Svelte AF: The Auto Fabrica Type 20 custom Bonneville
Triumph’s current modern classics are wonderfully designed machines that recall the marque’s history, while offering contemporary performance. But their complex electronics and liquid-cooled, fuel injected motors make them notoriously hard to customize. Superficial changes are a walk in the park, but going deep requires a master?s degree in engineering.
The thing is, Triumph’s retro range has actually been around for almost two decades?and when it first launched, the bikes were far simpler. This dark and handsome stunner is a 2008-model Bonneville, which is powered by an air-cooled, carbureted twin, and devoid of any fancy electrics. So it lent itself to the Scandinavian level of minimalism that Auto Fabrica had in store for it.
The English workshop, run by supernaturally talented brothers Bujar and Gazmend Muharremi, landed the commission from an existing customer. ?There was a choice between a classic Triumph or a modern one,? explains Bujar, ?and an open brief for us?other than it needed to start easily. The solution was to use a 2008 Bonnie, which still retains much of the simplicity that comes with carbs and a lack of bulky wiring.?
?We learned a huge amount from the ‘Type 5’ Bonneville we worked on before, when we first started Auto Fabrica, and we wanted to use that learning on this particular build. We had a few variants of the design concept, but our client chose this all black option which was our favorite too.?
With the bike on...
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