The sparks are flying

Fast progress was made with the CRK Triumph 1200 project over the winter, culminating in the promised structural alterations facilitated by the quick and effective use of an angle grinder that created a dramatic light show. But then we decided to visit our eldest daughter in Australia and progress stalled.

You’ll recall from the March issue of CMM that I wanted to build a version of the bike I’d ridden in the Isle of Wight where Ian Saxcoburg produces his Café Racer Kits for customers around the world. The CRK 1200 Roadster was a highly impressive hunk of a machine that I immediately took to, for its refined and smooth engine, immense flexibility and relaxed riding style.

The idea behind Ian’s conversion kits is that you can take a cheap-to-source donor machine such as a Honda CX500 or the T300