This Custom built Triumph is all Art in every angle

Posted on March 3, 2016January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

03 Mar

Sometimes there are things that just stop me in my tracks and, today is that reason, I saw this Triumph and just thought ” Woah! thats a bucket load of work and thought that has gone into this beast”. Named- ” Rumour Monger” Images by Manny Tamayo

What a work of art, this is quintessentially the most I have seen altered on the Newer Trumpy’s and for those who are purists it is not up your alley but- just look at the time and the creation that has been developed. Images by Manny Tamayo

I knew this had to be a Bike that was built on the other side of the world, I lived in Australia for 4 years and saw so many cool bikes that were created from tiny workshop and this fella ” Wenley Andrews” is one of this Blokes and boy- What a killer job. Images by Manny Tamayo

Coming out of Perth, Andrew took a 2010 Bonneville with the Mag wheels etc and set about to change the whole look and style to this now iconic Motorcycle. Images by Manny Tamayo

I had toyed with the idea of fitting a Springer front end to my 2013 Thruxton but its lot of work and although i could do it, finding the bearings may of been a task that I really didn’t want to do by calling all the bearing and race manufacturers, so this guy really done his home work on the bike that he built from his shop named. ” Mean Machines”. Images by Manny Tamayo

The front end Springer is now five inches shorter and to be honest, looks better for it, and sports a 21 inch front rim, but also what pretty cool about this machine is the way they have set up the Faux mechanical brake system, putting the master cylinder under the Petrol tank, and still being hydralic but actuated by a cable, very trick eh? Images by Manny Tamayo

The tank took some work to fit how he wanted to as he had to cut away the subframe but he managed to pull the job off by redesigning the frame a little and then calling Ikon and asking to have a set of custom length rear shocks to raise the arse a little and to be sure it sits very well indeed. Images by Manny Tamayo

This bike actually gives the styling of the infamous Board Track Racers of Yester Year and even though this is a 2010 model, its hard to guess at first glance what era this is from. Just look at the work involved on this Stainless Steel exhaust system, not only is it tight and clean, they actually removed the float bowl off this efi system and brought the headers in even tighter and then added a cool starter switch assembly above the unit. Images by Manny Tamayo

Just so much work and the candy Root Beer Brown is something I love as that’s the color of one of the bikes I created last year, love the whole concept to be honest.

Images by Manny Tamayo

Below you can see more detail work and this time going with a different headlight bucket and unit that was taking from a Prima Vera Vespa Scooter and then fitted a Motogadget Speedometer, complete with an integrated M lock key less ignition, that is hidden with the Battery under the seat, this is as far out as most people would even dream of. Images by Manny Tamayo

Hand made bars too just gibe this a clean and sophisticated style that’s hard to pull off, well done lads, great job and I am sure that we are going to see many articles on this and all the other Motorcycle that they are creating, as well as Classic cars too. Images by Manny Tamayo

A great builder that enjoys motorcycles and loves other people enjoy too.

Here is an earlier Video of the young Bloke when he worked in his garage and was worried that his mum would whoop his arse for playing with motorcycles.

A cool shot of it in the outback as it were.

Great to see and hope you liked looking at this as much as I did putting it on as a blog.

New Triumphs Hit the Shows

Posted on October 27, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

27 Oct

OK, here we are with a few photos that are belting around the internet and wanted to share them with you. the 2016 Thruxton is great as Track racer, but the others are a little too mainstream for my liking, but hey, they want to sell to the masses and that’s cool with me.

I love the front forks and the Rickman style fairing but front fender brace is over the top.

Yes- I would Ride this, very cool except for yellow springs on the rear Ohlins WTF up with that?

Lose the weird looking fender hangers and this would be great.

A Thorobred look, hope they sorted the shitty rear brake out this time.

Norton styled triple Tree configuration and I like this set up.

Looks fun to ride and I hope to sling my leg over one soon to test ride and report.

They Totally lost the plot here and looks like the Curry Basher Continental to me.

I Like this design in its simplicity.

I think the Brat guys and Hot Rodders will like this, but I am not a fan of the Spider web rims.

Other than the rims, I like the look of the bike.

Its a nice ride oter than looking like the Royal Enfield GT Continental .

Needs a smaller headlight but other than that I do like this motorcycle.

This looks boring and that exhaust looks like its off a steam train.

The T120 has a weird badge on the tank. But I am sure all these models will sell well.

Beckhams look great and the Belstaffs too!

New Triumph Thruxton Cafe Seat and Cowl assembly

Posted on October 22, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

22 Oct

Well, I thought it was time I came up with a few more ideas for my Thruxton and this is my latest one, this is a cool seat base and cowl assembly, complete with a snap upholstery that gives you the opportunity of using the cowl as a storage compartment.

I have loved the race snaps for many years and used this style of quite a few of my creations over the years and thought it only fitting that I design and build one for my own motorcycle and of course, offer the same to you.

These are not mass produced as i make these to order and what you get is personal attention with this assembly.

Have a look and see if you like this design, this is a new seat base, New Triumph rubber stops underneath and of course New foam and custom made seat cover with snaps, of which you can ask for different colored stitching too.

If you like the Nostalgic look and of course, you have a Thruxton, what cooler way than to go this route, as this gives you a superb option to get rid of that bulky Plastic stock rear tail light assembly as my Cowl comes complete with a Glass 12 Volt teardrop Light that is stop light and running light.

I took a lot of time in deciding how I was going to go with this and I like the set up, it may not be your cup of tea but for me I can drink that stuff all day and of course I do so.

So if you like this and would like to have one the same but different colored stitching, just email me on carpy@carpyscaferacers.com and I will make it happen as we can do red Stitching, Black, white or Grey, its up to you, you can also choose a different trim-Piping etc.

The choice is all yours, I shall add more photos once I have painted the cowl and fitted it to my Thruxton for you to see and then maybe decide.

But thanks for looking none the less, I really enjoy what I do and am happy when I get customers that come back to purchase more of my parts.

This is a unique look and am happy to say I was the only person to come up with this set up and wanted to get it out there for you to all see.

There is a lot involved to make this happen and that’s why it did take some time for me to get it how I really wanted it.

Thanks again, I always appreciate your input, good or bad as it is what makes me drive harder to get what you want. I have used stainless steel that was laser cut and bent in a Press to get the Hooks just right, I used Triumph Stoppers for the seat to Buffer on, New Foam and a New Fiber glass seat pan and then my new cowl with the recessed tail light. Then the Upholstery hand stitched and then snapped to give the old School look of years gone by.

HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY EVERYONE !

Posted on July 4, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

04 Jul

Wow- this year has come around really fast, but I wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very happy 4th of July this weekend and sure hope that you all find time to be with family and friends.

This country is an amazing place and has given me the chance to make something of my life and enjoy the freedom that we have here in the United States of America.

Thank you for supporting what I love to do.

I thank everyone for all the business and friendships over the 15 years I have been here and hope we continue to grow and put money into the country as we are doing so now.

Have a brilliant time this weekend.

Steve McQueen Show This Saturday, Come Ride with us.

Posted on June 2, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

02 Jun

June 06, 2015 – Boys Republic Campus, Chino Hills, CA

OK- it is time for the 59 Club O.C. section to take a ride out to Chino Hills this saturday to check out the cool show that is an annual event and gathers a Plethora of Motor vehicles.

This is the First time for me and am excited to see what the show has to offer, and the weather should be great for riding to Chino Hills, so hope that you can all make it for the trip.

I think we have about 16 people riding from Aleas’ Cafe in Anaheim for the journey to the show and this should prove to be an entertaining meet up and like minded folk will be there too.

Hope that you can make it to Aleas Cafe, we kick our side stands up at 10:00 Am, see you there.

Doing a recreation of the infamous great Escape that Bud Ekins did for the Steve McQueen Movie “The Great Escape’

Love to hear the roar of a Pratt and Whitney Engine and full tilt.

All sorts of unusual Motorcycles will be there and something for everybody.

Bring your camera for sure as you never know what you will see at this annual event.

Hubba Hubba, hope to see this there.

Looked like Many Mini’s were there last time, quite a sight.

Below is what you need to know.

Meetup at Alea’s. Kickstands up at 10:00.

Alea Cafe

3371 E Miraloma Ave, Anaheim, CA

About the Show

The Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show is an automotive gathering and Fridaycommemorative dinner held in early June to raise funds for Boys Republic, a private, non-profit, nonsectarian community for at-risk boys and girls ages 13-17. Established in 2008 by members and friends of the (Porsche) 356 Club of Southern California, the event attracts automobile, motorcycle and off-road motorsports enthusiasts from throughout the U.S.

Every summer the Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show brings thousands of spectators to the Boys Republic campus, where 16 year-old Steve McQueen spent time as a student in 1946. Since its start in 2008, the event has raised over $750,000 and has helped to attract corporate interest resulting in donations of skilled labor and building materials through the Lowe’s Heroes community improvement project valued at more than $100,000.00.

Food: Roscoe’s Famous Deli (BBQ lunch)

Apparel: Hats – $20.00 each, T-shirts – $25.00 each

Raffle: Tickets drawn throughout the day

Ticket Prices:

1 ticket for $5.00

5 tickets for $20.00

20 tickets for $50.00

50 tickets for $100.00

Admission / Costs

Spectator Parking: Free
Spectator Admission: $10.00
Children 12 and Under: Free
Car Show Contestant Entry: $50.00 – Includes entry for driver and one passenger (pre-registration deadline May 22th 2013)
Motorcycle Entry: $25.00 – Includes Cycle and Rider

Information or Questions:
(909) 628-1217

Steve McQueen Car Show – Saturday, June 6, 2015

2015 Theme: On Any Sunday (this changes yearly)
Eligible Vehicles for Show Entry: Any cars, motorcycle or off-road vehicle

Show Times:

6:00 AM Gates open for display cars, sponsors & vendors only
8:00 AM Gates open for general admission
1:30 PM Awards ceremony
3:00 PM Scheduled show end time

Event Cost:

$50.00 for display car, driver, and passenger
$25.00 for display motorcycle (includes cycle and rider)
$10.00 for each additional passenger
$10.00 for general admission
Free for children 12 and under
Parking included in entrance costs

Seal Beach Motorcycle Show this Saturday!

Posted on April 23, 2015January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

23 Apr

Ok guys, Below is the show that we shall be riding too as the 59 Club O.C. Section, looking forward to seeing many other great people there for this show and I am certain there will be many cool motorcycles and cars to look at and enjoy. there will be a few of us riding from Alea’s cafe and it should be a fun ride and, any others are more than welcome to join us for the ride to the Seal Beach Motorcycle show, there will be plenty of stuff to look at for sure and I look forward to seeing you. Ride fast but Safe!

We will be leaving from here:

Alea Cafe

3371 E Miraloma Ave, Anaheim, CA

Meetup at Alea Cafe at 10:00 and ride to the show. Kickstands up at 11:00 sharp!

Whether you are a fan of 2 or 4 wheel vintage vehicles, the 28th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show has something worth getting revved up about! Spearheaded by Tankfarm & Co. in Seal Beach, the First Annual Seal Beach Vintage Motorcycle show will feature up to 75 vintage bikes, including European favorites, BSA, Royal Enfield’s Bullet, Triumph’s classic Bonneville series and BMW. Japanese brands Honda and Yamaha will be on display as well, and it wouldn’t be a vintage motorcycle show without the American classic Harley Davidson.

Many of the classic bikes on display will be Cafe Racers, Sport Classics, Trackers and Bobbers. The term “Cafe Racer” comes from motorcycle enthusiasts of the early 1960’s who raced from café to café, sometimes exceeding 100 mph (referred to as ton-up boys).

Sponsors of the Vintage Motorcycle Show include Bell Helmets, Roland Sands Designs, Schott NYC (the original biker jacket) and Deus Ex Machina.

The Seal Beach Classic Car Show is free and open to the public, with ample free parking again this year, at the Naval Weapons Station in Seal Beach (Liberty Gate, at Seal Beach Blvd. and Landing Street), with pedestrian and shuttle access to the show. The show takes place Saturday, April 25, 2015 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Main Street in Old Town Seal Beach.

Car and bike enthusiasts ranging from locals and passersby to extreme aficionados will spend the day viewing 540 vintage cars in nearly 30 classes at this judged event. Festivities include live music throughout the day from bands on two stages, nostalgic displays, a Pinewood Derby and celebrity appearances.

The 28th Annual Seal Beach Classic Car Show is an official event of the Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce and could not be produced without the support of generous sponsors, including Presenting Sponsor – Original Parts Group, City of Seal Beach, Sun Newspapers, Russo & Steele Collector Car Auctions, Back in the Day Classics, Tank Farm & Co., Chevron, and G&M Oil Company.

Where

Old Town, Seal Beach
Main Street
Seal Beach, CA 90740

Saturday April 25, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT

Contact

Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce
Seal Beach Chamber of Commerce
562-799-0179
admin@sealbeachchamber.org

My contact is” 714-598-8392

It will be great if you want to come along and join us, this is all about what we are into so try hard to make this event as it needs to have a good attendance to be able to have others.

Triumph Thruxton Exhausts sound and look cool. The Monarchs

Posted on June 11, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

11 Jun

Here at C.C.R. we love what we do and I am now making Reverse Cone megaphones for the good Old Triumph Thruxton and the trusty Bonneville Motorcycle

These exhausts have a very unique tone of their own, unlike any of the other pipes out there, it took us some time to work out what we wanted but I am s happy with these.

Now available in Raw Stainless steel or a super polished Stainless, you will really like the way that these exhausts enhance your machine.

We have Aptly named the the Monarchs, obviously from my background and where Triumph was originally from, thought that they suited the megaphone.

We have just started to ship these around the globe and, as we ship 6 days a week, you will receive these fast.

Oh yes, so easy to fit too as all the bracketry has been done for you, simply unbolt your old exhaust and remove the old clamp etc and simply put the new stainless clamp on and slide the megaphone onto the header, put the factory bolt through the hanger and tighten the clamp and that is it.

If you are wanted a louder, yet crisp tone to your machine, then look no further, as these will fit the bill no problem at all.

I like them in raw stainless as it give it that race track feel and look, but that is up to you and you do get a choice when you order for raw or super polished.

We love these exhausts and will be manufacturing a few different styles, so keep checking back with us as we go along this fun journey.

As you can see, the photo above shows the same Megaphone polished to a high luster an the Noise is the same.

A great dress up kit and the good thing is at $460, these are affordable for the look that most people want.

This is our lifestyle too, we did put a lot of time ad effort into these, designing a few of these and trying them out until we were happy with the end result that you see here.

We had no problem with the mapping either as i fitted and roared up to the Triumph dealer to show them what we had done and they loved it and have 3 orders from the already.

We shall also be making other exhausts systems, as well as different seats, headlights, turn signals and cool pats like bash plates and shocks, so keep checking with us.

I hope that you like the look of what we have done and we are dong more things to My machine all the time, so this bike will see a few guises to help you see what the parts look like.

If you are into the Triumphs, then you will be into our parts, keep a local business going by supporting them, we have been here 14 years and love what we do and enjoy meeting customers too.

If you like these, simply jump on the parts page and click the Triumph section and we shall get the parts off to you, many times the same day.

As you can see we have a Royal Enfield in our stable and soon we shall have a Bonneville and a Scrambler, so we can cater for you all.

Any questions just drop us a line at carpy@carpyscaferacers.com or drop a dime in the slot at 714-996-4597 and we shall help you the best way we can.

We are revamping with more parts for more bikes and this is going to be a fun ride, thanks for stopping by.

Monarch Megaphones for the Thruxton

Posted on June 1, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

01 Jun

MONARCH” Megaphones for the Thruxton now available and boy are they neat.

As you saw from the video above, the exhaust sounds crisp, responsive and looks really Nostalgic.

Available in Raw Stainless steel for that race look, or polished to a chrome like finish, these will stand out in the crowd.

We make these from.035 Stainless Steel and are so stoked at the sound, as I did quite a bit of research and ran 3 different types and baffles until I got the sound i wanted and I think I have a really crisp sound.

These are for the 900 Triumph Thruxton and you fit these the same way as your originals, so no special tools needed, the photo below is the ones we polished.

They also have a clamp in case you have lost yours and these are cool too.

Have a look and see what you think, these ones I am now showing are the raw stainless and I like these too as it reminds me of the old race days.

Available right now and we ship 6 days a week and send all over the globe too.

You will not believe the crisp sound that these puppies let out and I really am glad I went with this style.

Just have a look and all you have to do is chose whether you want raw or polished its as easy as that.

We believe these truly are the best on the market and boy do they crack when you twist the throttle, these are really responsive too.

We are making a number of different parts now for the Triumph Thruxton and Bonneville and also have a Triumph company interested in our product line, so that is a good thing right?

We love what we do, Motorcycles are my life and I hope that you enjoy what we produce and sell.

Below is our polished version, so the choice is yours, I bolted mine on and they run loud and hard and didn’t have to Map.

Thanks for looking and keep checking our products.

So-if you love Trumpy stuff, you will dig our parts for certain.

Enjoy the website, we have a brand New one almost ready to launch too.

These Monarchs are sold as a pair, all you choose is if you want raw stainless or polished stainless, easy as that.

Thanks for having a look and a listen.

New Bike in My stable

Posted on April 1, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

01 Apr

Well, Over the years I have owned a few of these Triumph Thruxtons and I thought it was about time that I purchased a newer model and am going to be making parts for this machine, from exhaust systems, to seats and cool bolt on goodies.

Here is my 2013 Thruxton I have named the “Flying Gherkin” its a fun machine and is going to have My new parts fitted along the way, so stay tuned.

Drawing on Triumph’s rich racing heritage, the bike is of course named after the legendary English race circuit where the company had so much success.

A more powerful, more focused version of the Bonneville, the Thruxton also looks absolutely right, and is a credit to the engineers and stylists at Triumph.

This bike has captured the imagination of accessory manufacturers everywhere, and we are no exception! If ever there was a machine born to be customized, this is it.

This will be a fun ride and am looking forward to adding many parts of our own to this motorcycle, I have owned them before and enjoyed the power range of this 900cc Cafe, and I hope you like and follow what we do and produce for the little Brit Racer.

I had a 2004 and a 2005 Thruxton and did many cool rides, even to Sturgis and it never missed a beat, a reliable fun and medium sized machine that will give you so many miles of smiles, something I know that we all like to do is see other machines out there and hope to see some of your rides.

Stay tuned to the website as we are having a Brand new one that is almost completed and it will be a fun adventure for us all.

The camaraderie with Motorcycles is such a family atmosphere these days, it makes all that hard work well worth it and look forward to meeting some of you in person.

Thanks for taking a quick look, stay tuned to the website for more interesting parts and apparel from us here in California.

Triumph Bonneville Limited Edition Silver Jubilee

Posted on March 5, 2014January 30, 2020 by Steve Carpenter

05 Mar

1977 Triumph 744cc T140 ‘Silver Jubilee’ Bonneville

The final phase of the Triumph twin’s development began in 1972 with the first appearance of the new 750cc version of the Bonneville, the increase in bore size necessitating a new crankcase to accommodate the larger barrels. Other improvements included a new ten-stud cylinder head, triplex primary chain, stronger transmission and a disc front brake. A five-speed gearbox, introduced on the preceding 650 Bonneville, was standard equipment on the 750. Despite the age of the basic design and strong competition from Japanese and European manufacturers, the Bonnie remained for many years the UK’s top-selling 750. In 1977 Triumph introduced a special, limited edition Bonneville to celebrate HM Queen Elizabeth II’s Silver Jubilee. This was basically the standard Bonnie enhanced by a red, white and blue on silver finish, coach-lined cycle parts, and a chromed timing cover and primary chain case. One thousand were made for the UK and another thousand for the USA, while a further 400 were dispatched to other markets.

I left school in the UK back in 1978- and vividly remember these sat on the show room at our local bike shop, they didn’t really sell well back then at first, but triumph only made a thousand of these, and many went overs sea’s- So they made another 1200, some with a peanut tank to attract the US market.

Even though these looked cool, they had all sorts of issues and I bet any you see will have super low miles on them.

The points always played up, and also Triumph Chromed the engine covers and they started to peel.

This was to commemorate our Queens Silver jubilee, but thats all there was to celebrate about as the bike turned out to be a total Lemon, but- A great Collectors bike.