Marc Benoist has at all times been enthusiastic about bikes. A longtime hobbyist motorbike builder, Marc’s consideration to element and love for design have fueled a number of Harley projects. However this time, he wished to tackle one thing a bit totally different. His objective? To create a singular British cafe racer that he, and his spouse, might take pleasure in.
Marc’s donor for this mission was a 2014 Triumph Bonneville T100. Drawing inspiration from race bikes of the Sixties and ’70s, his imaginative and prescient was to create a totally faired design that stayed true to Triumph’s British roots.
Earlier than the construct started Marc spent months researching and planning the mission. After contemplating all of the choices, he settled on GRP fiberglass copy bodywork from Motoforza within the Czech Republic. Mounted utilizing bespoke {hardware} the fairing encases your entire entrance finish reworking the Bonneville from a run-of-the-mill roadster to a basic racer.
Complementing the fairing is a customized wasp tail rear cowl and diamond stitched seat by Larson. The large advantage of this addition was the Bonnie’s body remained untouched in the course of the set up. This meant all of the work carried out may very well be reversed and that it wouldn’t have an effect on registration guidelines. Marc has additionally retained each fenders to make sure his Bonneville is sensible in any climate.
With the bike now wanting extra like a racer, Marc wished dealing with to match. He’s achieved this by swapping out the inventory rear shocks and upgrading the fork internals with premium Ohlins elements. Though the engine stays largely inventory, Marc made some minor mods together with an ECU tune to optimize its efficiency.
Marc’s additionally kitted out his Triumph cafe racer with a number of premium aftermarket elements. For the lighting, he went with Motogadget flip alerts and an LED headlight improve. Motogadget additionally equipped the glassless bar finish mirrors that dangle from a set of Woodcraft clip-on handlebars. The revised using place was accomplished with Puig rear set pegs and there’s a set of Biltwell grips to match the brand new seat.
“I appreciated the thought of going with a Royal Blue paint job,” Marc explains, and in consequence, the Bonneville has been completed in a customized PPG blue paint scheme. Lastly, Marc added a spattering of gold particulars to the bodywork and working gear to step the end up a degree.
Marc’s Bonneville cafe racer stands as an ideal mix of basic model and fashionable efficiency. His ardour for constructing one thing distinctive is obvious in each curve and element which has resulted in a motorbike that’s a nod to the previous however rides like the long run.
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