Triumph Catalina Scrambler

It was a problem of Robert Jordan’s own making, and it smacked him upside the head every time he ventured into his garage. There sat a perfectly restored 1960s Triumph 650 desert sled, looking like it just came out of Steve McQueen’s garage. Right next to it, his modern ride, a 2007 Triumph Scrambler—and the new bike was suffering greatly by comparison, a little too big, a little too bulbous. Not surprising, given that the Scrambler is basically a Bonneville street bike with high pipes and wide handlebars. What to do? To Jordan’s eyes, current Scrambler conversion kits just don’t...