Roaring Toyz Custom Union Jack
Themed Triumph 675 unveiled at
Daytona Bike Week
Everyone who has seen a
Roaring
Toyz custom sportbike knows that
the Sarasota, Florida shop gives all
of their customs a unique look
guaranteed to turn heads. What some
may not know, however, is that
getting optimum performance is just
as important as looks for Roaring
Toyz.
Roaring Toyz owner Robert Fisher has
been roadracing for over a decade,
and he’s got a long list of race
wins and championships to his name.
That desire to ride hard goes into
everything he builds, like the 2009
Triumph 675 that was unveiled at
Daytona Bike Week this year. Unlike
other customs, this “Union Jack”
Triumph made its debut on the high
banks of Daytona International
Raceway. Fisher intentionally built
a custom sportbike that could be put
through the paces on one of the most
demanding racetracks in the United
States. “We are known for building
wide tire conversion kits and
extended bikes, but after riding
this 675, I wanted to retain the
handling and come up with a hot
custom that would be track worthy,”
says Fisher.
The
trellis and billet swingarm had
to be engineered to exact
specifications to match the
Triumph’s stock swingarm. Fisher
worked with Ransom Motorcycles to
achieve the perfect fit: Roaring
Toyz handled the CNC machining
in-house, while Ransom did the
design, fabrication and assembly.
Once the swingarm was in place, a
set of
Performance Machine Luxe Platinum
Cut wheels were added. PM
doesn’t make wheels for the Triumph,
so Fisher had to customize parts to
adapt the wheels. Knowing that the
suspension would take a beating on
the high banks, Fisher turned to
RACE TECH for their fork internals.
The tubes were anodized black and
the fork feet were painted red,
combining style and performance. As
for lights, a set of Greggs Customs
billet LED front turn signals were
just the start. “We added a slew of
red LED lights from Signal Dynamics
and topped that off with four red
and blue high-powered police strobe
lights in the headlight and out
back—just in case I feel the need to
pull someone over,” says Fisher.
Paul Wong in Aruba designed the
Union Jack graphics, and Ryan
Hathaway laid down the red, white
and blue paint. Additional Roaring
Toyz modifications include black
anodized radial mount brake
calipers, translucent blue brake
lines with red fittings, Hustler
grips, and black anodized billet
universal convex mirrors.
With the custom Triumph 675
complete, it was sent to Dynoworks
to make sure it was ready for its
first laps on the track. Finally,
Fisher himself geared up and flew
the Union Jack around Daytona,
proving that a custom can have both
speed and style. |
