Topic: has anyone tried mating a modern triumph twin with a norton featherbed frame?

[fuzzybutt]

i've been thinking about doing a modern triton for my next project bike. i work at a machine shop so any custom fabbed parts would be no trouble

[Raul CB750K1]

I guess the featherbed frame would gladly accept any engine that fits. Problem is that used modern triumphs are not so cheap to come by -well, neither featherbed frames...- for somebody to give it a try. I would be more interested in featherbed repro frames......

[Terry in Australia]

I thought about it when the new Trumpy's first came out, Ken McIntosh in New Zealand builds excellent Norton wide-line repro frames, and an engine from a modern Bonneville wreck wouldn't be too expensive, but Triumph have pretty much covered it with the new Thruxton.

There's also a company here in Oz building a Triumph based "retro-racer" with alloy race tank and fairing etc, I'm looking forward to seeing one in the flesh!

Here's a pic of the Thruxton, to you guys who've only seen "American" Cafe Racers, this is what a traditional Cafe Racer looks like, you'll note that there's no "clubman" bars, poxy 16 inch Harley back wheels, or chopper "drag pipes" etc in sight, ha ha!

[kghost]

Amen brother Terry,

No drag pipes, 16' harley wheels, or clubmans indeed.

[Uncle Ernie]

Seems like I recall every bike used to come with a free optional set of clubmans.
You turned the stockers upside down.

[xtalon]

Here's a pic of the Thruxton, to you guys who've only seen "American" Cafe Racers, this is what a traditional Cafe Racer looks like, you'll note that there's no "clubman" bars, poxy 16 inch Harley back wheels, or chopper "drag pipes" etc in sight, ha ha!

Thing about it is the concept of the cafe bike came from blokes wanting to 'modify' their bikes to 'look' and perform better, a'la race bikes of the day.  Eventually in the 1980's manufactuers started catching on and doing it for them.

In my opinion, the cafe concept is still the same -- modifying your bike to 'look' and perform better.  It doesn't matter what parts you use.  It doesn't have to look like someone's ideal of a 60's-70's cafe bike.  It's the cafe concept of what you are trying to do that makes it a cafe bike.

--xTalon

[paxtonpony]

It's the cafe concept of what you are trying to do that makes it a cafe bike.

--xTalon

Amen! 
That Thruxton is very nice and I know you said it didn't have clubmans but that pic sure looks like it.

[Terry in Australia]

Seems like I recall every bike used to come with a free optional set of clubmans.
You turned the stockers upside down.

You got that right Unky Ernie, and the only set of clubmans that I had that were any good was a pair I turned up the other way, they were very comfy on a long ride. Maybe that was how clubmans were supposed to be mounted all along? Cheers, Terry.

[fuzzybutt]

i've got a chance to get a 12k mile 01 bonneville wrecked with a good running motor for 100 bucks. i think i may have to do it

[Terry in Australia]

i've got a chance to get a 12k mile 01 bonneville wrecked with a good running motor for 100 bucks. i think i may have to do it

If you do, I'll give you 300 for the engine Fuzzy!