BAAK’s ‘Rambler’ model has been designed to tackle regular road riding and the occasional blast along a dirt track, and this particular motorcycle has been tweaked to create an even better balance of on and off-road performance. Their workshop has a range of handmade off-the-shelf items you can buy to give your Triumph an even more retro flavour – they also create unique one-offs such as this, using parts sourced from far and wide. Understated classic style and clean, sweeping lines are BAAK’s speciality. Far from simply bolting on a few extras, the Lyon-based team has a very acute eye for design and execute it perfectly.

We spoke with Julien Demaugé-Bost from the BAAK team about the build. “The Rambler could be our definition about what ‘backdating’ is. We used a modern vehicle and gave it the same manufacturing finish, look and feel as a 50-year-old one. At BAAK we take special care at purifying the line, making the bike more aerodynamic and easier to handle.