Triumph’s new Thruxton is about to hit the showrooms, but the outgoing model has nonetheless got plenty left in the tank. Particularly when it is been reworked by a master metalworker—like Onehandmade of Taiwan.
Meet ‘Super Ten,’ a 2014 Thruxton 900 wheeled into the Taipei workshop with a vague short from the client: “Build me a tracker.”
Onehandmade—known as Chun to his friends—didn’t need to have much far more encouragement. He’s transformed this Thruxton with an intoxicating mix of hand-shaped metalwork and carefully chosen off-the-shelf components.
The bulk of the project involved receiving the bodywork just appropriate. From the headlight assembly to the tank and tail section, Chun has shaped every little thing in aluminum with a essential eye.
“I didn’t want it to be a ‘normal’ flat tracker,” he says. “I required the gas tank to be perfect—so I built it three occasions.”
Given that the 2014-model Thruxton 900 is fuel injected, the fuel pump had to be accommodated inside the tank. The result is even a lot more impressive when you take into account that Chun only has a single good hand: A bike accident left him with limited use of his right hand, hence his choice of nickname.
The lines of this Thruxton are spot on, and Chun has sorted the stance out too. There’s a set of Öhlins shocks out back, and the wheels have been upgraded to a pair of forged billet aluminum ‘Flurry’ wheels from Arlen Ness.
The hubs are custom, and the tires are flat-track certain Maxxis DTR1s.
The rest of the parts list is equally enviable. Motogadget supplied the speedo, the bar-finish turn signals and the m-Tri signal adapter.
The risers, bars, grips, foot pegs and gas cap are from Chun’s pal and collaborator Winston Yeh of Rough Crafts. And there’s a complete Beringer braking system—including a matching clutch lever and incorporated switchgear.
Chun’s also fitted a neater set of side covers, and relocated the ignition and rectifier. And if you believe the engine’s looking a small far more burly than standard, effectively spotted. That’s down to a set of covers and a sprocket guard from The Speed Merchant.
Matching the svelte new bodywork is a gorgeous paint job by the neighborhood artisans at Air Runner Custom Paint—who are also in the Rough Crafts Rolodex. The graphics are a subdued but perfectly executed twist on the iconic Martini livery.
A bespoke, correct-side-only exhaust system gives a final flat-track hit.
It might be an ‘old’ Thruxton, but it’s proof there’s lots of life left in the old dog.
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Super Ten: Onehandmade’s Ideal Thruxton 900
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