TRANSFORMER!
After completing three rebuilds in the last seven years I was looking for a new project. Have you noticed how a complete rebuild can start with something very minor? A Triumph T160 oil pressure light not going out when the engine starts; obviously a sensor fault. Or a minor oil leak on a Laverda 1200 from the cylinder head area; obviously a rocker box gasket needs replacing. Both required full strip downs and ended up being nut and bolt rebuilds.
As a regular visitor to both the Bristol and Stafford Shows, I had admired the conversions of early Hinckley Triumphs to cafe racers on the Cafe Racer Kits stand. I considered one of these as my next project but, not being as flexible as I once was, decided that a bike with clip-ons was not a good idea. I was pleasantly surprised at the 2018 Bristol Classic Motorcycle Show that CRK did a roadster version with normal handlebars and they had kits for sale. After a half-hour chat with husband and wife team Ian and Tracy Saxcoberg, I knew what my next project was going to be.
My first task was to find a suitable donor bike. There is very good guidance on their website as to suitable
