2013 Triumph Scrambler

What was your intended objective when you started the build?

I knew when I bought the bike I needed a motorcycle that would re road worthy 365 days a year. Within the first 36 months of ownership it covered over 65,000+ miles and over 365 consecutive riding days. After that challenge I wanted to evolve it into a more race-worthy bike.

What motivated you to start your project?

After watching Icon’s “Raiden Files – Portland to Dakar” I was bit by the ADV bug, but I wanted to build a scrambler that could race, not an ADV bike

What was the most unique and creative thing you did to the bike?

Dirt bike fenders and hand crafted front sprocket cover. I wanted to shed weight from the sprocket cover along with making it easy for mud to clean out, so I chopped it with a band saw and went to work with the drill press and grinder. Same went for fenders, I wanted to ditch the metal junk o the rear end, and found a good t for a Suzuki fender on the rear and built a brake light assembly to match.

What are you most proud of?

I built a Scrambler to hare scramble and she won round 1 of Kentucky Cross-Country Racing’s (KXCR) ADV class.

What do other people say about your motorcycle?

With 80,000 miles on the odometer, that bike has seen a lot of action.

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Specifics

Classification: Bolt-on/Daily Rider

Make, Model & Year: 2013 Triumph Scrambler

Fondly known as: Rosie

Time spent: 6 years

Motorcycle cost: $6000

Money spent: ~$2000

Engine: 865cc, stock

Intake: EFI, stock

Exhaust: Stock headers, EMGO Volkswagen Beetle mufflers

Transmission: 5-speed, stock

Frame: Stock

Suspension: Stock fork tubes, free spirit parts +30mm travel, Ohlins fork springs, Ohlins pre-load adjusters, Ohlin’s rear shocks, +1″ length over stock

Wheels, tires and brakes: Stock wheels/brakes, Bridgestone AX41 ADV Tires OR Kenda Trackmaster rear, Tusk EMEX T-35 rear tire mounted on the front for racing

Finish – Paint: Stock Paint, A10 warthog graphics on the tank. Rosie is low slow and goes “braaaaaap”

Accessories: Dart Flyscreen, Triumph headlight screen (shot blast and painted black), Denali D4 LED Auxiliary lights, Rox 2″ Bar Risers, Pro Taper ATV High bars, Oxford Heaterz, GoCruise throttle lock, Tusk handguards, PM Racks left-side-only luggage rack, custom pannier mount (cutting board), Giant Loop 16L WP Panniers w/Pronghorn Straps, Custom Luggage rack for solo seat (bent aluminum sheet),Motion Pro brake-snake, MSR Folding shift lever