Triumph Brit Bob

BRIT BOB – a project from JvB-Moto and URBAN MOTOR

There is a paradox at the centre of the British character that is hard to explain – it’s the gentleman and hooligan, it’s country houses and edgy pop music, and sometimes it takes a foreigner to express it.  Jens vom Brauck  the Cologne based designer, working with the Berlin bike builders Urban Motor, has taken a polite, old-fashioned Triumph Thruxton and given it some street attitude.

The high bars, low slim seat, sleek side-panels and neatly integrated short mudguard have changed the proportions completely – it looks like it’s been working-out.  The front has been lightened up with the designer’s trademark headlight and there’s an old-school mini speedo from Motogadget.

The engine and tank look bigger and more muscularand the rest is slimmed down and taut. You sit low and relaxed, but the bars (Jens calls them choppeddown ape-hangers) bring your fists up in front of your face. Start the engine and even at tick-over the the two-into-one high-up exhaust has a hint of menace that you don’t expect from a Thruxton motor. It’s daring you to pump up the volume.

You can already order a Brit Bob and there will soon be parts for Triumph twins. JvB-Moto and Urban Motor are also making plans for new projects.

More Info:  JvB Moto       Urban Motor