McQueen-inspired Scramblers from FCR Original… More than four decades after his untimely passing, Steve McQueen remains one of the most iconic, influential figures in the world of two wheels. The uninitiated may assume it’s simply […]
Tag: Triumph
Supercharged Triumph Thruxton 1200 R
Tamarit Motorcycles builds a 160-bhp Triumph Thruxton R… In 2016, Triumph introduced the Thruxton 1200 R, the highest performance machine in the Bonneville lineup. Though it has the looks of a ’60s café racer, the […]
Blown Beauty: Supercharged ’56 Triumph 750 Drag Bike
Weems Motor Co.’s alcohol-fueled, fuel-injected, supercharged 1956 Triumph drag bike… In 1950, drag racing pioneer C.J. “Pappy” Hart began renting an unused runway at the Orange County Airport for street racers to compete in a […]
Air-Cooled R: 988cc Triumph Thruxton R
For Sale: Air-cooled Thruxton R from Trident Cycles… Some of our very favorite builds start with a “What if?” question in the mind of the builder. In this case, Andrew Graham of Virginia’s Trident Cycles […]
Tribute to Timelessness: “Grey & Chrome” Triumph T120
FCR Original’s “Grey & Chrome” Bonneville… The Triumph T120 Bonneville has been produced in its current form from the 2016 model year onward — a 1200cc retro roadster that couples classic charm with a host […]
Catching Freedom: Serge’s 1973 Triumph Tiger 750
A British Tiger, German Friends, and One French Beach… We love motorcycles themselves — the sight, sound, speed, sensation, even the smell — but if we had to pick one thing that makes this two-wheeled […]
Warhorse: Triumph Scrambler 900 “Bucéfalo”
Tamarit Motorcycles builds a gentleman’s warhorse… Bucéfalo — aka Bucephalus (“ox-headed”) — was the legendary warhorse of Alexander the Great, and one of the most famous horses of antiquity. Said to be bred from the […]
Turkish Twins: Custom Triumph Street Scramblers
The Scrambler DUO Project from Bunker Custom Cycles… Launched in 2017, the Triumph Street Scrambler — also known as the Scrambler 900 — features the company’s 900cc “High Torque” parallel-twin, which cranks out 64 bhp […]
Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing: Triumph Speed Twin Custom
A&J Cycles builds a high-performance retro roadster… The 2022 Triumph Speed Twin has been called the best Bonnie of the lot, featuring a new 43mm Marzocchi fork, Brembo M50 monobloc calipers, 320mm discs, and 99 […]
Black Bird: ’56 Triumph Thunderbird Desert Sled
A Triumph 6T Thunderbird desert sled from Japan! On one of his trips to oversee Triumph operations in the States, Edward Turner — the legendary designer and director of Triumph Motorcycles — had the idea […]
