Speed Read, February 6, 2022
It’s all about mixing modern components and classic style this week. We’ve got a Triumph Bonneville from Spain, a BMW K1100 from France and a BMW R65 from the UK. Then we wrap things up with a Kawasaki Z650 draped in carbon fiber.
Triumph Bonneville T100 by Tamarit Motorcycles Spanish outfit Tamarit has built a whopping number of custom Triumphs, and they show no signs of slowing down. Their 97th build is a peculiar one?but in a good way.
The shop started with an older carb-fed Bonneville T100, then stripped it back in some areas and beefed it up in others. The result is a slick modern classic that’s sort of a café racer, but also sort of a bobber. And we love it.
Dubbed ‘Aileen,’ this Bonnie’s low-slung stance can be attributed to its stretched swingarm and chunky tires. It now rolls on 5.00×16? wheels at both ends, with a spoked hoop up front and a solid wheel at the back. The subframe’s been trimmed right down, with a new set of shocks propping up the rear. Tamarit needed to fit wider triples to make room for the broader front wheel?but that’s not the only change up front. There’s a new adaptive cornering LED headlight, with new risers and chunky drag bars further back. The cockpit also features new grips, levers, switches and mirrors.
The speedo’s a tiny digital unit from Motogadget, but it’s not where you’d expect to find it. Tamarit fabricated a strip to run over the top of the tank,...
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