The Thruxton Fairing - Handcrafted Excellence

We've been selling this fairing for less than a year now, but that was enough to make it one of the best selling fairings in the shop.
People love the sleek look of it, a nice balance of modern and retro vibes, and of course the fact that they get a handcrafted, unique piece of art. Not to mention that it's considerably cheaper than Triumph's original fairing made in plastic.

The Thruxton fairing sits now on bikes in many parts of the world, but we wanted to share with you 2 bikes that stand out. One is a Street Cup from Japan built by Hideki Ohtani, the other a Thruxton 900  by Beniamino Finocchiaro from Italy. Incidentally, both are professional photographers and both built stunning bikes which are getting a lot of positive recognition online.

If you're interested in getting this fairing for your bike (available for the air cooled Bonneville, the Street Twin/Street Cup and the new T100), or other custom made parts, please visit our website:
omegaracer.com

Street Cup by Hideki Ohtani

 

Thruxton 900 by Beniamino Finocchiaro 

Crafton Atelier Custom Seats

Check out this great video review by the famous MotoBob, examining the Crafton Atelier Rambler seat.
To celebrate, we've decided to offer a 30$ price reduction on both the Rambler and the Roadster model for the Street Twin, Street Cup, new T100 and T120.

The promotion will run throughout March. 
What better time to get one of these awesome custom seats, just in time for the upcoming riding season!

Follow these links to get your seat today!
Rambler: https://bit.ly/2HkG87U
Roadster: https://bit.ly/2s5gpIj

Scrambler Full Exhaust System for Triumph Street Twin

Check out this awesome new Scrambler setup for the Street Twin. Top notch quality and equally amazing sound!

Find it HERE!

Devil Mechanix - Triumph Parts

A new player is emerging on the Thai custom parts scene with a range of refined and high quality parts.

The brand "Devil Mechanix" might be unknown to many outside Thailand, but here, after less than 1 year of producing parts for Modern Classic Triumphs, DM is a fast growing force that soon will have to be reckoned with in many other markets.
Why?
Simple. Many parts manufacturers here have recognized that only by producing at the highest possible standards they can be truly competitive for the long term. I'm fortunate enough to know a few and like to support their efforts the best I can. Look at The Sports, R&P, MotoTrio and JP Customs for example. These are brands that are playing in the same league as the best in the world today.

Back to Devil Mechanix, which is the latest addition to Omega Racer's fast growing family of quality manufacturers.
I'd like to introduce you to some of their work.

Triumph Tank Strap - for Bonneville (up to 2015) and Street Twin/Street Cup
A stylish addition to your precious Triumph

X-Pipe/ De-cat - for all liquid cooled Modern Classic Triumph

Unleash the hidden power of your Triumph!

Devil Mechanix Performance Mufflers - for all liquid cooled Modern Classic Triumph

Available in polished, brushed or black powder coated finish

Radiator Guard - for all liquid cooled Modern Classic Triumph (except Bobber)

Engine Crash Bars - for all liquid cooled Modern Classic Triumph

We look forward to many new parts coming from them. Find them all at omegaracer.com!

Triumph Street Twin - BoosterPlug Review

I've done nearly 800km since I got the bike last month. Not much admittedly, but enough to get a feel of the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of this bike.
Nothing ugly, a little bad and a whole lot of good to be honest.

The Bad for me are the rear shocks, which when riding 2 up, quickly show their limits. For now I will change the setting of the spring compression to make them harder, but sooner or later new shocks (probably YSS) will have to be installed.

The Good is obviously the look, but most of all the pleasure I get from riding it. The smooth and relaxed way it weaves through traffic, but also the grunt coupled with a satisfying sound when you open the throttle in a more decisive manner.

So far I haven't done much modifying on the bike, and I don't intend to do any major work on it. For that I have the Yamaha SR. I added a few cosmetic bits, but mostly practical touring add-ons, like a SW-Motech GPS holder and Motech semi-rigid saddlebags.

The only performance enhancing change was the so-called BoosterPlug, which seems to get very good reviews online. In short, the BoosterPlug is a small device that fools the ECU into thinking that ambient temperature is 20degrees lower than it is in reality, thus enriching the air-fuel mix. This offers several advantages, but more about this later.

 The BoosterPlug came 10 days after ordering it on ebay. The price is nearly 148$ (free shipping), but the declared value was about 50$, which I thought was a nice touch. You never know how customs feel about your stuff and how much they're going to rob you.

Packed contained the plug, instructions and promotional material.

Installation was super easy and done in just 5 minutes. Basically, just unplug the sensor on the air box and put the BoosterPlug in line. Finally find a place for the new sensor that is not close to heat sources like the engine, radiator or exhaust pipes. Done

Original sensor on the air box

New sensor. I placed it here because it fits nicely. Not sure if it's aerated enough...maybe worth trying different placements.

Result: After installing it, I went on a short ride (about 10km) to see if there were any changes.
I can say that I share what most other reviewers said about it. I found throttle response to be smoother and more responsive, the bike seems to run smoother and "rounder" and torque feels stronger.
What I didn't feel, was smoother gear changes, contrary to what several other users said. I think (hope) I will get that when I change to oil for the first time this week.
Someone commented about the increased fuel consumption. Yes, it will use more fuel, but not all the time. The company claims that it only enrichens the mix when you really need it: when accelerating. During constant cruising speed, the air-fuel ratio turns back to normal.

VERDICT: Although the changes are not drastic, they are noticeable and improve the bike's performance. The price could be a bit lower to be honest, but if we compare it to other such devices (see sticker), there's not much to complain about. 

Motor Expo 2016 - PART 1

This year's Motor Expo had some very juicy new bikes for us living in Thailand.

First off, the introduction on the Thai market of a great motorcycle manufacturer. One that has now 95 years of history and has a special place in my heart: you guessed it....Moto Guzzi is finally here!
Unfortunately, the import taxes will seriously affect sales, since they will cost around one third more than their direct competitors.
Aprilia, being part of the Piaggio group like Moto Guzzi, are also officially present for the first time.

Another highlight for me, was the Triumph stand, which had all new bikes on show, includingthe new T100, the Street Scrambler, the Street Cup and the much talked about Bobber. The bikes all look great in my opinion, very well executed with much attention to detail. I particularly liked the black and grey metal flake tank on the Street Cup, which will most likely find its way on my future Street Twin.

A very nice custom Speed Triple. The transformation kit will probably be sold in the coming year, price not yet available.

Gone is the trademark double headlight to make space for a nice classic looking single round headlight. Thanks God, I would add.

Not so sure about this little liquid cooling contraption...

The Street Scrambler looks particularly good in my opinion

Thailand's most famous bike photographer P'Jo (far left), his assistant Golf and the owner of K-Speed of international fame (far right).