Odd job man!

It had been more than a year since I started converting the Triumph 1200 Trophy into a CRK 1200 Roadster, a metamorphosis that involved ditching the touring bodywork and turning the bike into something that evoked my preference for the unfettered style of the 1970s.

The Hinckley factory never produced a version of the T300 series that exposed the 1180cc DOHC 16-valve four-cylinder engine because it provided the power for the Trophy tourer and the more potent Daytona 1200 (see page 62), both of which were enclosed in bodywork.

So after taking the CRK Roadster out for a couple of brief runs in January, I was pleased when fellow motorcyclists said they shared my view that the silver-painted motor with its stainless-steel headers was an impressive sight, a British version of the big naked retro fours offered by Honda, Suzuki and Yamaha. It certainly has been a head-turner, more so with its