Tyler Florence’s Triumph Bonneville Cafe Racer

   
Ecco la ricetta per preparare cafe racer su base Triumph  Bonnie
So, here are the ingredients that make up this customized T100 . . . a bike baked to perfection: 

•  Take one new Bonneville T100, keep the frame and stock engine, remove everything else. 
• Ceramic-tape wrap the pipes for scale, and fit Norton Commando ‘peashooter’ tail pipes. 
• Re-valve the forks and use Öhlins’ few-off ATV race shocks at the back. 
• Install a 17” front wheel (vs. the stock 19”). 
• Design and install ‘button’ switches within the bars. 
• Find a 1970s-style tank, based on the legendary Slippery Sam Trident (a consecutive ’72-’75 TT title winner), reshaped by Ukiah’s brilliant Evan Wilcox. 
• Dig up original Triumph (logo) tank nameplates. 
• Have Wilcox hammer out a steel tail based on Ducati’s 750 Supersport bevel-head. 
• Find the perfect tail light (clue: See that boat trailer, in traffic, with clever little rear lights? Now scour boat shops until you find one). 
• Marinate the freshly sanded steel tank and tail section in a 15-gallon tub of balsamic vinegar—five hours, 150F. 
• Remove, wash and dry the tank and tail to ‘cure’ for two hours. 
• Dunk for another two hours to ‘fix’ the correct patina of an old chef’s knife blade. 
• Clear-coat and install tank and tail (with appropriate leather seat). 
• Under the headlight, fit a quickly detachable leather pouch. 
• Fit side number plates — ‘8’ — celebrating Tyler’s daughter Dorothy, born 8-8-08 at 8:00 a.m.

Da http://www.motorcycledaily.com