Freddie Dobbs' Bonneville | Wheels of Time

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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 wheels fitted, speedo drive and cable in place and Emily literally turns my world upside down!
If you wish to join us for the DGR either sign up to the Tamworth ride or a ride from other midlands dealerships which are heading to the Triumph HQ Hinckley factory.
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Our pages are here:
Joe - gfolk.me/JoeHolliday562265
Emily - gfolk.me/EmilyHolliday568772
Freddie - gfolk.me/dobbs
Check out Freddie Dobbs' KZbin channel right here:
/ @freddiedobbs
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#Bonneville #dobbs #DGR
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[@redzed40]

Your good lady is one in a million mate...

[@tonywright8342]

That part was hard to watch, he doesn’t realize that at all.

[@davidgalt8107]

Definitely a keeper.

[@AlexCordiner]

You clearly don’t need me to say this but your wife is a kind soul

[@nickduffy8482]

Joe & Emily, the ‘masterclass’ continues, there is something just incredibly therapeutic about watching this whole rebuild and your steady, methodical approach coupled with the lovely banter between each other makes for great Sunday afternoon content. A lot of people are concerned about the economic value of the work for an older bike but to me it is more about showing that we don’t have to live in such a disposable society and ‘brand new’ doesn’t always mean better. Really looking forward to the first start up!

[@iggyzorro2406]

you two have a great working relationship. She seems very sweet and smart.

[@maskedavenger2578]

Back in the day my wife ( still alive at the time ) decided to interfere & tidy up my garage & tools . I couldn’t find anything , so never allowed her or anyone to tidy up my garage or sheds again .

[@kdsowen2882]

Yep ! dave nz

[@hulkhatepunybanner]

*Sounds like the prologue to **_The Tell-tale Heart._*

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@hulkhatepunybanner It doesn’t sound like anything it’s electronically typed you numpty .

[@rarri6301]

Is that the reason she is now not alive??

[@maskedavenger2578]

@@rarri6301 No not guilty , the police investigated & found no suspicious circumstances.

[@germanium1872]

Whoa! It's looking like a brand new bike. You are a freakin bad ass.

[@stevesanelli90]

The Bonneville is looking a million dollars! Thanks to the Wurks team of fantastic people. Thanks Joe & Emily! 2 of the brightest stars in the universe ⭐️⭐️

[@Winter-ir9tx]

The Bonneville project is a testament to a lost art : fixing things.

[@Banditmanuk]

Wow, brave girl tidying up the bike build area! I caught Joe looking at another Bonneville at the Stafford Classic Show, he was kind enough to give me a couple of channel stickers. Many thanks. Good luck with the shakedown run. You two make a great team. It was my wife Carol..... Thanks for the mention, you make a brief appearance at the end of our Stafford vid.

[@brunski2981]

I love how you two work together on this project! 😊

[@luddite6239]

Rolling chassis! Two of the sweetest words in the bike builder's vocabulary!

[@tenbear5]

He’ll be back from his 7th holiday soon so you better get a move on.

[@milabaigar]

Probably squeeze another one in b4 he picks bike up ! 🤣

[@richardbartlett6932]

TBF it's how he makes his living...

[@danielkerr4100]

😅

[@shedend3066]

It’s his job

[@tenbear5]

@@iantoy7778 That makes no sense at all. Well done!

[@justinelliott9023]

Good man. You're the first person on any KZbin channel I've ever heard say about the proper amount of loctite to use. I've been an engineer for nearly 40 years and I've genuinely enjoyed your series on sorting out Feddies bike. It's been a pleasure not finding myself swearing at what's happening on my screen. There are a lot of, so called, experts on KZbin and it's really nice watching you and your good lady fixing the triumph, properly. keep doing what you're doing. Thank you.

[@radicalcartoons2766]

That chat about tidy or messy workshops - straight out of "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance", page 96!

[@PatrickJWenzel]

Haha, page 100 in my copy

[@RE650NZGraeme]

The cat meowed and I was sure that was our cat, but I had just 10 minutes ago, put him outside at his request... what a lovely, clean organised workshop it became!! What a fabulous wife!!

[@ThatBobGuy850]

And what a great couple you are! I love hearing the expression of surprise and epiphany when Emily suddenly understands something mechanical you're explaining to her. It's quite awesome. Every man ought to have a "helper" like her in the shop. The end is near! Brilliant work, you two.

[@smackbikeNZ]

Emily's a keeper, mate!

[@user-pm8gw3gp4x]

As I have commented before…. your knowledge and attention to detail is amazing. Emily is as well….2-3 hours cleaning your shop. She is a trooper and most definitely a keeper.

[@husky1293]

It's looking great! It'll be good to see it back on Freddy's channel, traveling the UK again! Cheers from USA!

[@johnratcliffe4105]

God help ya if he cant find something Emily..😂 Pure class, the both of you ...😉

[@bentonbee1]

My wife would not be helping me.. you are blessed

[@andyjdaviestjk]

Nice job, its looking great, make sure Freddie does his maintenance this time😂

[@weemsmotorco]

Fizzy PoP has her tweaking! LoL, I can't wait for September to have a tea in your little shop!

[@johngibson3837]

Hey up mate your lass is super cool, nice video thank you

[@JohnSmith-xw5qe]

Another brilliant video Joe & Emily nearly choked on my tea when Emily said she’s gonna clean up the garage lol gotta say she’s done a great job lol! Learned a lot about triumphs watching you guys👍🏻

[@davewarren1336]

Love this channel. Bang on the right amount of humour mixed with superb mechanical knowledge. Nice work guys👍👍

[@sussexbikerpillion]

A great layman’s video. Great job guys 👍

[@operator0]

When Emily said that she was going to tidy up, my eyes got real wide. I just knew that was going to be your reaction.

[@davideyres-sf9zb]

Thanks for the sticker and handwritten note So unusual nowadays Thank you Emily

[@leslieday1830]

The bike looks great Joe love your videos all the best Les👍👍👍👍

[@neilallen460]

Hello from Thailand. Really enjoying watching this series. I hope you can expand on this.

[@LeeDixon-qb8xu]

You are very knowledgable, and likeable. Keep going.

[@kevindaly5093]

Tidying up the shop was a lovely gesture, but she'll never understand until you do the same to her kitchen.

[@user-eg7uw9ls4o]

That’s a good one deserves more than a like 😀👍

[@kdsowen2882]

that made ma chuckle...dave nz

[@biker_dale]

Another team effort, working smoothly with each other, what a pleasure to watch the bike come together. Can't wait to see it start and you take it on its first ride. Great video as always.

[@SherKhan-b1kes]

Emily is soooo coooool a thankyou for having tidied up would’ve been in order….

[@nickwells55]

Freddie's gonna have an almost new bike soon, he will be smiling from ear to ear.

[@philliprichardson637]

But will he even clean it very doubtful

[@nickwells55]

@@philliprichardson637 or stop riding through flood water

[@SuperSetsquare]

Love the show and I’m getting excited about the end result, I’m also going to be a bit sad. I will definitely be watching any of your future shows

[@FunWithAJ]

I'll admit I know you helping Freddie with this bike has equally helped you increase your audience and I'm sure he is paying for the parts etc...however every week I can't help but think when Freddie gets this master piece repair/restoration back, he'll have it in pieces in 6 months time.

[@bnations2000]

If Freddie had had the time, then spending a few days in the shop cleaning the old parts, handing Joe tools, etc. would have been an invaluable learning experience. Once you 've seen the guts on the floor and then put them all back to their rightful places, no maintenance job should ever scare you again.

[@christurner4994]

He wouldn’t know what to do with it.

[@billrothwell7139]

I wish I had just half the knowledge you have joe ,and have the confidence do what you do 👍

[@davidwood974]

You two are amazing, thank you for bringing us along. Safe travels

[@stevelacombe5291]

That Emily is a gem💎.

[@markpercy4277]

Stickers arrived super quick and excellent quality, many thanks 👍

[@paulhaskin73]

All the love and affection that’s been given to that bike… give it a couple of weeks and Freddie will be caning it through a swamp in Outer Mongolia 😂

[@peterhobbs7609]

I love watching these videos, so informative and entertaining, great work guys

[@mattgreene01]

Love these videos. Looking forward to the finished bike!

[@splodge5714]

I look forward to seeing the end result.😊

[@banzobeans]

13:33 It goes round! 🤸

[@nickaxe771]

Great video again guys.....

[@dewipeach]

Wheelie looking nice.. My Bike needs a detail and the sheds a mess.. I'd best go now... 🤣..

[@plandovanje]

Please adopt me. I'm only 41 and I promise to take the garbage out and help in the garage. 🖤 Till then with respect from POL. 🤘🏻

[@pauljdunne784]

at 18.45 very funny, thanks for the video, great work,

[@nealeburgess6756]

I love Emily's technical approach. This bit goes Brrm Brrm and this bit goes... She understands more about how things really work than loads of mechanics! Sadly I can't make the DGR this year. I shall be on holiday in France with my 80 year old sister. Although I don't understand why, she prefers to go there by car. Otherwise I would have gone to the nearest DGR.

[@1mikefrost]

Certainly more than Freddie 😂

[@alanrichardson1672]

​@@1mikefrostAnd a good many others...

[@TheNorthernClassicRider]

Brum Brum braaappp!! Love it😂😂

[@davidwilson6742]

Great vlog again. Both of you keep it up. 👍 great content.

[@royfarley2601]

You deserve to swear now and again. You have the patience of a saint.

[@russelllocke7180]

Really enjoying & respecting your mechanical skills & methodical process of strip & reassembling. I’m hoping Freddie has been taking note & putting aside a sneaking envelope with a generous thank you bonus for going well & truly above and beyond.

[@Ian-ic9lv]

Pear drops 😂😂😂😂👍👍

[@huwbridges4624]

Hi there. What a great channel, I’ve not seen such a meticulous approach to motorcycle maintenance, ever! I only can across you when you picked up Freddie’s Triumph (there must be a few of us). I’ve noted that you’ve been wanted to share your stickers and to see us display them. I live in Sydney (NSW) and would love to have your “the wurks” sticker on my Triumph Tiger 900 GT Pro….. I’m happy to pay the postage if that could be arranged? Thanks mate and keep up the awesome work……

[@TheWurks]

Hi, thank you for your kind words and support… if you’re after a sticker or two the link is in the description of all our most recent videos. We cover postage dont worry about that..

[@terrycavender]

Your wife is an absolute gem! Like I'm telling you something you don't already know! 🤣 I've been watching Freddie's channel for a bit now, and I always thought he was a bit of a prat, but after seeing the neglect he has put his Bonnie through, and him questioning the cost to correct it, I'm certain of it. How anyone could let their motor get that bad is beyond me! 🙄

[@papajulietromeo-650]

The video has 13909 views in 16 hours, and still Joe & Emily only have 13900 subscribers? Come on... subscribe, everybody, doesn't cost a penny but will help them so much. I love your "Q&A" game, still learning a lot from watching. I almost expected the question why they don't use the same nut size on both sides of the axle. This often isn't obvious to beginners. Until they start searching for a second size 24 nut...

[@banzobeans]

Love and marriage, love and marriage They go together like a horse and carriage

[@gillianbrodie6807]

Thanks for the video. I'm really enjoying the series. Was I imagining that the treads on the front and rear tyres were the opposite way round, and if so, is that usual? Keep up the good work and I'm looking forward to the big unveil!! 😃👍🤗

[@luddite6239]

Could you imagine Joe fitting tyres the wrong way round! 95% of "V" style tread tyres are fitted that way - the V on the rear tyre faces the direction of rotation and the V on the front faces backwards. Those are Michelin Road Classics and are fitted correctly.

[@gillianbrodie6807]

​@@luddite6239 No, I couldn't really imagine that!! In the old days, when I was your age 😅 (several decades ago) they were always the same way round as I recall, and I must say, although I have a bike, I haven't paid a great deal of attention to the general tyre configurations in modern times. At least I noticed the difference! 😅 Thanks again. 🤗

[@luddite6239]

@@gillianbrodie6807 you're quite right - tyres from back in the day did tend to be different, although many front tyres had longitudinal ribs rather than "V"s I'm not sure when things changed - probably when treads started to be designed by computer!

[@roberthocking9138]

Not that Freddie will ever look at the disc bolts to see if they’ve moved 😂. As you said, all he is paying for now is all the maintenance he hasn’t done since he bought the bike

[@daver3110]

Looking like it's almost finished now. I assume that'll be the last we see of it until the unveiling? If you're after a new project, you're welcome to sort my Sprint ST, if anyone can get it to idle properly, it would be you! 👍

[@kendag2823]

Doing the DGR but it will be the Swansea ride 😉😎

[@stevesanelli90]

There is no time like the present!

[@kenbowlus2995]

My retired father's motto is "Tomorrow's another day." LOL

[@maskedavenger2578]

There is no time like the time that’s passed or about to come either .

[@raymondwilkinson9255]

Breaks my heart that Freddie is going to get this bike. He's totally non mechanically minded and doesn't look afer his bike. No offense Freddie but that bike has been rebuilt with the ultimate care and expertise and I'd love to think it will be cared and maintained to the enth degree. Well done, Joe and Emily. Love your video's

[@racheltaylor6578]

I hope he has learned a lesson.

[@neilurquhart8622]

As it’ll be shiny when he picks it up he’ll be “so excited” and will probably look after it for a short while….but as he loves a bit of patina I’m guessing he will soon let it get grubby and not bother with any important maintenance!

[@joeboonmusic4004]

'no offence' after saying something clearly rude... none of us would be here and growing this channel without Freddie so maybe a bit of respect is in order.

[@TheMickvee]

I can just imagine the state that this lovely Bonnie will be in after a couple of years in Freddie's "care". I feel sorry for it!

[@kevindarkstar]

5:10 so in other words Freddie is guilty of maintenance negligence and ignoring the requirements of the Bonnieville 😮 a touch of use it and abuse it 😳

[@allsearpw3829]

Hi , great work ,😉 you two make a great crew .👍💅 . Freddie is going to love it or list it ? 🤔

[@stephencox1955]

Emily is getting very good at the insertions 😂

[@lyntonwebb9661]

All that work and it's going back to Frank and Betty, just joking Freddie.

[@delukxy]

Nice one but could use much more volume on the audio. I maxed out and still couldn't make out a lot of the chat.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

After all the work you did for him for free he better take care of the bike this time.

[@Tomasz.P___b]

He did not do it for free, he did it so he has content, new subs, people buying coffe and stickers...to grow his yt channel.

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

@@Tomasz.P___b Do you really think people buying stickers and some coffee is going to offset the many hours he put into that motorcycle? How many hours did he work on the bike? 100? 150? + His wife helping him.

[@Tomasz.P___b]

@@frankmarkovcijr5459 no,no chance. This is called a strategic investment, prioritizing long-term growth over immediate returns. Within weeks he's gained 10k subs, massive growth rate.

[@danielkerr4100]

He could probably buy a new bike with what he's spent on getting this fixed lol

[@frankmarkovcijr5459]

@@danielkerr4100 Freddie is not being charged for the work being done. Of course if was you or me we would be charged for everything,parts & labor.

[@iancharlesworth3654]

Hi you two. There's a saying where I'm from , it goes, YOU CAN'T TURN A SILK PURSE FROM A SOW'S ARSE ( EAR) . You my YOU TUBE FRIEND have certainly rewritten that addedge. 10 outof 10. Young DOBBSY will get his BRAND NEW BIKE after all. One very lucky man. HE BETTER LOOK AFTER IT. 👹👹👹 By the way does your wife have a SISTER ? 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍BLESS YOU BOTH.

[@blind9376]

Looks like a EBC pro-lite disc on front , very tasty.

[@scoothome]

Bonnie is looking great. Why do you dislike center stands?

[@theboredboys2957]

You are spending such a meticulous, loving tender care on that bike, but Dobbs is such a slob in taking care of his bikes, 😆Are you giving that back to him?

[@basilwatson1]

Actually, a workshop should be clean and everything in a place where ANYone can find it, It goes back to the place whence it came, I wish my workshop was like that, When I get busy , it goes back in the general direction, Now one thing I will say, these are production motorcycles, tolerances wont be so hot and neither will the "torque values" Remember the Bmw torque value of finger tight plus 1/2 a turn!

[@neilurquhart8622]

I keep hoping that you’ll get a few comments from Freddie …..just to show that he’s interested in your progress on his bike AND THAT HE’S LEARNING FROM HIS ABUSE!

[@robertcostello9473]

Freddie isn't going to believe his eyes

[@dancouture5225]

Wow! Where do I find I wife like that.

[@stevecambers3190]

You are doing a fantastic job with this bike. However, owning the same model, which is in immaculate & original condition, I'm a little worried about the front mudguard on Freddie's bike. It's too short & is not original. It looks awful, so please tell me you're not going to put that back on....

[@ronniebornman4122]

Coming together nicely now. Good work. Where are those front brake cable wire stays from/off of?

[@kdsowen2882]

the bike.....it'll all make sense soon

[@leeandjancruise]

Just as you have used the services of your wife I've done exactly the same with mine during my restorations, I call her 'the third hand'.

[@blacksquirrel4008]

Yes, screaming at the screen

[@collyernicholasjohn]

23:01 Hey Joe! Would you kindly tell me what colour is the tank on your bike? I’m about to repaint mine and I love it.

[@davidoldroyd6795]

Love this resto, but is the front tyre on in the correct rotation direction ? (Asked without any criticism)

[@davidoldroyd6795]

Ignore me, just done some research 😊

[@lensmann100]

All I want to know is, how come you don't get covered in crap/oil when you're fettling that bike?

[@UKTomsk]

Hi Joe, I noticed the tread pattern on the tyres look like they conflict, with the back going centre to outside, and the front going outside to in, you may wish to check rotation on them to make sure they are both correct? I'm sure the wheels are good but could the rubber be on backwards?

[@kevkfz5226]

Do you really torque everything or is it cos it’s someone else’s bike and on video?

[@basilwatson1]

ya beat me to it !

[@bren106]

One of those times when a question say more about the person asking than the answer ever could.

[@richardbartlett6932]

Only two torque settings you'll ever need. Tight and fooking tight. 😂

[@operator0]

I would torque a wheel and head bolts and other really important stuff, but yeah. The other stuff I can get close enough without it.

[@plumpii7177]

If the nut or bolts failure could result in an accident, id say yes... Back in the day you could use fking tight as the setting, now it will load a fixing so close to its failure point its dangerous.. over engineering is in the past..

[@paulwuk]

No grease on the front axle?

[@richardclark716]

T100?

[@Thruxtonite]

It’s actually a Bonneville SE……..but the torque values are the same😊

[@hdevo80]

Please change the front fender on Freddie bike!

[@acmdv]

12:03 Err should the front tyre (not the wheel) be that way round especially considering when you look at the rear wheel 21:07 which is the opposite way round?

[@paulbarrell1351]

Is the front tyre rotation correct?

[@howardnunn3965]

Lot of people asking this question.... see Michelin Road Classics on Speed Twin 900, T100, T120, the rotation here is correct👌

[@rustyblade5845]

Did your dad say " put some hair around it, you would find the hole "?

[@samuelthomas2567]

Was that front tyre fitted with the tread going in the wrong direction??

[@andychurches7280]

Your wife tidying up is a big no - no! No wonder you didnt look pleased - likely to cause more arguments than anything! 😅

[@lucky13psycho]

Is the front tyre on backwards?

[@hdevo80]

Not! Perfect fit.