We made a Triumph Thruxton R custom motorbike | British GQ

The Triumph Thruxton R is a bespoke custom café racer built by Untitled Motorcycles, in association with Barbour International, for the GQ Car Awards 2018. Nice, huh?

Camera: Luca Lamaro and Kris Anwar
Editing: Luca Lamaro

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We made a Triumph Thruxton R custom motorbike | British GQ

[swooshdave]

The two most beautiful elements on the R, the polished top triple clamp and the Olin rear shocks... one is ruined and the other is hidden.

[johnsumser]

“I love the way it sits on the road.” It sits like a stock Thruxton.

[buddhastaxi]

The original ton up boys are turning in their graves over this effeté adaptation of their working class transport.

[Lar]

Trying to improve a Thruxton R is like trying to make the lady in the Mona Lisa picture look more sexy and hipster. That Thruxton is now only worth 25% of what it was before you ruined it.

[jjames]

As soon as I saw the factory Thruxton R I wanted it and bought it -

I didn’t feel the same about this custom build -

Triumph didn’t design the bike to abide regulations - it’s design is has grace a fluid flow and exudes class - it’s the bike James Bond would have rose - it’s the Rolls Royce of bikes.

You would think GQ would know something about design and aesthetic eloquence - instead they took a fine tailored suit and tore the sleeves off to make seem like something it’s not

[DegsyS]

Oh lord spare us from GQ man and his Barbour satchels

[devanshroyal]

I love the retro style that triumph has

[MegaPoxie]

He's going to regret trimming off the front fork chip guards!

[FunWithAJ]

a lot of odd decision on this build. the headlight + bracket + front fork chip guard change being the main oddities. Lastly too much branding, barbour and gq everywhere...

[martinskanal]

the Barbour international logo on the sides ruined it. Those satchel logos should be enough

[svisconti]

how can I get those briefcases for my thruxton R???

[buddhastaxi]

Briefcases on a caff racer? This is like the same British mindset that created the Surreal concept of Wild Swimming...or wild camping. Wild Tameness.

[heridwipurnomo]

wooow ... the video is good ... i like it very much ...

[PRATEEK]

I Wana be this man. Royal Enfield Cafe racer mod coming up

[kildareman]

Sorry but that's just ruined a lovely bike.

[Wachuko-]

Would have been faster to get a T120 Black and add the SW-Motech Legend Saddlebags.... imho they ruined a perfectly good looking Thruxton. Yeah, I have a Thruxton R, this video was painful to watch... I like the black wheels and exhaust, everything else was not to my liking for a Thruxton... if done on a T120, that would had been a different deal...

[Dukey]

Gorgeous..would leave the satchels off personally..

[Squid]

Sorry but that headlight mount is awful

[atank]

too bad Olins don't offer black or silver colors, and those gold front Thruxton R forks are hideous

[nunoli]

Then he ruined everything with that jacket!!! You should get proper jacket that fits that ride!