A Triumph sidecar built to deliver cold brew coffee
We love sidecars, but they?re usually sedate rather than sporty. And a classic café racer with a chair" That?s even more rare.
So we love the look of this most unusual combination from sunny Queensland in Australia. The ?Cold Brew Cafe Racer? comes from Tom Gilroy of Purpose Built Moto, and it?s built around a Triumph Scrambler.
The project started like many others: A couple of blokes meeting up for a beer at their local haunt. Tom?s favorite spot is the iconic Sandbar restaurant in Surfers Paradise, on the famed Gold Coast stretch of Queensland.
?I rolled up on my GS550 to see my mates Jake and Rich, who threw an idea my way,? Tom recalls. Jake?s family own the Sandbar, and the idea was to build a sidecar rig to deliver Vittoria Cold Brew Coffee to the coastal community.
A deal was done: Tom would build the rig as a creative collaboration with the coffee company and the restaurant. And all agreed that the bike had to perform with and without the sidecar.
?When it?s not delivering a morning boost to Gold Coast residents out walking their trophy dogs, it has to handle a fast-paced Sunday afternoon run over the mountains!? says Tom.
The donor was a 2009 Triumph Scrambler, with the air cooled 865cc parallel twin?and a 270-degree firing interval for that famous exhaust note. A Cozy sidecar would be attached, mimicking the style of the vintage Steib 350 and 500 series sidecars.
?I was glad to do something different with a Triumph,? says Tom. ?They?re such a stap...
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