We’ve profiled 2LOUD’s work for almost two years now. From day one, builder ‘Max’ Yicheng has consistently delivered elegant and harmonious machines from his one-man-shop in Taipei, Taiwan. In fact, his work is so tasteful and restrained, the ‘2LOUD’ moniker borders on ironic.
Those are rare traits in today’s custom world, and they’re why we keep a close eye on Max’s output. And this custom Triumph Bonneville exemplifies the 2LOUD ethos. It’s so subtle that you’d be tempted to pass it over?but look closer, and you’ll discover a host of cracking details and useful upgrades.

It belongs to the same customer that commissioned the first 2LOUD bike we ever featured: a Suzuki TU250. Like the little Suzuki, the 2003-model Bonneville had to be transformed into a stylish street tracker?but without losing too much of its original style. It also had to fit the owner’s lofty 6’3? frame. So Max has fitted longer-than-stock Öhlins shocks, to lift the rear a touch. He?s kept the original front suspension though, but serviced it and upgraded the oil.

The wheels were swapped out for a set of tubeless spoked items, from Alpina in the UK. The Bonneville’s known for lazy handling, partly thanks to its stock 19? front wheel, so Max has opted for an 18? front matched to a wider (160) rear.
The new rims are wrapped in Pirelli MT60RS tires, chosen for both their look and their grip on varying surfaces....