VSN 47

from solifdesign

Custom Triumph Bonneville by CRD

We have discussed multiple custom motorcycles that got popularity but today we also want to draw attention to another interesting custom Triumph Bonneville, which just recently rolled out of the workshop in Madrid.

Pedro Garcia opened the shop “Cafe Racer Dreams” a few years ago, but has already managed to convert two dozen motorcycles and is not going to stop there. There is nothing supernatural in the project Triumph Bonneville there, although everything is done as always great. CRD experts did not attempt to change the style or class of the British motorcycle and just tried to emphasize and improve the features of the factory bike.

First, they have altered the donor bike subframe to accommodate the vintage saddle, covered with brown leather. New seat is a little thicker original, more comfortable and convenient.

Other parts of the project:

• 18-inch wheels
• Tires Dunlop K180
• K & N Filters
• Custom exhaust 2 in 2
• Wings and mount the battery made by hand
• CRD: headlight, tail light, wide steering wheel controls with the controls and wiring hidden within
• Simplified wiring

from bikeglam

Triumph Legend TT - Mr Martini

By guest writer Ian Lee.
via PIPEBURN 
Some people tend to believe art and utility cannot mix. This is not more evident anywhere than in the commenters’ section on custom motorcycle blogs. Commenters argue that although the feature bike looks amazing, it would never survive on the open road. To these types, once a bike becomes an art piece it’s function goes out the window. Damn those commenters though, for they have not seen this feature bike. I present to you exhibit A in my argument that form and function can live happily side by side, Jerolamo, a Triumph TT café racer built by Mr Martini of Verona. 

Taking a 2000 model Triumph TT, Nicola ran his artist’s eyes over it, and built up an idea of what he wanted the finished bike to look like. Then during the course of the build he changed his mind. And changed it again. And again. This bike is an evolution of that original design concept, Mr Martini building on his ideas as he progressed with the build.

The Triumph front end has been ditched altogether, being replaced by Showa upside down forks, Brembo front disc and Ducati hub. Half handlebars have been fitted to suit the bikes sporting credentials, and the rims swapped out for custom alloy ones.

Italian flair has been built into this bike, the handmade Bordeaux seat cushion with cream piping sitting high above the the rear tyre. A redesign in the seating position meant a move of electrical components from under the seat to under the tank, leaving the space between the seat and the tyre clear of clutter. The simple seat mounting frame adds to the sporting aesthetic of the bike, and gives somewhere to mount the license plate. Exhaust duties are taken care of by a Zard custom 3 into 1 system, inspired by the Norton Manx. 

During the build process the bike gained a endurance fairing, then lost a endurance fairing. This rethinking of the design as he went along has allowed Mr Martini to produce the proof that something beautiful can be of use on the open road, that art doesn’t have to be static. The simple, lightweight styling of the bike shows the true spirit of the café racer genre, something that goes and stops and you can ride home afterwards. Art and utility can mix, you just have to make sure the bike design process is in good hands.
I rest my case.  

Le festival Cafe Racer, enfin !!!

Bloquez votre week-end de la saint-Jean, et commencez à préparer vos meules : le Cafe Racer Festival, première édition, se déroulera sur le mythique autodrome de Montlhéry, aux portes de Paris.
www.cafe-racer.fr