The air-cooled Triumph Bonneville is one of the best donor bikes you can get. They?re widely available, there’s no shortage of custom inspiration, and you can blow your budget many times over on quality aftermarket parts.
But you know what can’t be learnt or bought" Good taste. It’s the difference between an overcooked dog?s dinner and a classy upgrade, and it?s a hallmark of FCR Original’s work.

There’s no single mod on this 2016 Triumph that we haven’t seen before. But it’s way more than the sum of its parts?and would look equally good out on a dusty trail as it does in this house.
FCR builders Sébastien Guillemot and Mathieu Ménard set out to build ?a scrambler in the style of the racing bikes of the 1970s ISDE,? citing the famed Rickman Metisse as inspiration. And the Frenchmen have hit the mark, thanks to a mix of superbly-judged mods and a good eye for finishes.
It’s the sublime color scheme that gets you first. The Chavigny-based duo have eschewed more common finishes, opting instead for nickel-plating on the frame and swing arm. Then there’s the fuel tank; it was chromed first, with a stellar blue laid over afterwards.
FCR also brushed the engine covers for a more subdued effect, drilling out the sprocket cover in the process. Even the wheels were rebuilt with new chrome spokes, and the fork legs polished, to get the overall feel just right.

Look further than the killer color palette, and you̵...