Custom Triumph Thruxton Scrambler | Quick Fix
Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Check out our latest custom, a quick fix Triumph Thruxton scrambler. With a few Purpose Built Moto touches we upgraded it to a super-modern street ready beast. When Bryce bought his 2016 Triumph Thruxton R into the garage, even though he loved riding the bike, he was a bit bored of the standard set up
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1973 Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled Restoration
Wednesday, 13 July 2022
We finally get a shot at restoring a classic Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled A quick note before we get into the Triumph Bonneville Desert Sled build, if you have a nice old bike, and you want to keep it that way. Make sure you use it! This Desert Sled project I’m about to run you
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2006 Triumph Thruxton Scrambler
Wednesday, 09 March 2022
Our first custom motorcycle for 2022, a 2006 Triumph Thruxton Scrambler With the release of our first wide wheel scrambler in 2021, there was another project in the kitchen that started at exactly the same time – a Carburetted Triumph Thruxton Scrambler 900, the older brother of the Black 2017 T100, . Purchased in Bathurst,
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2017 Wide Wheel Triumph Scrambler
Thursday, 21 October 2021
2017 Wide Wheel Triumph Scrambler “Make it beasty” was the order of the day on this one. Originally Andrew came to see us for a custom seat with Timeless Auto trim. He arrived at our shop, saw what we were doing on a number of other projects and the job quickly grew. When our projects
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Step by Step motorcycle engine rebuild
Tuesday, 24 March 2020
Motorcycle Engine Rebuild How to – A high-level approach by Ian Don of Black Cat Customs In our second installment for the Purpose Built Moto Guest Builder series, we linked up with Ian Don, a mate of mine for a while now who you may recognize from the custom builder documentary “Handcrafted“. Ian is Known
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Triumph Sidecar Cafe Racer
Sunday, 24 March 2019
TRIUMPH CAFE RACER SIDECAR – THE “CBCR” The genesis for this project starts like any great Idea. A couple of blokes meeting up for a sun soaked beer at their local haunt, Sandbar in Surfers Paradise. As I rolled up on my 1981 GS550, I was greeted by a couple of mates, Jake Short and
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