Marc Benoist has at all times been obsessed with bikes. A longtime hobbyist bike builder, Marc’s consideration to element and love for design have fueled a number of Harley tasks. However this time, he needed to tackle one thing a bit completely different. His aim? To create a novel British cafe racer that he, and his spouse, might get pleasure from.
Marc’s donor for this undertaking 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 undertaking. After contemplating all of the choices, he settled on GRP fiberglass replica bodywork from Motoforza within the Czech Republic. Mounted utilizing bespoke {hardware} the fairing encases your complete entrance finish remodeling 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 throughout the set up. This meant all of the work performed could possibly 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 trying extra like a racer, Marc needed dealing with to match. He’s achieved this by swapping out the inventory rear shocks and upgrading the fork internals with premium Ohlins parts. 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 choice of premium aftermarket parts. For the lighting, he went with Motogadget flip indicators and an LED headlight improve. Motogadget additionally provided 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 concept of going with a Royal Blue paint job,” Marc explains, and because of this, 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 stage.
Marc’s Bonneville cafe racer stands as an ideal mix of basic fashion and fashionable efficiency. His ardour for constructing one thing distinctive is obvious in each curve and element which has resulted in a motorcycle that’s a nod to the previous however rides like the longer term.
