Triumph 1971 Bobbers by Bruce and Jay - Bike Shed London 2019

When Bruce and Jay submitted their Triumph bobbers to Shed Row for Bike Shed London 2019, we jumped at exhibiting these fine 'sibling' bikes.
Bruce initially took a 1971 Triumph Bonneville T120R, widely regarded as the least desirable Bonneville, so had no qualms in giving it the chop. He then set about creating somewhat of a bobber/cafe racer styling with clip ons and a proper custom frame jig built hard-tail amongst a whole host of other nice details.
The 'brother' bike came about when Bruce's mate Jay liked it so much that he wanted one. So they set about making another, this time to a 1971 TR6R Tiger.
They took learnings from the first iteration and tweaking them a little, and also converting the engine to Bonneville spec with a new cylinder head to allow for twin carb setup rather than single and extending the tail an extra 2 inches.
Watch the full video to see the bikes in more detail as Bruce talks you though what went into the builds.

[@extremeenduro1560]

Awesome bikes Bruce and Jay. I have a 69 Bonnie chopper and it never fails to put a smile on my face. I have the same springs on the seat and it does give you a back ache sometimes, but hey, no pain no gain. Keep up the good work. Thanks.

[@charlesmears2231]

From Barbados to bobbers, nice bike Jay!!!! Chuck

[@bruceseaton4812]

Not Jay but Bruce - heard from Jay you liked them.

[@woo_dee_tj]

Love both bikes!! So simple and clean!

[@infiniteandroid]

Thank you I really enjoy this. I have one and I need all the information I can get. Thank you again.

[@scottrubie6826]

Love them would love to build one myself. Great insight into you saying about the 71. Thanks for sharing.

[@Mytriumph650pre-unit]

Awesome classic bobber..good work!

[@gren509]

What a great pair of bikes and blokes - knowledgeable and honest.

[@SUPPORTYOURSELF]

Very nice bikes!! I would love to see more choppers on these shed videos!

[@infiniteandroid]

Love that style!!!!!......Awesome Job!!!!

[@Pulsebass]

Awesome Work Guys!

[@westenbergerstephan5955]

Great work!!!

[@robpower100]

Lovely bikes nice job lads.

[@robertmorley9149]

so nice love both bikes such great looking bikes

[@mr.noneofyourbusiness3234]

Beautiful bikes!!!

[@az-cafe-moto]

Man those bikes are sharp.

[@ClassicOctane]

Wow, that second one looks very similar to the one I built on my channel in 2017. Awesome bikes!

[@coltonwancho6571]

yeah but the stuff he talks about as issues as u know are not. at least here in the states. I guess we just have a bigger custom bike market.

[@bruceseaton4812]

yep indeed, follow you and the build you made for the triumph was also part of my inspiration _ Thanks for the positive comment!

[@bruceseaton4812]

@@coltonwancho6571 - thanks for the comment, Interested to know what issues you disagree with. just for common understanding.

[@coltonwancho6571]

@@bruceseaton4812 the hardtail. here in America you can get them from factory metal works. you mentioned having a hard time getting chain tensioners they are easy to find here in the states. and the engine mounts are made by a few companies all set up and ready like the ones you guys made. the work you have done and source is spot on but here it just seem the copper and bobber shops are easier to come by to get parts.

[@bruceseaton4812]

@@coltonwancho6571 Yep - bought both tensioners from Lowbrow - cannot find a European source for these and aware FMW products.What you have in US is a good source for donors and custom shops.. So we are now in agreement. Cheers

[@MrSprocket2u]

Nice when the chain lets go and wraps around your leg .... chain gaurds are there for a reason

[@stevenleek1254]

Rear Fender mount looks good to me

[@Pillokun]

Well if you can chop up a frame you certainly can weld all the pieces together to make a complete frame and then you get exactly what you wanted, but those are one pair of sweet looking bobbers :)

[@shakinsherlock66]

Good work fellas

[@danogle9927]

Both very nice

[@khalidtarawneh2289]

great inspiration, let ther be an arc on the bench

[@CustomJ]

I think they're really impeccable. It hurts my back just looking at them though sadly.

[@vinbuddha22]

So nice. I have to like it twice!

[@andrewvitale2700]

Love both bikes.

[@MaxMeridius0920]

Very nice!

[@georgespangler1517]

I have a 78 T140 Bonneville, Just can't bring myself to cut it up,,had plenty of guys wanting to buy it, but your almost convincing me, they look great!

[@steve-wu7jp]

Can't fault the builds and I was trying 👍👍 a+

[@buncho888]

You can put cabinet makers wax (beeswax) on the bare metal tank to prevent surface rust. A little bit of upkeep, but if it's not ridden in the rain it will stay shiny.

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

no UV protection at all...the sun will eat thru it in a day. why not just use good old turtle wax

[@buncho888]

Ragimund VonWallat it's bare metal, why would you need UV protection? I prefer the beeswax to a car polish because it's transparent even with a thick coating. You only need to buff it off if you want it super shiny.

[@ragimundvonwallat8961]

@@buncho888 yeah i get that. when i say no UV protection i mean the wax itself, i understand that the sun wont eatt he metal away, it'll eat the wax away. it turn it into a fine white dust and fall off.

[@jameshisself9324]

That airhead that rolls through the shot looks proper! 😜 Can't bring myself to do the OIFs like this, They make good desert sleds or with some steering head mods they are good street trackers. For me a bobber has to be pre-unit or just don't do it. I know there are thousands of unit bobbers, but lots of people make questionable decisions every day.

[@Carlos-cy7ly]

I love these bikes..

[@stephenmarshall4427]

Loving the raw steel one!!

[@doedesjel]

I thought it was satin myself! 😂

[@czarekp3552]

1:47 that's a one rough running motorcycle.... oh, sorry.... it's just a trolley

[@fatboy2338]

Funny👍😁

[@buncho888]

I ride girder rigid bikes and they're the most fun you can have on the road. If you added some seat springs from an original rigid bike on, you could ride for 2 hours easily with no back problems! You're missing out on the fun of blasting round the twisties on a country road.

[@bruceseaton4812]

Great advice and may well do that. thanks.

[@markcandlin6421]

Oh man.. they are friggin gorgeous .

[@creamytrumpet7435]

Do you mean the bikes?

[@richard9444]

@@creamytrumpet7435 🤣😝

[@doedesjel]

Well thought out! British class has always been a statement I would say!

[@zopdundee630]

good job

[@leegingerninja]

Very cool 😎😎😎👌👌

[@sumitmahanta1567]

I am liking this channel

[@BobJones-cr1pl]

Bobber is the best thing that could happen to an oil in frame Triumph.

[@victormolla486]

What front forks are you using that’s on the TR6?

[@simonmarks8589]

Beautiful pair of bobbers.when you say the front end of the second one was dropped by one and half inches.did you do that by shortening the fork legs?

[@ScrapYardDog64]

These would shake my tooth fillings out 😂

[@mickmouse3513]

I wouldn't say no to either of um, beautiful.

[@leedsman3815]

T140 s inlet cam is fairly wild. Advance the inlet cam 1 tooth (8 deg) in timing chest, more torque more power from 3000 rpm.

[@Arcmotovlog]

Frightening to see the chain link on the first bike fitted incorrectly

[@GarySmythe]

I like the 63 thru 70 frames and a custom oil tank on Triumph bobbers. The bikes in this video are kind of plane looking.

[@bruceseaton4812]

Gary Smythe those you mention are twice the price of the oil in frames. Plain and simple was the plan.

[@GarySmythe]

@@bruceseaton4812 you're right, cost of a project is always a concern! Perhaps a small tool box or something where the custom oil tank usually would go? Your bikes are very nice but it seems to me it needs something in the void under the seat area. Maybe I just need to get used to the open simple look ....the more I look at your bikes the more I like them! Thanks for the video!!!

[@markwilliams9793]

The Boston Bomber.....ouch, beautiful bikes though!

[@allthings1150]

The only thing I don’t like is the large gap/space under the seat, in front of the rear tire; I would have to build something to take up that space. Really good job overall though, I really like the stance of the bikes; from what I see when you take off near the end of this video, is, they look like the motor is strong enough to whip them around really well with the light weight you guys achieved by eliminating a lot of the things you removed from the stock bikes.

[@pauliebots]

I love the negative space on these bikes, the oil in frame can give you that look. That's what makes the world go round. That is why I would choose an oil in frame to achieve those spaces. To each his own,right? Breather tube is a bit phallic though,dont like that. Looks like the bike is always happy to see you. Lol. Weird.

[@olrenison]

Rad 👌

[@mchoch4576]

Great looking bikes and excellent video..... what is the benefit of the extra 2 inch frame and how do these bikes handling around corners Thanks

[@tavseaton8569]

superbly well on smooth roads... tested around Brands hatch race circuit.

[@theend5876]

Awesome and beautiful customised 👍 but what with Ducati sound?😣 they really need to change.

[@quyquang1212]

I love

[@frankernstorfer372]

Where did you get the chaintensioner and what made is it. I am serching for about half a year now.

[@bruceseaton4812]

Monstercraftsman make these in USA. Hard to find isn UK. Raw Steel Choppers make a similar one.

[@STARCROSSEDMOTO]

Where did they get the exhaust pipes? I want that look for my xs650! Great bikes gents. Good to see more classic motorcycles on the road.

[@bruceseaton4812]

ClassicBikeshop in UK.. off the shelf part for Triumph twins

[@user-ud8my2hf5x]

Second one looks better :) Shinyyyy

[@1941392]

Thank you, very nice. Still seems unnerving as you drive on the wrong side of the road over there....

[@mannyclaudiacortez7708]

I just got a triumph frame and 2 motors . One motor is for 2 carbs the other is for one carb. The guy said it's frame the 50's or 60's. Don't know how to start or where to get parts.

[@sennakayne]

Can you PM me the cost of one of these if I provide donar?

[@christophersmith7714]

Nice Bobbers! I'm building a 66 TR6R at the moment. Just want to point out, a TR6R is a Trophy not a Tiger. Cheers

[@bruceseaton4812]

Thanks!! my research shows the Tiger name was used on '71 on models (Oil in frame) but trophy was used on pre OIF bikes up to 1970.... To confuse further the TR6C (high pipe "street scambler") sold 1971-72 was called the Trophy in some markets

[@Locoandchooch]

Helrich builds the best looking bobbers I’ve seen, Triumph and Harley.

[@MarcStollmeyer]

If you want to keep the bare steel look clear powder-coat the tank.

[@martincvitkovich724]

I built a Triumph bobber out of a neglected 69 Triumph that looked better than those. Rode it for a couple weeks had back pain and tore it apart and rebuilt it to stockl MUCH BETTER

[@pauliebots]

Wow lots.of work!

[@MrDwhite1973]

What the welders info please

[@robbikebob]

Really nice looking bikes but they don't look comfortable. I had a hardtail chop with western bars and a regular sprung seat and could manage 200 miles in a day no problem (although being 19 at the time also helped)

[@mrg8056]

Fucking rivet counters, I remember chopping a silver jubilee the old knobs at the Triumph owners had a fucking heart attack hahahahahahahahahaahhahah

[@pauliebots]

Everyone with a 71 bonny is saying whaaaaat? I love my bike! I do have to admit it is a sweet looking bike. Can you explain aquablasting? Its amazing how the different tank angles make such a different look to the bike. The 71 bonny is really not that high, just got that name. I like it "high".

[@bruceseaton4812]

pauliebots agree- not for everyone. Don’t do it unless you want to get positive and negative comments.

[@JamesCouch777]

Had to go from England to America to get an English bike...go figure.

[@calvinriddle2696]

Is he got one for sale

[@Stevoo4552]

is this Acutally Street legal in the UK?

[@richard9444]

Yes just insure it

[@James-kb5mx]

Both gorgeous but give off more cafe racer vibes than bobber in my opinion

[@adityapundir8128]

1:42 woow I thought they started The Other bike

[@jonclark2234]

Dude in shorts was standing so close to the other guy he was even making me feel cramped. Cut the cord man, geez

[@RT-ii1rb]

the front tires are backwards, check it out

[@ericargo9157]

Which one are you referring to? The arrow on the painted bike is correct.@@RT-ii1rb

[@paulmeads802]

British bike to ride in the UK without a front mud guard, are you kidding me.

[@pongpunkokkao5418]

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[@johnbriggs5553]

check out choppahead custom cycles, Freetown Massachusetts, just south of Boston,they build the sickest truimph bike's you will ever see !!

[@pauliebots]

Just got me a knit choppahead hat! They build a nice bike alright.

[@dazthejazz1640]

#classicoctane. Check these out, Taylor.

[@idiosykrazjaidiosynkrazja4555]

Where is acumulator ?

[@bruceseaton4812]

idiosykrazja idiosynkrazja behind the large frame tube at the base under the mighty max.

[@PrimetimeNut]

Coming up next on ruined classics

[@stevemarshall5197]

Back end looks wrong

[@SkYsLiDeR9000]

Landfill.

[@pauliebots]

Just noticed the V below the Bonneville decal of the "ugly" before picture. If that is a 1971 t120rv ,that's not the bike you want to chop up. It is a very rare bike that they only made a bit over 200 of. Triumph pulled them off the manufacturing line in 1971 and gave them 5 gears and sent them to the USA. The other 71s are 4 speed. Look into it. Hopefully you just used a picture of one as an example and that's not the actual bike you guys built. If it is who gives a shit, am I right? Thought you may be interested though.

[@bruceseaton4812]

pauliebots yep- just an example.these are 4 speed

[@BerserkerNick]

Just clear coat that raw tank and fender

[@anthonyrussell8987]

71 ,so called desirable or not. Ya chopped a oil in frame triumph up to reduce it to a hard tail. Mental. Best the the 650 engine got with a great road handling frame. Then the Hipsters got to them . Sad

[@martinalexis4061]

A

[@pauliebots]

A-?

[@KingKatRider]

he said desirable, hahahahahahahhahahahaahha!

[@canturgan]

That doesn't look like London.

[@bruceseaton4812]

canturgan well it is.

[@canturgan]

@@bruceseaton4812 Must be Tobacco Dock.

[@user-go6uo2hu2c]

No,I am sorry, Std T140 are more beautiful. I prefer bopper Triumphs on pre oil in frame.

[@sammya113ga9]

Clear coat it. Simple

[@MrSprocket2u]

Bolt on a rear end and you have a bobber 🤣🤣🤣

[@raymondlee8352]

rear end all looks too long, odd looking so shorten rear end, goose neck extend front end and add some chrome work really they look quite boring as for those seats they look similar to the old penny farthing..

[@zimtuff]

Why build a bike for looks? If you can't ride it all day why bother, unless you want to park it outside a cafe and wait for people to walk past and go "wow"

[@matton36]

Frame is too long

[@davediamond1742]

Rip Off , they look like every other Custom Bobber triumph . do something different.

[@pauliebots]

Tell'em how you really feel.

[@andydufresne3635]

Wow they sound horrible, oh wait they never even started them.....

[@jonclark2234]

Philo Beddoe pretty sure Bike Shed Show doesn’t allow bikes in the show to have fuel in them. Also: 11:13

[@katana258]

how to fuck up a std. triumph .. good god .. a bobber .. like 50 years behind the times .. no one is even buying the new models .. triumph would of sold it for cost just to get rid of them ..

[@themightydash1714]

Ok, seriously, bobbers look shit, they always have, always will.

[@triumphjunkie3792]

Lol...what a ridiculous statement

[@alanparsons9645]

What a waste of a low mildage original triumph

[@WraithCalling]

Please stop making classic bikes in bobbers..

[@John-rambo84]

Ugly bikes, should have left them stock! Bobbers used to be cool but now it’s just another trend

[@triumphjunkie3792]

Lol...what a ridiculous comment