Once the new subframe was welded in place he rerouted the electrics to house everything except the battery under the seat. Ian and Tracey Saxcoburg at CRK ( Cafe Racer Kits) hooked him up with a T300 subframe kit, a modified version (smoothed bottom edge) of their T300 14.5 L fuel tank, a pair of Roadster side panels and an aluminium CRK rear mudguard. This time he looked to the United Kingdom for a solution. Transforming Hinckley’s sport tourer into a cafe racer was another challenging task Tomas took in his stride. Tomas has fitted the OEM front wheel with twin floating discs and Tokico 6 pot callipers from a Kawasaki ZX9R for ample stopping power. Rounding out the performance improvements is a custom brake setup. All new seals, a timing chain, valve adjustments and a lick of fresh black paint were also added to get the triple looking and performing better than ever before.
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Knowing of his extensive experience with Triumph triples, Tomas contacted Nicola Martini who put together a full stainless system using ZARD exhaust components. The new exhaust system is custom too and comes courtesy of Italian workshop Mr Martini. Dynojet components manage the fuel-air ratios and the engine inhales via a custom made carbon fibre airbox and Pipercross performance filter.
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So internally the 885cc triple has undergone some light porting to free things up. With the Triumph Sprint 900 engine, Tomas wasn’t going to settle for stock.
These all aid in closing the front end gap and achieving tighter visual proportions. These are joined by a curved Ducati 848 radiator and a set of frame shrouds fabricated from aluminium. Next he swapped the stock exhaust for a custom system featuring larger downpipes. Wrapping up the new arrangement is a Thunderbird 900 swingarm and linkages which prevented any issues with chain offsets. To keep things nice and level Tomas has installed a pair of fully adjustable YSS shocks in the rear. A Trident 900 top yoke was added for a cleaner finish and a custom mounted carbon steering damper halts any unwanted wobbles. By installing Triumph Sprint ST stanchions and Ohlins linear springs into the OEM forks he lowered the front end and gained preload adjustment. The work began with the suspension adjustments.
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Instead of resorting to serious front end geometry adjustment and risking associated handling issues, Tomas opted for a series of minor suspension tweaks and part swaps to improve things. So before he could address anything else, Tomas had to tighten things up. Which makes it a bit of a chopper look alike.” As anyone visiting this site will know, stretched out proportions does not maketh a cafe racer. “It’s a sport touring bike with a big gap between the front wheel and the engine.
“My biggest challenge with this Triumph was the long wheelbase,” says Tomas. With each carefully considered modification, he strived to improve upon Triumph’s design and it’s plain to see his hard work has paid off. Tomas’ latest work is no less impressive and has once again grabbed the attention of a custom motorcycle publication… namely this one.ĭuring the build of this 1997 Triumph Sprint 900 cafe racer, Tomas pulled out all the stops. A Suzuki RGV250 Dantin rebuild won him a people’s choice award and a feature in the venerable Performance Bikes magazine. Thanks to an OCD level of attention to detail and an earnest commitment to improving performance, Tomas’ work has also earned him some time in the spotlight. The impressive list of machines he’s resurrected includes the likes of 100cc mopeds, a Yamaha RD350, a Suzuki GT550, BSA A10 and a Kawasaki GPZ1000RX – to name just a few. He confesses he’s “always been interested in taking care of bikes that others have given up on” and his passion isn’t limited by marque or model. At 54 years young Swedish born Norwegian Tomas Wrede has an enviable list of bike builds under his belt.
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