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So I bought this SM 2 years ago off Ebay only beacause I saw the potential of what it could look like if I took some time and money to chop it up. It is my FIRST Triumph ever and because of the fun I have had working on it and the help I have recieved off of this site, I will never buy another HD (which I have had all of my life up to this point)! THANK YOU to all! Well, needless to say, I am happy with the outcome and for sure it is one of a kind. Any questions on what I have done or how I have done it, please let me know and I'll fill ya in; there is too much stuff to list. The first pic is before I started and the rest, well thats what it looks like today. The only thing I have left to do it recover the seat and grips in red wine.
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I like it

one of the best i've seen!!!

like it a lot. love flat black. that bike looks mean

Frank

Yeah, baby...Biker Thug's battery box looks right at home. Way to go!

NIIICE !!!

gotta admitt the shocks look so much better than the struts that were on there. How many miles do you have on those KandN's in the pic. Mine aren't pink anymore, kinda greyish pink.

I'm likin header wrap more and more these days...

only about 400 miles(if that) on the K&N's-love em though! Yes Ed, the battery box is awesome! Your airbox will be to you soon...I had to leave town for a week so I was late on the shipping.

Really nice! Those bars look great, perfect bends. What kind are they?

NICE job! Looks great.

I agree one of the best TBA/Speedmaster Bobbers I've seen so far, well done!!

Looks great, but is that seat comfortable?

looks great, love the colour!

awesome bike, you deserve a pat on the back

you got rid of the white walls?

what shocks are they? i cant seem to find decent lowered shocks anywhere

Looking good Jeff....Get some tires ASAP, that stock front tire is way too puny without a fender...haha

Wheres your wiring at under the seat? I can hardly see it

I've had a picture of your bike as my desktop background ever since photopost worked...I love it!

Seen your bike a few times on the forum and have always liked it. The more I see the relocated battery box the more I want one. Did you do the work yourself or did someone supply it.
Top bike,
Cheers
Chris

I dig it! What did you use for a seat pan and mounting hardware? did you fab all of it or buy a kit?

Those bars are exactly what I'm looking for. How long did you have to make your cables?

Could you tell me about the seat? It looks great. Where did you get it? How does it mount? Much custom work to get it on? How much? Great job on the bike, it looks awesome!

simply outstanding!

Diggin the battery holder, did you make it or buy it?

Ok, lets see where to start...Awesome on the screensaver! Thats a first for me! The cable length-I dont remember what I used. Just mock up your bars and then runa piece of yarn the exact way you want to run your cables, take it off, measure and call Motion PRO and get your order in. All in all it cost me about 175 bucks with shipping included and I had them in just a few days! The battery box- you have to cut your stocker up and use part of the stock airbox as well. PM oldroadie (Ed), he has the specs and a diagram of what you need to do with measurements. The seat-bought it off Ebay for 20 or 30 bucks. Do a search for custom Harley/Triumph solo seat and you will find a million. It comes with 2 bolts attached to the uderside of the seat. I cut one off and then simply ran a piece of 3/8 inch steel from under the gas tank bolt to that bolt on the seat. The back of it I mounted 2.5 inch springs and then tapped in some double threaded car water pump bolts to the frame. The springs sit right down on top of them and is secure as can be! The wiring under the seat-I pulled back the wiring harness and the protective coating and just made some slack in the wires and then black zip tied them to the frame out of site for that Clean look. All was VERY easy to do! Now just wait until I get the whitewalls, the new red wine leather for the seat and matching hand grips! THANKS to all for the comments (good or bad welcome!) this site really is the reason I have done all that work!

Thanks Ed, makin me look bad now! Sorry, thought you were the one who posted the diagram here a few weeks ago.

Dad gum, nice job! Would love to see a 21 inch front wheel on there!

Nice bobjob. I put wide bars on mine. Where'd you get the sprung seat and fork gaiters (bonnie?) also the tape over the exhaust downpipes, did you remove the header shrouds?

What was used for the paint, and are you happy? I'm thinking of doing the same paint job in the next off season, but would prefer to avoid paying someone else to do it if possible.

Very nice look, love it.

The seat came off ebay as did the springs. I got the gators from newspeedmaster.com and as for the paint, it is Dupont semi flat. I have resprayed the back fender with semi flat spray paint from autozone to cover a patch my bag rubbed on a long trip and it matches perfectly. No issues with gas smear or cleaning. I like it!

Here you go Jeff...Heres his request..
can you take the pics of my bike and throw on some whitewalls, red striped rims and red wine seat/handgrips and then repost to my thread?


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after

Ugh, red rims are out. Black is beautiful!

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AGREED!!! NO red rims! Will stay with the chrome or maybe even black. I do like the seat and grips though!

Not the whole rim, just the center strip kinda like the speed twin

Or black with a red pin strip on either side. in the vain of the brough superior.

Ah, brother Moe, I have a few pictures of that sweet thing myself...