Featured Daytona 900 Cafe racer project (CRK kit)

You really have taken the CRK conversion to a whole new league mate. Great to see what others have done too. Most are just variations on a theme, mainly distinguished by their individual paint job but you have definitely gone the extra mile here. It's been great following what you've done.

 

What did you use to seal around the coils in the cylinder head aperture?

 

It's hard to justify spending more than the actual bike is worth on the forks but wish I could

 

ah right, thanks for that. I have already fitted mine but just sourced the biggest rubber grommet I could find on Ebay and cut a hole in the top to slide the coil through. It looks and works fine but noticed how yours looked like they were a factory item.

 

I feel the same about mine mate. Started building it in 2016, finished early 2017 but then moved to the Scottish Highlands and have had a few outings up here and was thinking maybe not the right bike up here but didn't want to sell it as like you say....it's your own individual bike. Was out on Monday and did a 200 mile ride....Ullapool, up the west coast to Durness, along north coast to Tongue and back down to Lairg through Altnaharra. I absolutely loved the ride, and so glad I did it and that bike is going nowhere. Have started to make a list of what else I am going to do to her now

 

Here she is from the ride on Monday, based on a 1993 Trident 900

 

I had a support vehicle with me (Tiger 800 with can of petrol), managed to get 87 miles before reserve and then did another 10 miles to reach home without running out. So I reckon it has a decent enough range to use up here where fuel stops can be a bit sparse in some areas. I am running it on 140 mains and was doing between 40-60 most of the time which is ample up here on our roads.

 

Hi like the look of the instrument fairing, can you post some more pics of it, are you using original Triumph instrument Pod or CRK Item. Cheers Paul

 

It is based on the Trident but I used Sprint Sport bars which are a good compromise between Daytona clip ons and the higher Trident bars. Easier on an old mans back lol.
I do have a black plate for it and should put it back on, just swapped them for the MOT.

 

Hi Paul.....I am using the original trident instrument pod which I think looks really neat and I prefer to the home made look of the CRK module.
Not sure what make the fairing is , might be Puig. Came with the Trident years ago and have used it on various bikes since.

 

Incidentally....didn't mean to hi-jack the thread....apologies Mr Hinckley.

 

That's great thanks. I have followed (stalked) this thread with interest. As you say, great way to learn and get ideas from. Great to talk to others who have gone down the similar route.
I thought long and hard about chopping the Trident as it was really nice but argued that at least I would have a very good starting point for my CRK project and so it has proved.