A Quick Look At A Triumph Bobber,

this one from a French workshop, 

 firstly a 'bobber' is a factory bike that’s been stripped down to decrease weight and improve performance, and that is exactly what France’s FCR Original have done, the FCR shop is based just outside of the city of Poitiers in France’s east, they produce about 35 or so custom bikes every year, founded by Mathieu Ménard and Sébastien Guillemot, they cut their teeth in the engineering field before getting busy with custom bikes, they are supported by colleague Espera Sbarro, who excels in bodywork and composite materials, and photographer Mitch Cannon,

 “We chose to keep the spirit of the Triumph brand,” says Seb from the FCR shop, “Once we had it designed in our heads, we worked on the complete disassembly of the bike. Then the frame and the bike’s rear cage was polished and nickel plated, for the wheels, we mounted 18″ Excel rims topped with Avon Roadriders. With the bike sprung and shod, we began to think about the seat, We eventually chose a two-tone vintage reupholster with a red and black colour theme”

finally, the engine was fitted with new JV velocity stacks on the in side and some FCR-shortened Triumph exhausts, 

“We have removed the factory’s plastic side covers and added a polished aluminium plate with the shop’s name beneath the rear shock”, 

the last word was had by the FCR spray gun, covering all the best bits with a candy apple red and topping it off with some gold leaf Triumph lettering, what a beauty, and no I am not on commission,

 would like one? absolutely! you can follow the company on their Facebook and Instagram pages.