This blog is going to capture the transformation of a 1969 Triumph T100C from an aborted attempt at building a cool bike by a previous owner to my own version of what is cool. I bought the bike from the father-of-the-bride at a wedding that I was a groomsman in, sight unseen. When I finally got a look at it, I was a little bit sorry that I had agreed to buy it. For $1500, I was buying a bike that I had been told was "a runner that needs a little bit of work". OK. I guess a little bit of work means everything. It looked like the previous owner wanted a Harley in a really bad way and decided to try to dress the little Triumph in a halloween costume. Ten inch risers, candy apple / bass boat metalflake / 70's dirtbike helmet glitter red, extra big mustang tank with H-D (and Triumph) stickers, a Harley ducktail rear fender 4 inches too wide for the wheel, and stupid little skull decorations all over everything. No offence to the father-of-the-bride, but the thing was an abomination. I decided to take the project in and, like a sculptor, chip away at the material on the outside until the work of art reveals itself.
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