Thruxton Cafe Racer RSS

I forgot to add the youtube clip of the finished bike last year, so here it is.

Karen has decided to go to the next stage of her Triumph's transformation. Wish list this time is:  Slightly lower rear end. Alloy front and rear mudguards. Alloy seat or seat cowl. Unrestricted reverse cone mega exhausts. K+N style air filters (junk the airbox) Large valve head conversion. Polish the front fork lowers and fit Brit style gaiters.    Progress so far: We have stripped it down and started some of the work, the forks are done and the front mudguard is fitted. I have taken a pic of the valves in the head before we send it to Len...

The Thruxton is finished  (for now)  Karen will use the bike for the remaining summer and think about other mods after this. Single "Smiths" speedo was used to help keep the simple clasic look. It has turned out very nice without a massive spend and turns heads with its "classic look".

Karen and Steve first road test on Triumph cafe racer. (nearly finished)

Karen's damaged Triumph Thruxton is to be turned into a cafe racer. Karen's affair with her Thruxton started in her home country of Canada, after deciding to live over here she organised shipping the bike over to use in our fair country. Before she could get the bike here it got vandalised but this has not put her off, in fact she is now more determined to get the bike back on the road but in cafe racer trim. Karen had seen the blogs of the W650 and the T140 Cafe racers that I had done previously  and came to...