A tuned Thruxton from the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond, a super-sleek BMW R nineT from Australia, and the Indian that’s going to shake up flat track racing in 2017. It’s all about speed this week.

Triumph Thruxton by White Crow Customs After the release of Triumph?s newest twins, I keep wondering when the pipes will run dry on air-cooled builds. Thankfully, folks like Glen and Colin from White Crow Customs have kept the taps on, for at least another week.
The boys from Loch Lomond, Scotland have transformed a 2006 Thruxton from a lethargic lump to a cafe that can race. The bike was put on a 25 kilo diet, aided by a svelte new Kawasaki Z250A tank that needed some cutting and stretching before things would fit. To show off its slender proportions, White Crow also cinched the rear frame rails inwards, to allow the one-off seat and tail unit to hide them completely. To help this Hinckley twin hunt and peck, the powerplant was ported, high flow Keihin CR flat side carbs were fitted, and compression was bumped up. (Gases exit via a reverse-cone exhaust made in-house.) This Thruxy now runs with the best of them and announces its intentions from miles away. [More]

BMW R nineT by Gasoline Motor Co. Trying to capture a brand?s design history and predict its future in a singular build is no easy feat. It helps when you have a donor bike that already straddles that line quite well?but the folks at Sydney, Australia?s Gasoline Motor Co. have taken the R nineT to a whol...