Building a custom motorcycle isn’t exactly a walk in the park. But turning customization into a viable full-time business is even harder. So it’s uplifting to see custom shops enjoying big measures of success.
Spain’s Tamarit Motorcycles are in a good space right now. They opened four years ago as a two-man operation, and built just five custom motorcycles and created five bolt-on Triumph parts in their first year. Now the team is 14-strong, there are 179 parts in their catalog, and over 50 bikes in their portfolio?25 of which were built this year alone. That?s some smart business acumen.

This fantastic cafe-stroke-bobber is the 50th motorcycle to roll out of the workshop just outside Alicante. Called ‘Stalker,’ this semicentennial celebration is based on a 2006 carb-model Triumph Thruxton 900. It was built for a client in Mallorca who had recently spent time in Thailand, and discovered its blossoming cafe racer scene. A visit to Zeus Customs helped him make up his mind, and he soon dialed Tamarit’s number to put in an order.

Being new to the ?alt.moto? world, Tamarit’s client wasn’t a hundred percent sure what he wanted. But after some thoughtful renders, and referencing another project on the Tamarit bench, the final design started to materialize.
Tamarit exclusively works on Triumphs, so they picked the older Thruxton 900 as a donor?for its old school carbureted feel.

With all their parts being Triumph-specific too,...