What do you get if you take the very best from two venerable manufacturers? In this case you get a 1958 Norton Featherbed frame with a 1978 Triumph Tiger powerplant wrapped up in custom cafe racer livery. You’ve probably heard of this mix before as a Triton (Triumph/Norton)
The ‘78 Triumph Tiger sported a 744 CC (45.40 CID) air cooled four stroke overhead valve parallel twin motor that made 45 HP pushed through a 5 speed transmission for a top speed of 107 MPH. The Norton Featherbed frame was considered one of the very best and with the large brakes made a good handling experience.
This particular custom Cafe Racer (VIN # 14781981 {the Norton frame #}) is in Los Angeles, CA and is listed as a no expense spared restoration. Norton frame, Triumph powerplant and custom bits galore. The bike has a starting bid of $12,000