CUSTOMER BIKES

Dick from the Netherlands sent us these pics of his T300 Cafe Racer. Completed in April 2020, he’s done a great job. Dick says “Everything went smoothly and I prepared the donor bike in advance. Surprisingly well designed kit as well!” Tulips in the background, fantastic!

Peter from the United Kingdom built his bike during lockdown 2020. Aptly named the “Covid Racer” from “Lockdown Motors”… love it! Lovely showcase of how a T300 Cafe captures a tough stance with quality detailing.

Dominic from Ireland, says : “A definite lockdown cure!” Dominic did it all, including the paintwork, and is very happy with the outcome with good reason! Lovely clean build. It’s a keeper!

Keith from Gloucestershire sent us these great shots of his T300 Cafe Racer, ‘Born to be Wild’. Like the airbrush work on the tail! Very nice bike, Keith! Completed in May 2020, the bike also gets this great scenic backdrop to the photographs, too.

Olivier from Belgium built this smart T300 Trident 750 . A lockdown 2020 project, the paintwork is a super-trick metalized black. He added lots of new stainless bolts and nuts and refurbished a lot of the engine parts and chassis. Quality work, Oliver!

Max from Australia, photographed his bike down by the river Murray. He has enjoyed his build and wanted to reflect colours from the 1960’s Triumph Daytona. We reckon it’s a cracker! September 2020.

Andy from the United Kingdom looking very pleased with his efforts, and rightly so! Andy says “I modified a Thruxton fly screen to fit”. We think this might inspire some people Andy! Loving the green and orange paintwork / colourscheme - really nice!

Lionel Bolore from France sent us a series of pictures , cataloguing his build. He has been creative with parts and is awaiting a Covid - free period of time in order to re-tune the engine. We can’t wait to hear how he does with this! October 2020.

Rickard Bystrom from Sweden recently finished his T300 Cafe Racer and its very nice! He had never built a bike before and knew very little about engines. Top job!

Mark Yozzer from the UK created this amazing union flag finish in 2015.

Martin Reeves: We love this iridescent finish. A classy job by Martin.

Nick Vale: Nice colour scheme and a detailed strip down in pictures. 

Paul Key: Triumph Cafe Racer , lovely paint job. Very tidy!

Phil Brown: Jersey. Good job with this black finish. 

David Clarke: This Sunburst finish on David's larger tank version is quite an eyeful! Inspired yet? 

Ian Gray: Triumph. We're loving this simple black finish and what a backdrop! 

Jonathan Mott: UK, "I really enjoyed the build and it came in just under £5K, for everything "

Keith Williams: "I'm really pleased with the result, the paint really pops in the sun!"

Dave Blake: Simple lines, strong red paintwork. 

Tom Green: Tom has never undertaken a rebuild or had any previous engineering experience. An amazing achievement! 

David Roberts: This Triumph is a bit special ! 

Steve Martin: Nice job of this Triumph. Grey frames look great with the black colour scheme!

Phillip Groves: Gold & red with gold rims.

Paul Booth: "Building the kit has been great everything fitted and engineered to perfection."

Dan Spengler: Tampa Florida. "Absolutely love this kit my friend....worth every penny- from one engineer to another - well done.

Adrian Lawrence: Adrian has created an eye catching black/white livery. He's now on his second build ! 

Martin Keswick: "Many thanks for a great project and high quality and thought through supplied parts."

Mark Large: completed his bike in Oct 2018 “The build was nothing but a pleasure. Might do another one in due course...its addictive!” We really like the nod to the X - 75. A very nice job!

Tony Brooker UK : ‘ Thunderacer ‘ This will WOW you !

Completed in the Spring of 2019 Tony says “She certainly receives a lot of attention and many positive comments. Proudly displaying at Capel Classic Bike & Car Show, plus taking part in the Shere Hill climb in September.”

Based on the classic Ton Up boys cafe racer look of the 1950’s

The Tank is painted with Liquid Metal and has a very light clear coat to give it the Alloy Racing tank look. He wrapped the seat to give it a carbon look and swapped out the forks to 955i which improve the feel and ride. She’s been re- jetted and the ignition advanced slightly. The exhaust is a one off creation where he utilised Thunderbird headers and some really great sounding mufflers.

Awesome!

Allan Dearnley - Davison - A very racy Triumph , eye catching paint work and attention to detail, nice one Allan!

Craig Bullen - Australia - “Some might say it’s sacrilege to change a speed, but I don't agree when you see the finished product 😊 It gets so many comments when I’m out. I went on a triumph ride with 50 other bikes of all ages and it was the belle of the ball.” Wow , she’s a beauty alright !

Jos and Andre Roelofs , Netherlands : Once again we have been wowed by customer bikes. introducing the pair of T300 Cafe Racers, completed June 2019 and first trip will be to Assen TT.

Alan Bell - UK - 750 Daytona Triple: Here’s the details… Shortened the wiring loom to fit and used OE connectors rather than doubling it back. This took a while but gives a very neat finish.
Engine cases are ceramic coated.
Front mudguard is a modified version of the OE part
Paintwork is by Flying Tiger Paint. Loving that silver stripe !

Gary Smith : Completed his Roadster in 2019. He’s added some individual pieces on it to make it pretty unique! A Daytona 1200 with the larger tank.

Mark Browne, Karrinyup, Western Australia, built this stunner. Now looking for another project he says “ I enjoyed the build and am very pleased with everything that was supplied.” July 2020

Keith Brotherhood: completed his Roadster in Autumn 2018, he says “its certainly been a fun project for me to do!” It’s certainly been completed to a high standard and should turn heads this riding season !

Ganesh Viswanathan, of Luxembourg completed this Roadster in August 2019. It really is a very nice example , which passed the TUV inspection, congratulations !

Mario Reznik of Umina Beach NSW Australia, completed this CX 500 Roadster Sport in August 2019.

Mario says, “I want to extend my deepest gratitude to both of you and the whole of CRK. When I started I had done nothing, and knew nothing, and my research led me to the very best place to start. I may not have done a faithful CRK reproduction, but my inspiration came directly form you”.

FYI , the logo CX500 gls stands for Goldie's Little Sister.....after Cognito Moto's CB750 "Goldie".

Paul Austin: Lovely CX stripped down, showing the battery going in. Nice gold Comstars.

Howard Coop: What an eye catching CX conversion! 

Sandro Kenda: Sporty looking CX  conversion.

Arild Grave de Haug: From Norway, Arild often visits the UK and is a keen motorcyclist. We love the red and black scheme (and the scenery) and attention to detail. 

Adam McCray - Arizona USA. “I am very impressed with the quality of your kit and with your excellent customer service. Thanks for such a great product!” Adam has created a wonderful CX Roadster with some great attention to detail and paint system. Superb Arizona backdrop captured by Bailey Brown too.

Alan Tyson: Alan spent a while getting a superb look on this CX. Great attention to detail!

John Raisbeck: A sunny super smart CX 

Marcus Koerfges: CX Cafe Racer transformation !

Andy Wills: CX Cafe Racer - "My CX500 cafe racer has the CRK headlamp module, instrument module, exhaust pipes, rear hugger, frame plugs, tank graphics and ace bars, I've also made my own seat, added Mikuni slide carbs and converted it to monoshock."

Ingo Karnasch - Black Forest, Germany: - Completed his CX Roadster in May 2019. Now with TUV approval, a great looking bike, with a lot of attention to detail.

Marc Rainville, from Courtenay, mid way up Vancouver Island on the Pacific side of Canada, built this CB conversion. He used a Deluxe with a full Vetter kit . Unfortunately the years have not been kind to Vetter accessories. Marc says, “The outcome is a beautiful bike that is a lot of fun to ride. The pipes make a great sound. Enjoyed doing it so much I plan to tackle another CRK conversion.” Great idea ! Photos below show the CB before and after and the remnants removed for the conversion.

David Adams: Created a wonderful CB from a rough, well used bike to a super shiny model. 

Jocelyn Poutas: A very nice CB sporting CRK stitching on leather seat. Great job!

James Wozencroft: James has done a very nice job on this Honda.

Phillipe Van Meel: Honda CB 400n  - A really underestimated  donor bike. Phillipe has completed a real stunner here! 

Gilbert Barth of ‘Mascotte’, Juigné sur Loire, in France, completed this Triumph Sprint 955 . He and a friend popped over to the UK to visit us at the Classic Motorcycle Mechanics show in October 2019 and took away the kit. Completed in March 2020 for a motorcycle show, they were unable to show the bike due to the French lockdown as the exhibition was cancelled. Shame. Looking forward to seeing this one out on the road!