Strakell Reda

The Strakell Reda is a custom Triumph 900 Sprint cafe racer built almost entirely from metal and leather, a competition-grade build that took 3rd place at the Cafe Racer Festival and appeared at the Wheels and Waves 2018 show. With just 10 km on the clock, it is effectively new, rebuilt from A to Z on a 1995 platform with a philosophy of removing weight and lowering the centre of gravity without losing the Triumph character.

The Concept

Strakell Motorcycles identified two fundamental problems with the original Triumph 900 Sprint: too heavy, and too high a centre of gravity. The answer was not to replace the engine but to rebuild everything around it. The three-cylinder triple is left to do what it does best, producing 92 hp at the crankshaft, while the team stripped and reshaped the tank, fairing, saddle, exhaust, and electrical system from raw aluminium and leather. The colour was chosen deliberately to honour the original Triumph palette, keeping a visual connection to 1995 even as every surface was remade.

What Makes It

The tank, saddle, and windscreen fairing are all hand-formed aluminium, shaped without moulds and assembled to integrate perfectly with the original frame and engine mounts. The exhaust is polished stainless steel, also fabricated by hand. The seat and handgrips are leather. The rear shock was replaced with a Shock Factory unit, lowering the seat height by 3 cm and simultaneously improving damping quality. LED rear lights are integrated flush inside the tail section, creating a future-forward detail on an otherwise timeless machine. The headlight is integrated into the windscreen fairing. Turn signals are positioned at the handlebar ends. Rizoma remote controls and a T and T electronic counter complete the cockpit. Only the paint and upholstery were sent to outside craftspeople; everything else was done in-house at Strakell.

The Build

The base is a 1995 Triumph Sprint 900, a three-cylinder (Trident) platform producing 92 hp and weighing 210 kg in original form. The Strakell rebuild reduced unsprung and total weight through the aluminium bodywork programme and the removal of heavy stock components. The seat height reduction of 3 cm also brings the centre of gravity down, giving the Reda a handling balance the original never had. A mini Solise battery replaces the stock unit for further weight savings. At 37,500 euros, the Strakell Reda is a verified show-winning cafe racer with virtually no mileage.

Specifications

• Builder: Strakell Motorcycles
• Base motorcycle: 1995 Triumph Sprint 900 (Trident, 3-cylinder)
• Power: 92 hp
• Weight: 210 kg (original), reduced by rebuild
• Mileage: 10 km
• Rear shock: Shock Factory (seat height lowered 3 cm)
• Tank, saddle, fairing: Hand-formed aluminium
• Exhaust: Polished stainless steel, hand-fabricated
• Seat and grips: Leather
• Rear lighting: LED integrated into tail
• Headlight: LED integrated into windscreen fairing
• Controls: Rizoma remote controls
• Speedometer: T and T electronic counter
• Battery: Mini Solise
• Awards: 3rd place, Cafe Racer Festival; shown at Wheels and Waves 2018
• Price: 37,500 EUR

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