FE Moto

23/09/2023

We were contacted by our painter who asked if we could do a mock mount up of the bodywork so that he could ensure that he got all his striping at the correct angle and lining up the way he wanted it. We set things up for him as you can see in the pics and when he had got his lines sorted we removed the bodywork for him to take away and paint. In one of our future posts we will show you the finished bodywork prior to installation on the bike.

21/09/2023

After getting the frame set up on the bench, it was time to install the freshly refurbed wheels. The wheels had been stripped of their paint and then sent away to be powder coated gold. Once we got them back from the powder coaters we then had to send them to be machined. Whilst we waited for the wheels to come back we refurbed the calipers and sourced new brake discs. When the wheels arrived back from the machinists we fitted new Bridgestone Battleaxe BT46's front and rear, fitted the new brake discs and then fitted the wheels to the chassis.

19/09/2023

19/09/2023

So now we move onto one of our current restoration projects. This 1986 GSX1100 EF is currently undergoing a full rebuild. These first shots show the frame back from powder coating and some of the ancillaries having been bolted on.

19/09/2023

When Triumph released the Thruxton R in 2016 I knew I had to have one. I also knew that I wanted it to have a certain look and most definitely a certain sound. Now luckily for me, I knew that Rick would be on exactly the same wavelength when it came to how the bike should be.
So we started with a standard bike (the bike starts as a red one but changes to silver before we custom paint it, but that's a whole different story). first Rick looked at how to decat the bike. At the time that he was doing this, there was nothing in the aftermarket to achieve this so Rick set about making a set of decat pipes. Incidentally, if you have a 1200cc Triumph and are looking to make it sound good give Rick a call.
With the cat removed next up was the replacement of the heavy and restrictive standard silencers. Suitably modified to match the bike they looked and sounded great.
So, Rick turned his attention to tidying up the rear end of the bike. A baseplate was made up thar carried the ECU, rear light and numberplate.
A rather trick (and small rear light unit was found that incorporated the indicators and gave the back end a real clean look.
So out for a test ride the bike sounding awesome, however I felt that the standard clip-on bars were too high, so Rick sourced some race clip-ons to fit the Showa BPF upside down forks, but as with all these things, now the ignition switch, headlight and gauges all looked too high. So Rick dropped all of these by 22mm to give the bike a smoother silhouette.
With the new clip-ons the bike rode great and had that purposeful stance we were looking for.
Next up was to talk to Lee about the paint. After many samples we selected our colour and waited for Lee to perform his magic. To say we were pleased with the finished article would be an understatement. Let us know your thoughts!

18/08/2023

The bike was now ready for its first public showing and this took place at the "Smash Palace" Bike Show held ay Paddys place in Linwood Ave.
With only a few minor details left to finish the bike we thought we were on the home straight when a phone call from the customer changed things yet again!
The bike had originally been built for the customer to use in New Zealand, however plans change and the bike now needed to be shipped to Australia and as a new bike imported into Aus needed to meet some specific rules, hence a few more changes were required. The final few pics show how the bike was in its final guise prior to shipping and at the time that Throttleroll in Australia did a feature on this bike and a couple of our other builds. https://www.throttleroll.com/first-eu /

Personally we like the bike with its single headlamp, but we'd be keen to hear your comments on which style you like best.

17/08/2023

Frankenscrambler Part Three
Having intalled our beefy wheel/tyre combo up front of course meant we needed to do the came at the rear, whereby a 6" rim was laced to the triumph hub and a 180 section TKC80 duly fitted.
Rick modified the side panels and the rear mudguard and then sent these off for their paint. A subtle satin green black was chosen which very subtly altered depending on the lighting conditions.
Now the eagle eyed amongst you will have noticed that the exhaust system has changed yet again, with the underslung shorty megaphone system being the final incarnation for this bike.
Next came the Tan seat back from the trimmers and the bike starting to look the way we wanted it.

16/08/2023

Frankenscrambler Part Two.
With the Ohlins shocks installed at the rear of the bike, we turned our attention to the front end. After some measuring and a whole heap of deliberation, we decided on a set of fully adjustable WP upside down forks, mated to a 3.5" rim with a nice aggressive TKC80 tyre and twin perforated discs.
Then it was back to the rear of the bike and some mods to the rear of the frame assembly to prepare for the new Custom seat Ricky was fabricating.

15/08/2023

Around the time we were building "Green Meanie" we were approached to do something with a Triumph Scrambler.

This was the bike that was to become known as "Frankenscrambler" but at the time we didn't realise what a journey we were about to start.

So Rick got the bike into the workshop and as requested we fitted a pair of rather tasty Ohlins shocks and then set about modding the exhaust. It didn't take long for idea number one to be rejected and a sketch requesting a more "shotgun style of exhaust requested which Rick then built.

Now strap yourselves in, as this is gonna take more than one post to tell the story of this build properly, so make sure you click the "follow" button to keep up to speed with this one.

14/08/2023

To start this page off, I thought I'd do a few recap posts of the bikes we've previously built.
So here we are with a bike that is definitely one of our favorites.

This bike became affectionately known as "Green Meanie".

We took a humble Moto Guzzi V7 Stone and fitted a high rise Arrows exhaust system hoping it would give the bike a bit of Spice. Unfortunately while it sounded great it looked kinda awkward and definitely not what you'd call a proper scrambler.

So, Rick set to work, Motocross bars, Twin headlamps, TKC80 tyres, small LED indicators, High rise front mudguard, Wood effect side panel to RH side, Leather satchel to LH side.

The bike was heaps of fun to ride and we think it looked and sounded great too!