Thruxton Power: Bonneville T120 Custom Roadster from Unik Edition… The Triumph T120 Bonneville sits at the top of the Bonnie range, a retro roadster that combines the style and character of the old air-cooled Bonnies […]
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ISDT Tribute: Triumph T120 Bonneville Scrambler
The Triumph Bonneville T120 is probably the most well-rounded Bonnie of the lot, a 1200cc roadster that combines classic style and character with modern tech like liquid cooling, ABS, traction control, heated grips, and more. […]
Gold Edition: Triumph Scrambler 1200 XE
Dark and Minimalist Scrambler from Brazil’s Atlantic Custom Studio… A lot of custom builders grew up riding and racing bikes from a young age. However, it’s interesting how many actually weren’t allowed to own a […]
50 Years in the Making: Rickman Metisse Scrambler
James Russell’s Triumph Trophy-Powered Metisse… In the natural world, they call it imprinting — when a young animal comes to recognize another animal, person, or even a thing as a parent or prime figure of […]
Shaken, Not Stirred: Custom Triumph 1200XE Scrambler
“Martющa” from Tamarit Motorcycles… In the last decade or so, we’ve seen a resurgence of production scramblers from the major manufacturers. At first, most of these bikes were little more than roadsters dressed up […]
Roadster Classic: Triumph Thruxton RS
Thruxton 1200 RS from FCR Original… The Triumph Thruxton 1200 RS is a modern café racer with the performance, character, and riding experience to tempt sport riders from their repli-racers. The 1200cc HP (High Power) […]
Twin Triples: Triumph T509 Speed Triple Restomods
“A hair-raising noise…” Introduced in 1994, the Triumph Speed Triple became the first factory-built streetfighter, a naked bike with a triple-cylinder engine from the British brand’s Daytona 900 sportbike. “The naked bike phenomenon became popular […]
’49 Big Bear Scrambler: Triumph TR5 Trophy
A Spring-Frame, Square-Barrel TR5 Trophy from Ton Up Classics… In the 1950s, Triumph dealer Bill Martin designed a spring frame for desert racing in Southern California. Production began in 1952, while Triumph wouldn’t offer […]
Triumph “Bluegrass Scrambler”
From Alan Cross: A Scrambler for a Bluegrass Mandolin Player… At the 2024 Handbuilt Show, we spied a bold and burly modern Triumph Street Scrambler from a builder named Alan Cross and set out to […]
Preunit Bobber: 1960 Triumph Bonneville 650
Karl Ardo’s Preunit Bonnie Bobber… The original twin-carb pre-unit Bonneville 650 was a sales success, but Triumph had hurried the bike to market. The biggest deficiency was the single-downtube frame, which wasn’t quite strong […]