Super Ten: Onehandmade's Perfect Thruxton 900

Triumph's new Thruxton is about to hit the showrooms, but the outgoing model has still got plenty left in the tank. Especially when it's been reworked by a master metalworker—like Onehandmade of Taiwan. Meet ‘Super Ten,’ a 2014 Thruxton 900 wheeled into the Taipei workshop with a vague brief from the client: “Build me a tracker.” Onehandmade—known as Chun to his friends—didn't need much more encouragement. He’s transformed this Thruxton with an intoxicating mix of hand-shaped metalwork and carefully selected off-the-shelf parts. The bulk of the project involved getting the bodywork just right. From the headlight assembly to the tank...