Amsterdam-based sculptor Ram Katzir captures still life when he?s at work, but when he?s on two wheels, he likes to travel very fast indeed. His current ride is this ballistic Triumph Speed Twin, which he designed with the help of German bike builder and racer Chris Raisch.
This is second time that Ram has worked with Chris: the first was upgrading the engine on a smart Street Twin built by Motokouture in Belgium.

We?re fans of Triumph?s even sportier Speed Twin, because it matches classic looks and rider-friendly ergonomics to thoroughly modern performance.
It?s no slouch when it leaves the factory: the 1,200 cc 8-valve motor pumps out a hefty 96 hp from the crank. But there?s always room for improvement?on both the power and weight fronts.
There are so many mods on this good-looking 2021 Speed Twin, it?s hard to know where to start. Chris has installed his own Stage 2 Speed Twin kit, which includes an X-pipe, a custom milled air filter cover with larger inlet, and a Dynojet Power Commander 5 with a custom Raisch map developed on the dyno.
Straight out of the box, in the key speed range of 4600 to 4700 rpm, this kit bumps power up by 11 horses at the back wheel, with a useful 17 Nm boost in torque. The exhaust system is an Ixil Ironhead, modified at the muffler end with Chris? own race-style dB killers.

When the engine is serviced at the 16,000 km mark, Chris will add a Stage 4 cam and retune for even more wallop. But for the initial round of mods, he left the engi...