Featured Custom Speed-tona

This is no longer a build 'in progress' - think it's pretty much done at this point (but you never know)

Started life as a (relatively) mild-mannered 885 T509 - it has evolved over the years to this current configuration - essentially only the frame/swing-arm and plastics (albeit painted) and headlight buckets are the sole items left, I believe, from how it left the factory.



Let's see if I can recall everything:
955 Daytona Gen 2 motor with custom mapping
Smoothed Throttle Bodies with Velocity Stacks & K & N Filter
Ceramic Coated Gen 2 Daytona Exhaust with WBO2 Wideband Sensor
Mivv Exhaust with custom-fabricated link-pipe and hanger
Daytona Gen 2 Oil Cooler
1050 Speed Triple Radiator with 1050 S3 Trim panels
Custom Coolant Reservoir
GSXR 750 forks - custom DEcosse CAD/CNC Top Triple Clamp
Yamaha R1 Calipers with DEcosse custom spacers and 'Braking' Wave Rotors
Brembo RCS-19 Master Cylinder and Triumph Reservoir and Galfer Brake Lines
Kawasaki 750 Rear master (1/2" vs OEM14mm)
Rear 'Braking' Wave Rotor
46T Supersprox rear sprocket with RK Gold Chain
EBC Pads
Dymag Magnesium Wheels
Fox Racing rear shock
Rizoma Rearsets
Rizoma 29/22 bars & risers
Rizoma mirrors
Rizoma Twist Grips and bar-ends
Kawasaki Clutch Perch
1050 Speed Triple Clutch Cable
Ermax (1050 Speed Triple) Flyscreen
GSXR Front Fender
Acumen Gear Position Indicator
Fuelbot! Fuel Capacity/Range Instrument
Sparkbright Voltage Monitor
Daytona 955 Instruments with LED lndicator replacments
Cibie Headlights with custom DEcosse wiring scheme.
DEcosse Hands-Free KeyLess Ignition System
Rizoma Turn Signals
SH847 Series Regulator with custom mount & wiring.
Shorai LFX21 Lithium Iron Battery
Wolo Airhorn
Custom High Current Starter Cables
LED Tail Light with (separate) Brake Modulator
Custom Paint
Custom Seat - Sargent cover with Great Day to Ride Supracor Pad with SkyKing Quick Release Pins

This is the Instrument Panel
(also shows my custom DEcosse CNC Top Triple Clamp)



And here is my 'Touring' version:
SV1000S Front Fairing (I can actually change that out pretty quickly for either config)
SW Motech Tank Bag system
Saddlemen Tunnel Tail Bag

 

Here's a few other pics that might interest





(that one also shows my Motomfg stand - lifts bike completely off ground and both ends and casters allow easy moving around the garage)

SH847 Series R/R and custom mounting





Forks/Brakes



Some good detail in this next pic of the:
Dyamg Wheels
Rizoma Rearsets
Mivv Exhaust with custom Link Pipe
Ceramic Coating on the Header

 

My DEcosse Custom Hands-Free Key-Less Ignition System

The Control/Power Switching PCB is all designed by me.
Those three larger devices you see in the foreground of the board are the solid-state power switches.
As described, this system is completely hands-free - the remote (although it has a manual button) can be left in pocket and the system disarms automatically when it the remote is detected in range.

 

Thank you for all the kind comments

It's a Speed-Tona because it's a blend of Speed Triple & Daytona (and a bit like the classic Speed-Twin moniker)
Some have said with the Suzuki front end it could have been a TriZuki or a Suziumph!!! (enough said on that!!)

The rear master is performance improvement - originated over on the old T595 site and I can't claim credit for the idea - the 1/2" gives improved force at the caliper over the original 14mm. It's not like you need a mighty stopper on the rear, but I do expect it to work - I could literally stand on my rear pedal originally and it would do next to nothing.
A kawasaki 750 master from early nighties has a form/fit replacement - there are other similar models, but the body of that series is identical, with the threaded holes for mounting. I also incorporated a pressure switch on the banjo, to replace the rather nasty spring operated OEM switch (one of the parts that really was actually a functional requirement)

The bike was near perfect cosmetically & operationally when I bought it. The forks were one of my early projects that required a bit of engineering - I taught myself CAD as part of that process and designed the appropriate parts (Triple Clamp, Steering Stop, Spacers) and then the engine swap was simply borne out of desire for more power. Last dyno was 148 at the wheel, about 50% up from the original 885 T509 engine. A lot of the other mods were either functional or aesthetic improvements on the original. Overall, I just enjoy the mod process and creating something unique.
Even the red original paint was near flawless but I honestly don't really like red, in spite of having two cars and a bike that were red!!!!!


I'm an Electrical/Electronic Engineer and have tried to improve the functionality and reliability of the OEM electrics. I have a reference thread over on another Triumph forum on Charging System diagnostics & recommendations that has now reached half million views and cross-linked to 100's of forums (incl non-Triumph forums and even this forum has a link-back to it! )
The Key-less system has evolved over the years - my first system used a very cheap proximity RFID sensor and relays to switch the power circuits; it has evolved to something today I am quite proud of. Pretty much all Triumphs include a std Alarm interface which makes for a very easy plug n play solution with no modification of OEM wiring required. The hands-free aspect is really nice, no need to dig key or remote out of pocket - after it is automatically disarmed, it utilizes the clutch switch to actually turn on the ignition; the Kill/Run switch 'drops' it again and the system re-arms (again automatically) when you walk out of range (3-6m typically). I made the system such that it is not dependent on the Remote communication to stay alive - important safety concern! I use a commercially available RFID detector, but the control/power pcb is all my own design, including the layout of the pcb itself.