Some of you may remember Triple, it's a Triumph Bobber that I built from the ground up for my friend Paul. It was the first commercial build to come out of my then fairly newly started business. There is a thread here documenting the build, I think it's worth a read in it's own right
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/363681-Triple?highlight=triple+bobber
JPG_17 by tunneruk, on Flickr
During the build Paul was very vocal about how he wanted the bile to look, he had an image in his mind and we worked hard between us to bring it to life. There were a couple of specific items that wouldn't have been my own choice, the most notable of which being the now infamous Handlebars. However, Paul commissioned the bike for him and on that basis I respect each one of his choices, and to a degree I commend his commitment to those Handlebars. The original bike came to me with those bars in a box, they were part of Paul's vision right from day one and he stuck with them throughout, despite some fairly consistent distain. I'm the first to say that it was really cool to ride
Three years later and Paul's life has changed immeasurably, the long and short of being that I have now bought the bike from him having only covered 128 miles since completion (about 60 of which I did myself!)
I've bought couple of bikes over the last year or so with the intention of doing a custom build to showcase what I do at CT Motorcycle Services but time is never on my side so I've ended up just letting them go again so Triple coming along is the perfect solution for me, it's a bike that I've built from scratch that albeit now three years old is pretty much as I handed it over.
My plan is to make a few changes, some obvious and some less so, just a few of the things that I would have done differently if I'd built it for myself.
Once it's finished I'm going to ride the wheels off it!!
First up .... The handlebars .....
Not even Paul will be surprised at my decision to change the bars. The new flavour being low and wide!
I had several old pairs knocking about which tried, the closest of which went into my pipe bender to get them closer. Once I'd got the kind of look I was after I hit the button on a new pair from Holland.
IMG_7540 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7541 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7542 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7617 by tunneruk, on Flickr
I bought a couple of 12mm momentary buttons which are red back lit for the starter and horn circuits, turned up a couple of bosses and welded them into the bars. I repainted the top yoke, bar mounts and new handlbars just to ensure an even finish. The wiring for the switches runs within the bars and exits down between the bar clamps in a hollow post that I machined up.
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Because the original brakes and clutch lines dropped vertically from the tall bars I have replaced the banjo fittings and added a quick action 90 degree throttle to keep everything tidy. The last thing requited to finish off the controls is a new throttle cable, but this will come later ........
More to follow ....
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/363681-Triple?highlight=triple+bobber
JPG_17 by tunneruk, on Flickr
During the build Paul was very vocal about how he wanted the bile to look, he had an image in his mind and we worked hard between us to bring it to life. There were a couple of specific items that wouldn't have been my own choice, the most notable of which being the now infamous Handlebars. However, Paul commissioned the bike for him and on that basis I respect each one of his choices, and to a degree I commend his commitment to those Handlebars. The original bike came to me with those bars in a box, they were part of Paul's vision right from day one and he stuck with them throughout, despite some fairly consistent distain. I'm the first to say that it was really cool to ride
Three years later and Paul's life has changed immeasurably, the long and short of being that I have now bought the bike from him having only covered 128 miles since completion (about 60 of which I did myself!)
I've bought couple of bikes over the last year or so with the intention of doing a custom build to showcase what I do at CT Motorcycle Services but time is never on my side so I've ended up just letting them go again so Triple coming along is the perfect solution for me, it's a bike that I've built from scratch that albeit now three years old is pretty much as I handed it over.
My plan is to make a few changes, some obvious and some less so, just a few of the things that I would have done differently if I'd built it for myself.
Once it's finished I'm going to ride the wheels off it!!
First up .... The handlebars .....
Not even Paul will be surprised at my decision to change the bars. The new flavour being low and wide!
I had several old pairs knocking about which tried, the closest of which went into my pipe bender to get them closer. Once I'd got the kind of look I was after I hit the button on a new pair from Holland.
IMG_7540 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7541 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7542 by tunneruk, on Flickr
IMG_7617 by tunneruk, on Flickr
I bought a couple of 12mm momentary buttons which are red back lit for the starter and horn circuits, turned up a couple of bosses and welded them into the bars. I repainted the top yoke, bar mounts and new handlbars just to ensure an even finish. The wiring for the switches runs within the bars and exits down between the bar clamps in a hollow post that I machined up.
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Because the original brakes and clutch lines dropped vertically from the tall bars I have replaced the banjo fittings and added a quick action 90 degree throttle to keep everything tidy. The last thing requited to finish off the controls is a new throttle cable, but this will come later ........
More to follow ....