The modern day Triumph Bonneville no doubt owes its popularity to its looks. It’s a handsome machine out the box, with a lot of room to tweak it further and make it look even better. But what separates a lightly modded Bonnie from a professional custom job?
This 2011 Triumph Bonneville T100 holds the answer. Built by Marcelo Obarrio and Germán Karp at STG Tracker in Buenos Aires, Argentina, it’s a great example of how experience, good taste and a sharp eye can create a custom bike that just looks ‘right.’
The brief for this project was fairly straightforward. STG’s client asked for a lowered, chunky retro standard, pared back to the minimum. The Bonneville T100 donor was supplied in stock condition, save for a pair of shorter rear shocks of undetermined origin.…