Triumph Bonneville T100 Blanche Takes the Modern Classic Recipe Onto Brat Territory

They honestly require no introduction here on autoevolution, because we’ve seen what they’re able to pull off on countless occasions. Still, coming back to their build archive to see what they’ve been up to will always be a genuine delight, so let’s go ahead and do just that! What you’re looking at here is the latest motorcycle built by Tamarit’s specialists, who’d dubbed it Blanche following the project’s completion.

Heavily influenced by the Brat-style aesthetic, they took a bone-stock Triumph Bonneville T100 and worked their magic to make it a lot more visually enticing. The end result is an incredible sight to behold from every angle, but that’s just what we’ve come to expect from the guys at Tamarit. Now, some aspects of this build may look rather familiar to those who’ve seen the shop’s past ventures.

Even so, Blanche looks nothing like any of the other entries in Tamarit’s build archive, as the crew made sure to give it a distinctive personality of its own. They did so with a ton of cosmetic mods that look like a million bucks, while steering clear of the abundant chrome or nickel plating you will normally see on their bikes. This was done for the sake of diversity more than anything else.

Starting with mods performed at the back, we notice a looped subframe replacing the Bonneville’s factory item. Its rearmost section comes with an integrated LED lighting strip that keeps things looking as clean as possible, but what really grabs our attention is the new seat placed up top. This part was put together in-house using brown suede upholstery, and it offers enough room to carry a passenger.

The saddle is flanked by a pair of stylish side covers, featuring oval badges that depict the project’s name and number. In addition, they have sizeable openings to reveal twin K&N air filters, yet the rear-end modifications were nowhere near the finish line. Tamarit added some adjustable Hagon Nitro shock absorbers, too, thus revising the motorcycle’s stance while also improving its suspension capabilities down south.

Aside from these goodies, the Spanish experts fitted a lenticular rear wheel like those we’ve seen on some of their previous builds. Completing the equipment in that area is a swingarm-mounted license plate bracket, along with a Tamarit-branded chain guard on the opposite side. The former carries aftermarket LED turn signals, a wide reflector, and an additional light to illuminate the license plate itself.

Making our way toward the front end, we come across billet aluminum rider and pillion foot pegs replacing the stock items. The engine’s underside is encased in a stylish sump guard with circular openings, a common feature found on many of Tamarit’s bikes. We’ve already mentioned the K&N pod filters earlier on, but there is also a custom exhaust system ending in slash-cut mufflers.

Whereas the Bonneville’s factory forks are still present at twelve o’clock, its fender got ditched in favor of a smaller handmade alternative. The front wheel is hugged by vintage-looking Shinko rubber just like the rear unit, and the OEM brake discs made room for aftermarket substitutes on both ends. CNC-machined triple clamps make an appearance, as well, accompanied by some groovy spring add-ons for the upper forks.

An LED headlight is placed on bespoke mounting hardware nearby, but there’s a lot going on in the cockpit area, too. Instrumentation comes in the form of a Motoscope Tiny speedometer from Motogadget’s range, fronting a replacement handlebar with Puig control levers and brown Biltwell grips color-matched to the seat upholstery. The bar-end turn signals and underslung mirrors were also supplied by Motogadget.

There’s more equipment from the German electronics brand than what initially meets the eye, though, that being the tried-and-true mo.Unit controller with Bluetooth connectivity. We’ve now arrived at the finishing touches, the most notable of which is the motorcycle’s color scheme. It leaves no room for interpretation as to where the Blanche name came from, because white is the primary color used on the fuel tank, front fender, and side covers.

Bronze and orange accents round out the paintwork in style, and the Triumph tank badges were swapped with Tamarit substitutes. Items such as the wheels, frame, and engine covers have all been painted black to direct viewers’ attention to what truly matters. This Brat-style Bonnie may not be as flashy as motorcycles like Circe or Phantom, but it’s sure to turn heads and drop jaws, nonetheless.