The Ultimate Triton Bike Unveiled

Last time we heard of a custom Triton motorcycle was the one specially commissioned for Chanel in July, so we were quite excited to find out that another one was recently unveiled by the French designers Frank Charriaut and Vincent Prat from Southsiders MC. The customized Triton was built by Daniel Delfour, one of France’s leading motorcycle builders.

“As English motorcycle fans, we choose to use a Norton featherbed frame and a Triumph 750 Bonneville engine,” said Prat. “But we didn’t want to make the thousandth café racer or Triton; we decided to follow our own road. We started designing a mix of Batman’s motorcycle with a T.Rex fastback and Cat Woman’s curves. Inspiration came directly from the culture of comics.”

The front forks are Yamaha items, connected to Moto Guzzi triple trees modified to match the original Norton geometry. Many parts are hand-made, including the oil tank, rearsets, levers and pedals; the speedometer and billet alloy gas tank cap were designed by Vincent, taking cues from a classic French chronometer.

“Purists will say that it’s a sacrilege,” added Prat, “but why do we have to follow any rules? The only thing we’re talking about here is fun. Why the length of the fork tubes? Why a front wheel without brakes? Just because we wanted it like this.”

The engine was rebuilt to original specifications, but using a TR7 single-carburetor head rather than the fussier stock twin-carb item. The frame is painted in gloss black and the bodywork in a black flake, with matching exhaust system and heat guards.