We’ve got two very different style of Triumph Thruxton on this week’s menu. One is liquid-cooled brute force, and the other is completely air-cooled cafe racer. A neat Yamaha Scorpio Scrambler and a skinny Harley FXD fill the gap in between.
Tamarit Motorcycles Supercharged Thruxton 1200R Triumph Thruxton We never thought about victory thruxton 1200R under power. In fact, it is one of the more powerful modern cafe racers you can walk into a showroom and buy today. But when tamarit motorcycle When they started creating their 95th custom Triumph, they wanted something…a little more. And ‘a little’ we really mean ‘a lot’.
This is their latest custom Thruxton 1200R, and honestly, from the left side, it looks like one of their more refined builds. It would be, if it weren’t for the massive TTS Performance turbocharger bolted on the right side of the engine. It added 60 hp to the Thruxton—so this 1200 hp now makes 160 hp. Ham play up.
Tubeless (and very flashy) Kineo spokes wheels are fitted, as are the entire Motogadget electronics suite. The headlights are particularly interesting—it has a built-in gyro sensor and illuminates the edge of the road when you lean over.
Thruxton’s clamp-on handlebars have been replaced with flat handlebars and the original fuel tank is painted in a beautiful silver color. The fuel tank proudly wears the Tamarit badging and the engine side caps have been replaced with a custom ‘San Jorge 95’ badging, which is the bike’s name.
The Zard exhaust is new, as is the entire central part of the motorcycle. A custom airbox sits underneath the custom seats, hand-stitched in brown leather. We like how the saddle extends to the fuel tank and how the fuel tank leather strap fits into the saddle. Very classy, really.
The car has been shipped to its new owner in Texas, USA. This kind of thing lights up our fire—so if someone would please contact Tamarit to build something else, we’d appreciate it. [More]
Deus Bali’s Yamaha Scorpio We can’t figure out what this custom is disturbance person begin life as it was when we first saw it. Believe it or not, this is a Yamaha Scorpio—a 225 cc motorcycle, popular in Australia.
Owned by outpost manager Deus ex Machina’s Bali, this power tower has been in daily use for the past 10 years. The Deus team thought it was time for a daily rider refresh, so they quickly got to work — again. The fifth time.
Deus Bali begins to breathe new life into tired Scorpio, so they begin by completely rebuilding the engine. No horse was left behind, especially thanks to the larger 30mm Uma Racing PWK carburetor and the matching oversized K&N air filter.
A new exhaust tip is made from stainless steel, further increasing the already high power figure. That turbocharged Thruxton has nothing to do with this.
The 41 mm fork from another Yamaha bike has been fitted, as are the upper and lower fork yolks. A set of ProTaper handlebars that have been bolted and finished with new handles and switches. An oversized LED headlight takes over the lighting duties, with a set of barely discernible but overly bright Kellerman Atto Dark turn signals fitted.
The bolted subframe is also brand new and it really accentuates the rear end. The alloy swingarm was donated by a Yamaha YZ250, and a box was built under the saddle to house the battery and electronics. The taillights are particularly beautiful and have been customized by Bengkel Boys themselves in the Deus Bali workshop.
The Rossi rims and stainless spokes are mounted to the factory axles and then wrapped in Shinko SR428 dual sport rubber. A pair of aluminum fenders complete the bike.
Painted in metallic red, the custom fuel tank is finished with the Deus ‘Pistons-O-Power’ logo – a worthy seal of approval from the head of Deus Bali himself. We love it. [More]
Triumph Thruxton by iT ROCKS!BIKES It’s big, blue, and despite its name, it still runs an old-fashioned internal combustion engine well. Dubbed ‘Lithium’ by the creators, this cafe racer is the latest build by Portuguese firm iT ROCKS!BIKES.
The owners of iT ROCKS!BIKES—Osvaldo, Ana and Luis—were approached by a client with a request to build them a 70s-inspired Triumph endurance race car. Know a thing or two about crafting. building svelte, unibody motorcycles, this won’t be a problem for the IRB team.
To make it even easier, customers choose only the classic Porsche blue color—the rest is up to the manufacturer.
An air-cooled 2006 Triumph Thruxton has been modified and transformed into the full bib cafe racer you see here. Using designs Ana wrote down, the team cut down the end of the back, then built a custom mounting bracket for the front.
This is what gives the beautiful vintage full bib, also handcrafted from steel. The stacked headlights are the only modern accent on the bibs, but we absolutely love it. The monolithic fuel tank and saddle are also handcrafted, as are the side panels.
Kineo wheels appear again in Speed Read this week, with ITB fitting a set to this Thruxton. The fork is from a Yamaha R1, and the rear shock has been replaced with a pair of fully adjustable Bitubo springs. Parts specs include LSL swingarm and swingarm, Motogadget Chronoclassic speedometer.
Finished in classic Porsche blue, white and silver paint, with black leather seats, the iT ROCKS!BIKES trio completes the summary of another standout build. We bet the customer is a happy chap. [Via]
Harley Davidson FXD by K-Speed Seems like every bike rolls in and out K-Speed workshop is a perfect 10. Headquartered in Bangkok, Thailand, K-Speed has been tireless since 2002—and they show no signs of slowing down.
This 2002 custom Harley Davidson FXD Dyna Super Glide is the personal vehicle of the owner K-Speed Eak. Nicknamed the ‘Silver Sting’ (probably because it’s long, narrow, and pointed), Eak set out to create a classic style inspired by the old days. Suffice it to say, he and his crew have done a great job.
The highlight of the build is the custom bodywork. Made from aluminum, the new fuel tank and fenders do a great job of downplaying the chunky American look. K-Speed wants to make the big Harley look slimmer and easier to use, and the bodywork is just the beginning.
The front end has also been revised, and now uses a classic front tire in front of a single bottom mounted headlamp.
The sliding handlebars are new, as are the grips and controls. The front indicators are mounted low on the tubes down to the frame, right next to the Moon Instrument’s fuel tank for emergency refueling (because oh, that’s a small container).
Moving to the rear, a new seat from K-Speed’s Diablo lineup has been fitted, along with indicator lights and new rear shock absorbers. Side-mounted license plates and taillight brackets have also been added to keep the new rear fenders clutter-free.
The engine is still original but has been treated with a new set of exhaust tips. What they lack in length, they certainly make up for in quantity. Just Harley stuff, you know?
It’s very simple, but great. It’s good to be the boss, hey Eak? [K-Speed | Images by Hipmotography]
