Think of a rental bike in South Africa, and a BMW R 1200 GS probably springs to mind. Or, for true overlanders, a bulletproof Japanese 650.
But we?ll take this custom Triumph Street Triple, thanks. It?s the first rental custom motorcycle we?ve heard of, and it?s available right now in picturesque Cape Town.

This ripped little number comes from Wolf Moto, who have just moved shop from the east to the west coast of South Africa. It?s ready to tear up Cape Town’s mountain roads, and terrorize her street-side cafés.
The 2008-model Triumph has long belonged to Wolf front man Kyle Scott. After a brief interlude with a friend, it made its way back to the shop and onto the bench.

The guys started by stripping off the Street’s most recognizable trait: its dual headlight cluster. In its place is a compact LED unit?mounted directly to the frame. (And, before you ask: no, it hasn’t affected the bike’s turning circle.) With the front looking tidier, the bulbous, sportbike-style tail section had to go. Wolf fabricated a sharp new bolt-on subframe, capped off with a hand-shaped bum box. There’s a small AntiGravity Lithium-ion battery hiding under the hump.

The seat itself is covered in leather, with a neat Wolf logo embroidered into the back pad. It’s a pretty slim perch?but we have a hunch that this Street is built for hooliganism rather than distance.
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