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BRUTISH & BRUTAL: Triumph Street Triple by Vintage Addiction Crew

Written by Tim Huber. Triumph’s torquey Street Triple offers a ridiculously fun riding experience with gobs of tractable low and mid-range power and character for days. While you’d be hard-pressed to argue the merit of its performance, the model’s...

BLACK & TAN SCRAM. Triumph Scrambler by Analog Motorcycles

Some things just go together: Cheech & Chong, cigars & whisky and, of course, black & tan. A few years ago the guys at Analog motorcycles built a beautiful black & tan CB750 that got the attention of a customer called Tony who really loved the...

WINNING BATL. 1970 Triumph Bonneville by Origin8or

So it's pressure you're after; how does building a custom bike for the founder of the Backyard Axe Throwing League sound? Oh, and he also owns the incredible Dyna Guerilla by Rough Crafts that the new machine must be able to match and complement. For Rob...

‘Chilli Mussel’ Triumph T100 by Heiwa Motorcycles

On the port of Hiroshima, in a nondescript two-story building with rust marks staining the roller doors, you'll find the headquarters of Heiwa Motorcycles. Here amongst the crowded chaos of vintage motorcycles and associated parts you'll find the team...

LEFT AND FAST – Triumph Bonneville Super Hooligan

Inspiration can come at any time. But when you’re thinking of building a Super Hooligan flat tracker, there’s probably no better place to be than at a Hooligan race. Last October, flat track racing-obsessed rider Paul Hartman was watching the RSD Super...

PIPEBURN REVIEW: Triumph’s 2019 Scrambler 1200 XE

“THIS IS NOT A SCRAMBLER!” is what I shout to myself on repeat as I hit the first few corners of the famous Great Ocean Road in Australia's south-east. Not a car in sight, my right wrist is only just warming up. Luckily, my hands are already comfortable...

I SCRAM LEGEND. FCR Original’s McQueen Triumph Scrambler Homage

For all their marketing bucks, there's one thing the motorcycle manufacturers’ money will never be able to buy. It's the same stuff that Burt Monroe, Giacomo Agostini and Rollie Free have in spades. Authenticity. And for Triumph, their authenticity mostly...

SPLINTER SPRINTER. Origin8or’s Stunning ’69 Triumph Bonnie Board Tracker

When you're a builder who has done it all and get to build amazing machines everyday for your clients, occasionally you need to set yourself a challenge so daring you just might fail. When it comes to his personal projects Rob Chappell admits he can get...

HIGHWAY TO HELL YES. Mandrill’s ‘Power Street’ T100 Triumph Racer

It is home to the 21st century's most vibrant and powerful economy, with millions of high tech products created there every single day. Yet China is also a land with a rich history, a remarkable culture many millennia old and Confucianism that has spread...

AUTEUR MOTO. FCR Original’s ‘Super 8’ Triumph T100 Roadster

FCR Original are a mainstay of the custom motorcycle scene. Hell, they’re probably the premiere builder in France. So it’s no surprise that when one half of Synapson, an electronic music group, was looking for a new ride he approached FCR. And what he got...