Flat track racing is still going strong in the USA and Europe, and we?re starting to see customizers building personal track bikes between client projects.
This chunky Triumph T100R belongs to Hookie Co. founder Nico Mueller?and despite its age, it carries the same sharp aesthetic that the German shop has become known for.

Nico originally found the 1967 T100R Tiger (also known as the Daytona) on eBay in the UK, after seeing a post on Sideburn Magazine’s website. Some digging revealed that it originally ran as a short track brakeless bike from 1970 to 1990, and always with the number 53.
The T100 looked good in photos, but when it arrived at Hookie Co.’s Dresden headquarters the reality was far off.

?Overall the condition was really bad,? says Nico, ?and I took apart the whole bike. It was Christmas 2018, and at our party we began to disassemble the engine … it was the best party ever!? The bike had been advertised as having a ?Trackmaster style? frame, but of unknown origin and with an extreme front rake. Since it wasn’t an original Trackmaster unit, Nico cut the bottom of the frame out, rebuilding it with new engine mounts and extra reinforcements.

He also steepened up the rake to improve the geometry. A set of BSA forks was then overhauled and shortened for the front, with a new pair of Koni shocks holding up the rear.
While Hookie were working on the frame and suspension, the motor went to Carsten at South Division in Munich. He has decad...