Wednesday, April 30, 2014
Garage 108
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
Garage 107
Brat Style Yamaha SR400 Street Bobber
Brat Style created the “Brat” look, and here’s a good example. Simple and elegant, it’s still a rideable design that looks great. The Yamaha SR400 is a simple bike, and lends itself well to the “Brat” treatment. The only problem I have is the position of the front turn signals, way too low to be effective.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Debris 184
Tools 066
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Tanks 26
Friday, April 25, 2014
Triumph Thruxtona
What’s a Thruxtona, you say? Take a 2005 Thruxton and mate it with the front forks from a 2006 Daytona, and there you have it. It’s a minor change, and it’s hardly noticeable to someone who’s not familiar with a stock Thruxton. There are a few other modifications made.
-Carrozzeria Wheels
-Ohlins Rear Suspension
-Daytona 675 Front End
-LSL Steering Damper
-Motogadget Pro Gauge
-Renthal Clipons
-Triumph Bar End Mirrors
-Staintune Exhaust
It’s not a game changing build, but it’s not meant to be. You don’t have to tear a bike apart and start from scratch, sometimes some minor tweaks are all you need to get a bike where you want it.
Source: Do The Ton Forums
T.G.I.F. 074
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Triumph Thruxton Beauty
This is one of those cafe racers that just looks right. Nothing looks out of place or awkward, and the aluminum tank is simply gorgeous. The riding position would probably be a little extreme for daily use, but at least the seat looks a lot more comfortable than many out there. Here’s the list of modifications, along with a little performance data too!
Cosmetic Specification:
- Handmade ‘Slippery Sam’ polished aluminum fuel tank. (Supplied by T A Baker Tanks, Wales.)
- Alloy Monza fuel cap.
- CNC billet alloy ‘race’ footpegs. (Supplied by Oberon Performance)
- Handmade aluminum number plates. (Supplied by CW Classic)
- Homemade hand-cut ‘race’ numbers.
- Homemade aluminum fly screen.
- Rear mudguard shortened,reshaped and re-sprayed.
- Homemade aluminum rear light and number plate mounting.
- Rizoma billet alloy front brake master cylinder.
- Bonneville T100 black & grey speedometer and tachometer.
- Drilled and polished gear lever and rear brake lever.
- Homemade aluminum chain guard at front sprocket.
- Stock seat unit modified to fit with the fuel tank.
- Polished alloy seat cowl. (Supplied by The Tank Shop, Scotland.)
- Polished alloy front mudguard. (Supplied by The Tank Shop, Scotland.)
- Billet aluminum indicator lights. (Supplied by Motrax)
- Billet aluminum LED rear light. (Supplied by Motrax)
- Billet aluminum bar end mirror. (Supplied by Oberon Performance)
- Stainless steel headlamp guard.
- Circa 1959 cherished number plate.
Mechanical Specification:
- Wiseco forged aluminum high compression pistons and cast iron liners. Bore 92mm +6mm oversize, Stroke 68mm. Displacement: 904cc
- Oversize inlet valves (+2mm) and exhaust valves (plus 1.5mm).
- Camshafts re-profiled for higher lift and longer duration.
- Crankcase breather size increased from 6mm to 13mm diameter.
- Keihin FCR 39mm flat-slide race carburetors with open velocity stacks, controlled by ¼ turn quick action throttle. (Carburettors supplied by BR Special Tuning, Wales)
- Billet alloy intake manifolds (supplied by British Customs, USA)
- Cylinder head gas flowed, ported and skimmed (10.8 to 1)
- Fly wheel balanced and lightened 440g.
- Procom CDI (Increases rev limit and advances ignition timing).
- Heavy duty (+10%) clutch springs.
- Predator stainless steel race exhausts. (supplied by British Customs, USA.)
- Pretech 6-pot billet alloy race spec caliper (supplied by Pretech Precision Engineering, Reading.)
- Brembo radial master cylinder.
- EBC Prolite fully floating front disc (Road Spec).
- EBC HH Sintered Pads (Road Spec).
- Norman Hyde fork brace.
- Norman Hyde steering damper.
- Ikon adjustable rear suspension.
- Drive sprockets changed from 18/43 to 19/41.
- Titanium nuts and bolts for engine casings, discs, sprocket, caliper’s etc. (Supplied by Pro Bolt)
- Avon Azaro tires (Road): 110x80x18 front, 140x80x17.
- Second set of Thruxton rims fitted with Avon 110x80x18 AM22 &140x80x17 AM 23 race tyres for track day use.
- EBC Prolite fully floating race spec front disc for track day use.
- Bendix MRR race pads for track day use.
- Scottoiler automatic chain lubrication.
Performance Data (rolling road tested @ rear wheel):
- Stock motor: 52.0bhp, 41 ft/lbs torque.
- Tuned motor: 88.4bhp, 65.5 ft/lbs (open velocity stacks and 150 main jets)
- Curb Weight: 211 kg wet (with 4 gallons of fuel & 4 liter oil). Dry weight approximately 193kg. Triumph claim 205kg dry with stock Thruxton.
- Standing Quarter Mile (At North Weald RWYB 10 May 2009) 12.69 seconds: 111mph.
Source: Return Of The Cafe Racers
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
Tuesday, April 22, 2014
Garage 100
Free Biker W650
Kawasaki’s W650 was on sale in the United States very briefly, only from 2000 to 2001. I remember viewing one at the local Kawasaki dealer and falling in love with the design. Classic British good looks with Japanese reliability, how could it succeed? Well, it didn’t, at least not here in the US, but overseas it had a much better run. This example from Taiwan has been tweaked with some custom touches, and looks stellar.
The changes are minor, mostly cosmetic, but they enhance the retro look superbly. the bike is still ride-able, but stands out from a stocker. Too bad they are so hard to find here, they’re still a great bike!
Source: Mulligan Machine