freddie will be well pleased for sure because the bike now will be in better condition than it was when he be bought it. Great work.

[@EastboundDwn]

Coming along swimmingly 👍

[@weebercorey]

I so hope it starts when fully completed :)

[@johnmitchell9705]

Ditch electrical tape and use silicone tape. Silicone tape only sticks to itself and leaves no sticky mess behind.

[@eddiemizen3703]

Nice work your doing 😊

[@cbrider726]

Awesome work Joe. Like a new bike . Wow man fantastic job. Cant wait to see it running . Dont let him have it back lol keep it in lue of payment for your work lol.

[@markwhitney19]

Hi mate make sure you check the multi earth joint , they are problematic and can rot with water ingress which runs down the loom when I work at triumph had few all best mark

[@johngibson3837]

Nice one you two good teamwurks

[@iantoy7778]

Like your work. You will be gutted after he has had it back for 3 months. Watched riding an Enfield Bullet in Goa and couldn't find neutral so was stamping on the gear lever 😢 and did not think it out of the ordinary, there are bikers and there are KZbin Star. Lol 😅

[@androz8362]

Great content. Appreciate your attention to detail. Just do what you're doing buddy.

[@jhellnowh]

I love your skills

[@Vegplot]

Anglesey, my part of the world.

[@user-xm4ws9hm9j]

I enjoyed the video and it’s been a great series. I wonder if you have a deadline as to when you think the Bonneville will be finished? One part of me looks forward to seeing the bike back as a roadworthy machine (bit of an understatement given the work the two of you have put in), but the other side will be that its a shame when its finished. I hope that you have time to embark on another project hopefully one of your own bikes. All the best

[@UKPete]

Looking good and great progress!.

[@simongilbert2704]

just don't let the dobb's near it ;;;;

[@jamiefly]

CCM... Looks interesting 😮

[@kevindarkstar]

I can only imagine the total cost of all this work and parts, it's a labour of love, because on a purely pounds and pence basis it's probably not worth it, hence why other garages said it was not economical to do, chances are he could have bought another bike by the time the full cost of this is rung up 😊

[@julianpowell6355]

Nightmare trying to get all the cables back in the headlight. I've just done it.

[@jamescostello2558]

And what did Triumph do! 🤣

[@gs500rocker]

maybe it's handy for freddie to put some fork boots on. because maintaining a motorbike is not his best side and he ride it in all conditions.

[@rickconstant6106]

Very good job of getting everything just right as you reassemble (probably more thorough than at the factory), but isn't it better to leave the final tightening of the steering stem and yoke bolts until the wheels are on, so you can pump the forks to get them to align themselves?

[@bmwgsblackgus7636]

Hello 👋

[@sammorgan7606]

Hello!

[@Richard-pe4cx]

my T120 had to have a new wiring harness due to the flex around the head-stock when moving the handlebars from lock too lock there is a mod for this but by the time it was fitted the damage had been done so very important to get it right

[@instant8195]

I wonder how much this will be all together money wise , the hours are adding up

[@stevelacombe5291]

Before you know it, Emily will be doing this by herself and Joe will be baking the cookies.

[@davidcoleman4941]

I don't know if Freddie deserves a rebuilt bike, are we assuming that he'll look after it. If not please take it away and find it a good home.

[@argieessex]

He likes his bikes to have a patina? 😂

[@maskedavenger2578]

Bikes are made for riding not fussing over like show queens.

[@melfzs]

Bikes are indeed for riding but they should still be looked after, especially when someone has spent a lot of their time saving it from scrap!

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@melfzs Yes serviced & looked after to a degree ,but not fussed over ,they are vehicles for providing transport from A to B . The odd scratch ,dent or bit of rust ,isn’t going to hurt them . The main thing is to keep them mechanically sound & reliable . These classic style of bikes were only ever in mint condition when new in a dealers show room . Their owners cleaned them by giving them the odd wipe over with an oily rag now & then ,creating a nice well worn age patina & character . A lot of bikers are turning into fussy molls ,these days more concerned with cleaning & polishing ,than doing what motorcycles are built for ,which is riding .

[@melfzs]

@@maskedavenger2578 I didn't say fussed over ,I said looked after , If you want to just wipe your bike over with an oily rag crack on , but thanks for the pompous sermon , you've just made me realise I've had it all wrong for the last 52 years of riding motorcycles all year round and going to the trouble of washing winter salt and shite off after a ride or commute to stop my calipers and all the other cycle parts from corroding , 😅😅

[@adamstevens6835]

Great show!!!! But…. Music far too loud and can’t hear what you are saying half the time! 🥺