New Triumph Inspiration

Been thinking about the next phase of my Triumph for a while now. I know I don't want to go full on chop but I need to do something. I've been digging cafes and brats lately and think I have an idea to combine the two. The guys over at Garage Company build some awesome bikes and have done a few cafes that look pretty sweet. Slammed them with rigid struts, cut off the rear frame, built cafe tails and seat pans as well as chopping the tanks and adding smaller headlights and clip-ons. 

My deal is that I still want to retain the ability to throw a passenger on. Think I'll use their idea of slamming the bike but I'll build a brat style seat with a possible removable tail section. Will add a different headlight, clip-ons and leave the tank stock. Should be pretty sick. 

Here's my inspiration. 

POW/MIA

A lot of people don't know that we have a live POW still being held in Afghanistan. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl was captured 30 June 2009. We are coming up on the 3 year anniversary of his capture. Crossfit worldwide is doing a special WOD for Bowe on 30 June to raise money and awareness. I'll be participating here in Boise with a POW/MIA bike ride to the event. You can get more information here  http://www.boisebowewod.com/

You Are Not Forgotten

Trail 90 Freak!

Probably not many of you remember my Honda Trail 90 scooter I rebuilt a couple years ago. It's what you expect from a trail 90...stock. Not many mods out there for those little bitches but I ran across this one on bubblevisor.blogspot.com. Sick right?

Whistle Pig Carnage!

Went out Whistle Piggin a few weeks ago with Charles. We slaughtered them. Killed over 60 in 2 days. Drank some beer, camped in the Idaho desert. Rolled up on some old Dairy trucks dumped in a ditch. Tried to yank a door off, but that didn't go so well. Ended the trip on a nice sidewall blow out. Guess the 20's don't like 50mph on gravel.

For all you non Idaho people, whistle pig is just a ground squirrel. Here's a sampling of the pics, click below to see the rest.

Triumph Progress

Been stripping the triumph. Not choppin it up but just making it a cooler bike. Here are some pics. I installed a hunt magneto. With that, I tore out the whole lucas electrical system. No need for that battery anymore. Also made a bicycle pedal kicker. Turned out pretty slick and it was free! More changes to come. 

I need to figure out what to do for an air cleaner. Less than an inch of clearance. Leaves my options limited. My just strap a piece of flannel over it and call it good. 

Buell Results

Here's the complete Buell. Other than the wheel bearings and the breather mod, all the changes were just cosmetic. I hated the orange color so I painted the plastics and got the seat covered. Went to Big M upholstery in Meridian. He did a kick ass job on the seat. Mostly black vinyl with a carbon look black vinyl in the center. Modded the headlights to be on at the same time. That's it. Not much to do on new bikes.