Triumph Motorcycles has issued a recall to 2011-2012 Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC that were built from September 2010 through June 2011. The recall is due to a problem with the engine management software. About 1,485 bikes are affected.
If you’re in the Durham, NC area on Labor Day weekend, check out the Bull City Rumble. Both vintage and modern retro bikes and scooters will be on display, along with great music, food and drinks, and fun! The event will take place on West Main St. in the historic Brightleaf District of Downtown Durham. The street will be shutdown for show bikes, vendors and spectators.
For more information, visit the Bull City Rumble website.
We hope you’ve been taking a lot of good pictures on your rides, vacations and trips because we warned you that our next Bike of the Month Contest would be travel themed. Starting Sept. 1st, you’ll be able to submit your bike photos for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate from British Customs.
Although it would be great to see bikes at the Great Wall of China, Statue of Liberty or the Colosseum, photos just need to have your Triumph with any kind of famous landmark or tourist spot. If you don’t have any good recent pictures, please feel free to submit older pictures from previous trips.
We know our customers can get creative with their custom bikes, let’s see how creative you guys can get with these photos and this contest. Check out the photo idea above.
For more details on the contest, please visit this page.
Photo courtesy of Frank Robyn-Fuhrmeister.
British Customs will be closed tomorrow, Aug. 19, 2011, for inventory. We will not be able to receive any phone calls or ship any orders. If you need to contact us, please use our contact form and we will be in touch next week. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause you. Thank you for your patience.
We are happy to announce the official launch of the British Customs E-Newsletter, BC Rider. If you’re already subscribed, you should have received it in your inbox yesterday. For anyone interested in joining BC Rider for exclusive specials, new product news, tech tips, exclusive features and more, visit our home page and enter your email in the subscription area on the right side of the page.
In case you missed it, you can check out the first issue on the web here!
Ricki Bedenbaugh recently directed this great video of a cafe racer on empty streets in Downtown LA and Long Beach. While it’s not a Triumph, we thought all cafe racers would enjoy seeing this short. Ricki focuses most of his talents on skateboarding projects, but we really enjoyed his first motorcycle video! Congrats, Ricki!
This Yamaha SR500 was built by Lossa Engineering and featured on the first season of Cafe Racer TV. We can’t wait to see what he comes up with for his next project.
Triumph has announced that it is recalling certain model 2011-2012 Sprint GT, Tiger 800 and Tiger 800XC motorcycles due to a top box problem. Only 134 motorcycles have been affected.
The top box locking handle is missing a clip on the locking system for bikes manufactured from June 2010 through 2011. The top box may detach from the bike, increasing the chances of a crash.
Triumph Dealers will install a new fitment clip. Owners may contact the Triumph customer service department at 678-539-8782 for more details and to find out if their bike is affected. If you own any of these bikes, contact your local Triumph dealer immediately
Triumph has further announced that the problem part has been redesigned and tested to prevent problems on future models.
We hope that everyone in the LA area was able to come out to the Lossa Engineering open house this past Sunday. We had a great time hanging out with Jay LaRossa, Eric Bostrom, KROQ, and all the bike enthusiasts. For everyone that wasn’t able to make it to the event, check out what you missed below.
We were saddened to hear that AMA Hall of Famer and motorcycling legend Gary Nixon passed away earlier this month. Nixon died on Aug. 5th in Baltimore while undergoing surgery after suffering from a recent heart attack. He was 70.
As most of you know, Gary Nixon rode a Triumph to Grand National Champion titles in the 60s. In more than two decades of pro racing, Nixon garnered 19 AMA National victories, amongst several other achievements. He was inducted into the Motorcycle Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2003.
A private memorial service is being held tomorrow in Timonium, Md. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in Nixon’s name to the Gary Nixon Memorial Fund.
Last week, the new season of Cafe Racer TV premiered on Velocity by Discovery / HD Theater. Get a sneak peek on what British Customs did for Cafe Racer TV by checking out the builders section of their website. Plus, keep up with us on our blog, and we’ll give you a bigger sneak peek on what we did to that 2011 Triumph Thruxton for the show. Episodes featuring British Customs air in October.
