Customer Bikes

Customer build featuring Kineo 180 wide wheel conversion, high end parts and plenty of powdercoat. Build features:

• Kineo 17X5.5 Rear, 17X3.5 Front Wheels - Matte Black Hub, Rims, Spokes and Gold nipples
• A&J Cycles offset rear sprocket and free spirits front offset sprocket
• Ohlins Blackline TR 965 Shocks
• ClassicBike Raisch front fender painted by Slag Kustom
• A&J Cycles bolt ACG and Clutch Covers
• Rizoma iRide S Rear and iRide Front LED Turn Signals
• Cone Engineering Shorty Slip Ons
• Motobox / Radiantz LED Tail Light
• New Rage Cycles Tucked Plate Bracket
• Brembo Oro Rotors
• Black Triumph Tank Emblems
• Arton Works Gauge Cover 
• Motone Brass Paddock Stand Bobbins, Roswell Brass oil cap, Headbolt Covers, ribbed throttle body covers
• LSL Brake and Shift Levers
• Rizoma Windscreen
• Powdercoated triple trees, swingarm, fork lowers, engine covers and more by TRG Coating
• Michelin Pilot Road 6 Tires (180/120)
• Motogadget M-grip soft, m.view spy mirrors and bar end finishers
• Free Spirits shock dress up kit and passenger peg delete kit
• British Customs headlight brackets
• Bikemaster 520 Chain
• Photos by Josh LaGrave

Sascha’s 2022 Scrambler XE came in for blackout treatment and lighting upgrades. The following items were powdercoated: Swingarm, handlebars, headlight brackets, skid plate, grab rail, exhaust shield, foot pegs, brake foot pedal, shifter, intake covers, hand guards and other small pieces. The seat was handled by Fish Brothers Upholstery right down the street from us. Their work featured a gel pad install and customer brown double stitched ribbed seat cover. The bike was also fitted with:

• Motodemic Evo S LED headlight
• Evotech Performance Tail Tidy with Euro Light
• Rizoma iRide L front turn signals (clear running light and amber signals)
• Rizoma iRide S multifunction rear turn signals (run, brake, turn)
• Rizoma Turn Signal Mounting Adapters
• Rizoma Turn Signal Wiring Adapters
• CRG Hindsight LS Mirrors and British Customs bar end adapter kits
• ClassicBike Raisch Front Fork Guards
• DEI Heat Reduction Kit
• Triumph Accessory High Fender Kit
• Seat by @fishbrothersupholstery
• Powdercoating by TRG Coating

2022 Speed Twin we built for our customer  Spencer. A collection of quality parts, tasteful paint and powder coating. 1 of 1. Photography by Antonio Carusone http://www.antoniocarusone.com/

Video: https://youtu.be/Hf1mjsRWmt4

• British Customs Carbon Predator 2:1 Exhaust
• Nitron R3 Piggyback Shocks (Stealth)
• Nitron TVT25 Front Cartridge Kit
• Ohlins Blackline Steering Damper
• Sato Rearsets
• Triumph Euro Tail Light
• Arton Works Vintage Gauge Faces and Spec B Gauge Cover
• Motoism Mini Union LED Turn Signals
• Motodemic Adaptive LED Headlight
• Classicbike Raisch Tail Tidy
• Motone Customs Helmet Lock, Black Fork Stem Nut, Axle Adjusters and Axle Nut
• LSL 1 1/8" Handlebar Risers
• Rizoma Adjustable Plus Levers, Windscreen and Eccentrico Mirrors
• Evotech Performance Radiator Guard, Lower Engine Guard, Engine Crash Guards and Weighted Bar End Sliders
• Beeline GPS and Handlebar Mount
• Free Spirits Shock Dress Up Bolt Kit and Passenger Peg Eliminators
• DNA Air Filter
• Black Triumph Tank Emblems
• STS Smart Self Cancelling Turn Signal Module
• Super Corse Oil Temp Guage
• Aston Martin Hammerhead Silver Paint by Dave @slagkustom
• Powdercoat by @TRGCoating
• Custom seat cover along with new foam and gel insert by @fishbrothersupholstery

Customer build for Steve in Chicago. Bike was purchased new from Locomotion Powersports and delivered to us with 1 mile. We completed the build and shipped it to Chicago. Reach out to us if you would like us to turn your vision in to a reality.

• Jekill and Hyde Exhaust
• Motone Razor Rear Fender
• Motogadget M-Blaze Disk Bar End LED Turn Signals and Road m.view mirrors
• New Rage Cycles Rear Integrated Tail Light
• Motone Black Gas Cap, Contrast Union Jack Throttle Body Covers, Black Capos Fork Tube Caps, Black Axle Adjusters
• Wilbers Shock
• ClassicBike Raisch Side Mount License Plate Bracket
• Quad Lock Wireless Charger and Vibration Damper
• Thornton Hundred Quad Lock Stem Nut and Chain Guard
• Triumph Clip ons, Shorty front fender, heated grips, swingarm bag, USB Port, Retrofitted adjustable gauge bracket
• Renthal Gold Chain and Black Sprocket Nuts
• Wunderkind Fork Tube Covers
• 170MM rear tire on sock rim
• Paint by Proper Moto in Texas
• Cerakoted headers and intake by Slag Kustom
• Powdercoat by TRG Coating

Photos by Josh LaGrave (@Jlagrave on Instagram)

Sean from Fast for Fun came to us with a crazy idea to convert his Thruxton R in to a tracker a few years back. The first step was installing a Free Spirits Handlebar Conversion Kit. From there it evolved in to the bike you see pictured today, a collaboration between a few local shops. Build details:

• All fabrication by Evan at Speakeasy Motors (fitting triumph bobber gas tank, tail section, custom front number plate with light and gauge bracket)
• 19” Sun rims front and back laced to stock hubs
• Zard 2:1 Stainless SP Exhaust
• Free Spirits Handlebar Conversion Kit
• Motogadget Motoscope Mini Gauge with peak mod adapter
• Custom Ohlins Shocks (1.5” shorter than stock)
• Motone Defender Skid Plate
• Saddlemen Tracker Tail and seat
• Radiantz LED Strip Tailight
• Paint by VP Cycle
• Lettering by Bert’s Graphix

Photos by Josh LaGrave (@Jlagrave on Instagram)

Greg’s speed twin that we modified to his liking. Build features:

• Porsche Chalk Grey Paint and modified side covers by Dave @slagkustom
• Ohlins Blackline TR965 Reservoir Shocks
• Ohlins FSK218 Cartridge kit
• Ohlins Blackline Steering Damper
• British Customs Slash Cut Slipons and X-Pipe
• Arton Works Retro Gauge Faces and Dashboard Cover
• Motodemic Adaptive LED Headlight
• Motogadget Mo.view Spy Mirrors
• Motogadget Mo.blaze disk bar end turn signals
• Rizoma Light Unit S Turn Signals
• Baak Fender Eliminator
• New Rage Cycle tucked license plate mount
• A&J Cycles Rear Sprocket, Driven Sprocket Nuts and BMZR Black / Chrome Chain
• Free Spirits Shock Dress Up Kit
• DNK Tuneworks Tune
• DNA Air Filter
• British Customs Risers and Headlight Brackets
• Black Triumph Tank Badges
• Powdercoating by TRG Coating

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Our take on a brawny urban bonneville. The bike was torn down to ending and frame and completely reassembled with our finest parts.

• Charcoal Metallic Paint, hoop and seat pan by @SlagKustom
• Powdercoating by TRG Coating
• Seat and handlebar Pad by Fish Brothers Upholstery
• Baak Bobber Exhaust
• Excel 18X4.5 Rear and 18X3.5 Front Wheels laced to stock hubs
• Avon Trailrider 150/70-18 Rear and 120/80-18 Front Tires
• Galfer Front and Rear Rotors
• HiSider 5 3/4" Headlight
• Motogadget Motoscope Classic Tachometer with M-Tri Adapter
• Progressive 490 Shocks
• Rizoma Light Unit Front and Rear Signals (S)
• Denali D2 Fog Lights - Mounted on forks
• Motone Short front fender
• Motone Air Box Delete with DNA Pod Filters and Uni Breather
• British Customs Side Mount License Plate Bracket, Clutch Bracket and Clutch Arm finisher
• Triumph Black Tank Emblems
• Bikemaster BMZR Black/Gold Chain and British Customs Rear Sprocket
• Biltwell Moto Handlebars
• Vans Odi Grips
• Iron Machine Gas Cap and Key Relocation Kit

Photography by Antonio Carusone http://www.antoniocarusone.com/

All work performed by A&J Cycles

• TTS Supercharger
• Canyon 18" Wide Wheel Kit with 200MM Rear tire / 130MM Front tire
• Free Spirits 340MM Brake Upgrade
• Motodemic 7” Adaptive Headlight Conversion
• Motone Union Jack Radiator Cover
• A&J Cycles Leather Wiring Harness Cover
• Spirit Filters Pod Filters
• X-Arc Turn Signals
• Rizoma 3D Levers
• Rizoma Spy Arm 80MM Mirrors
• Side Mount License Plate
• A&J Cycles Black Aluminum Sprocket
• Black Driven Sprocket Nuts
• Bikemaster Black/Chrome Chain
• Motone Monza Gas Cap
• Paint by Dave @SlagKustom

Photography by Antonio Carusone http://www.antoniocarusone.com/

Mark’s stripped down bobber built at our shop using the following parts:

• Hitchcox’s Shorty Mufflers with Motone X-Pipe
• A&J Cycles Air Box Delete with DNA Air Filters
• Classic Bike Raisch Side Mount License Plate Bracket
• New Rage Cycles Tail Light
• Triumph Statement Seat, clip ons, tank pad, swing arm bag, billet foot pegs and short front fender
• Motogadget Mo.view spy mirrors and Blaze Bar End Turn Signals
• Trip Machine grip wrap
• Motone Brass Fork Tube Caps, Fork Stem Nut, Gas Cap, Brass paddock stand bobbins, shift peg, ACG and Carb Covers
• Wunderkind Clutch and Brake levers and axle covers
• Super Corse Head brass bolt covers
• Iconic Union Jack Radiator Guard
• Titanium Header wrap

Robert’s Triumph Thruxton featuring:

• 170 Wide Wheel Kit - laced in house
• 7/8” Clip On Conversion
• Berringer Brakes and Controls
• Ohlins TR965 and FKS Cartridge Kit
• Wilder Factory Seat
• Motone Union Jack Gas Cap
• Motone Brushed Ribbed Sprocket Cover
• British Customs Shorty Predator Pro Exhaust
• LSL High Offset Clip Ons
• CRG Mirrors
• Motodemic Adaptive 2 LED Headlight
• British Customs Headlight Brackets
• Norman Hyde Steering Damper
• Kellerman Bullet turn signals (Front and Rear)
• Bonneville Brackets Gauge bracket and Stainless Gauge cups
• 520 EK 3D chain conversion
• Oil Pressure Gauge Kit and Oil Temp Fill Cap
• Tucked license plate

From Pipeburn (May 2020): https://www.pipeburn.com/top-shelf-triumph-thruxton-r-by-aj-cycles/ Located just thirty minutes outside of New York City, sits A&J Cycles, a motorcycle shop which prides itself on being a one-stop shop for Triumph enthusiasts across the globe. The shop has evolved in the last decade from selling parts out of a bedroom closet to customizing modern Triumphs using their skills and catalogue of high end components from their online store. The latest build by Brian Ballard and his team at A&J Cycles is this stripped down Thruxton R that has not only shed a lot of weight but also gained performance and some brutish good looks. Brian crossed paths with the bike’s owner at a local motorcycle gathering shortly after he retrieved the 2017 Thruxton R from another shop. “He felt the original bike was a great place to start but that the components and proportions of it could be greatly improved,” recalls Brian.  “Several conversations later, the build parameters were set. We were to strip the bike of all décor and reduce it to the basic mechanical essentials with the end goal of improving its performance and stance. His vision was a marriage of simplicity and sophistication that would be timeless.” Brian and his team went to work a week later by stripping the bike down to its frame and engine to begin the transformation. Creating the ‘dream team’ Brian enlisted their resident painter and fabricator, Dave Adamski from Slag Kustom, to assist with the build. “We modified the frame with a new hoop and electronics tray and shaved all tabs and passenger peg brackets. We relocated the battery under the engine with a trick skid plate/tray and integrated a new license plate bracket into the backside of the main cradle.” They then fabricated a new seat pan and sent to Keith’s Custom Seats for upholstering. To further accent an ageless look, they stripped the paint to display the raw tank, hit it with scotch bright and finished with a clear coat. Up the front, the ender was provided by Meyerbuilt Metalworks. The frame is painted metallic grey and the rest of the bike’s components received a healthy dose of powdercoating from TRG Coating in Stockholm, New Jersey. To enhance the bike’s overall performance, the air box was ditched in its entirety in favor of pod filters from Sprint Filters. They also replaced the exhaust with a complete system from BAAK (France) and the ecu was programmed with a custom tune to maximize the new components. The newfound power is put to the ground with a set of Kineo wheels which include a 180 tire conversion on the rear. To ensure proper clearance of the rear tire, they made custom offset sprockets and spacers and utilized a 520 EK 3D chain. The suspension was also upgraded to incorporate the Ohlins blackline TR965 shocks and an Ohlins blackline steering damper. To accommodate the new Chronoclassic dark tachometer by Motogadget, the guys machined the stock top clamp and made a mounting bracket. The gauge was wired using the Vis-T module from Peak Mod. To improve visibility, they installed an adaptive 2 headlight from Motodemic which was tucked closer to the trees with their low profile headlight bucket and brackets. Then they upgraded the turn signals to LED offerings from Radiantz and Kellermann. To complete the overall aesthetics of the bike, they added Webco inspired finned engine covers from Motone Customs, levers and rear fluid tanks from Rizoma and m.spy mirrors from Motogadget. All of the hardware was replaced with black or titanium pieces. They also created a more aggressive riding position by installing Sato rearsets and Woodcraft clip-ons. The end result is a machine that is now 35lbs (16kg) lighter than a stock Thruxton with 10 extra ponies on tap. Not only does the finished bike accelerate and handle much better now, but it also looks so damn good with its clean and edgy styling.

We love bringing a customer vision to reality. Randy came to us with a request for Audi Nardo Grey paint, a brown seat and some other upgrades but wanted our input on some changes. What you see is the collaboration between us with tasteful selection of parts and colors.

Performance:

• Iron Cobras Fabrication 2:1 GP Exhaust
• Sprint Filter Pod Filter Kit
• Power Commander V5 w/ Autotune
• Tuned by Cory at Action Cycle 99HP 81FTlbs TQ

Lighting:

• Motodemic Evo S LED Headlight - Graphite
• New Rage Cycles Fender Eliminator Kit
• X-ARC Front and Rear turn signals

Suspension:

• Ohlins TR965 Blackline Shocks
• Ohlins Blackline Steering Damper Kit
• Kyokote Fork Tubes with DLC Coating

Visual:

• Custom Luimoto Dark Brown seat cover
• Wilder Factory Tank Strap
• Rizoma Brake Reservoir, Front Fender, 3D Brake and Clutch Levers
• Motogadget m.view Spy mirrors, bar end adapters and m.grip soft grips
• LSL Racing Foot Pegs and Brake and Shift Pedals
• Triumph Black Engine Cover Kit
• Triumph Low Clip On Kit
• Ohlins Black Shock Springs
• Bikemaster BMZR Black/Gold 525 Chain
• Driven Sprocket Nuts
• Arton Works Gauge Faces
• Canyon Wide Wheel Kit (180 Rear Tire)
• Audi Nardo Grey Paint and Matte Black Side Covers by  Dave at Slag Kustoms @slagkustom
• Powdercoating of Rims, swingarm and other pieces by TRG Coating @trgcoating

Photos by Mark Squitieri

Our buddy Sean has been a supporter of ours from day one. When he called up asking for some help with his crazy idea, we were all in. The transformation from cafe racer to ice racer involved:

• Free Spirits Fatbar Conversion w/ LSL X Bars (including street twin clutch cable)
• 1” snowmobile studs (installed by @speedone_jay)
• Vance and Hines 2:1 (from street twin)
• Customer fenders and fork guards by Sean
• Lamin-X Yellow Headlight Film
• Iron Cobras Fabrication Headlight Guard

Ice wheelie Video: F6854C0A-ED2F-4F98-925D-9C396B2131DC  

Good friend of the NYC moto community and founder of NYCMotorcyclist.com has been a customer of ours for the past few years. The finished product is a collaboration between A&J Cycles, Metrikmoto and South Bay Triumph / TPUSA:

Benji's Cafe Racers (rear seat cowl with leather seat, and chopped front fender) MAS Engineering bodywork Tamarit belly pan Kineo tubeless rims and rear sprocket Avon Storm 3D tread Motodemic adaptive LED headlight Woodcraft clipons Motogadget dark motoscope classic tachometer / speedometer and m.View Blade bar end mirrors and caps British Customs top triple tree clamp, airbox removal kit, billet headlight brackets, clutch arm finisher and fork brace New Bonneville FEK and oil pressure gauge, Beringer brake caliper and pads with EBC rotors Ohlins blackline rear suspension and race tech front fork springs Spiegler steel-braided brake lines LSL rearsets and engine frame sliders Norman Hyde steering damper Motone classic Monza gas cap Oberon LED blinkers and brake/clutch levers ceramic coated Iron Cobras Fabrication 2-1 GP shorty exhaust Free Spirits chain tensioner Wilder Factory tank strap Super Corse Temperature Gauge Oil Fill Cap Carpy's Cafe Racers auxiliary fog lamp and 'Thruxton' pedestrian slicer STS Self Cancelling Turn Signal and Smart Brake Modules LC Fabrications EFI tops Deus saddlebags and red powder coating through Brooklyn's Arcanemoto. A very limited group of people have worked on the bike including Brian at A & J Cycles, Sasan and Sean at Metrikmoto in Los Angeles, and the now defunct South Bay Triumph. photos by Mark Squitieri @marks_NYC_Moto

Vincent is a friend to all and one of the top global fundraisers every year for the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride. When he was provided with lemons this past winter, he decided to make lemonade. We were glad to play a small part in helping him get back on road again. What you see here is a collaboration between Vincent and A&J Cycles, a bike a looks as good as it runs and handles. Vincent’s Speed Twin Features:

• Iron Cobras Fabrication 2:1 Exhaust with Cone Muffler
• Ohlins Nix 22 Front Fork Cartridge Kit
• Ohlins Blackline Shocks - Tr963 with custom bushings
• Ohlins Steering Damper
• Rizoma I Ride LED Turn Signals - Front and rear
• A&J Cycles License Plate Bracket
• DNA High Flow Air Filter
• Booster Plug Fuel Enricher
• Super Corse Headlight Protector in Yellow and Passenger peg delete
• Rizoma Aluminum Windscreen
• R&G Racing Kick Stand Shoe

Photos by Rahoul Ghose / NYC Motorcyclist / https://nycmotorcyclist.com

Antonio is working with us on his mean 2018 Thruxton R. With its slammed profile and aggressive riding position, this bike is all business. The build features the following:

• Arrow Race Headers
• Cone Engineering Shorty Slip Ons
• A&J Cycles Sprint Pod Filters
• Ohlins Steering Damper
• Sato Racing Rearsets
• Motogadget m.view Spy mirror
• Free Spirits Lowering Triple Tree
• Renthal Gen 2 52MM Clip Ons
• Arton Works Gauge Faces
• Rizoma Brake Fluid Reservoir Tank
• Rizoma 3D Brake and Clutch Levers
• New Rage Cycles Fender Eliminator Kit
• Kellermann Bullet Atto LED Turn Signals
• Laminix Yellow Headlight Film
• Super Corse Oil Temp Gauge Cap

All photos by @antoniocarusone

Jonathon’s murdered out 2017 Bonneville T100 Black. Clean bike roaming the streets of Brooklyn. Bike features:

• Ohlins TR 644 Blackline Shocks
• Ohlins NIX 22 Fork Cartridge kit
• Zard 2:2 ExhausT
• A&J Cycles Sprocket, Driven Sprocket Nuts and BikeMaster Chain
• British Customs Turn Signals and Fender Eliminator Kit
• CRG Hindsight LS Mirrors
• Woodcraft Clipons (1” Rise)
• K&N High Flow Air Filter
• Motone Front Fork Brace
• Motone Brass Shift Peg
• Motone Headlight Bracket
• Motone Mirror Block Offs
• Triumph Quilted Bench Seat
• Triumph Vintage 4-Bar Black Badges
• Triumph Black Ribbed Clutch Cover Badge
• Triumph Black Intake Covers
• Triumph Black Engine Bolt Kit
• Super Corse Engine Black Headbolt Kit
• LUX Machine Headlight Cover
• LaminX Headlight Tint
• Low Profile Black Gas Cap
• R&G Frame Sliders
• R&G Engine Case Savers L&R
• R&G Swingarm Spools
• R&G Axle Sliders
• Evotech Performance Engine Guard
• Evotech Performance Radiator Guard

This is a customer bike that turned in to a pseudo shop project.  Mike K was kind enough to let us take his clean 2016 R and overhaul it in the spring of 2018. List of upgrades:

• Airbox delete in house with help from Dave at Slag Kustoms - included detabbing the frame, welding in a new electronics tray, removing the seat latch, painting the frame, relocating wiring and battery
• A&J Cycles Sprint Pod Filter Kit
• Motodemic Adaptive 2 Headlight
• Rizoma Parts: Front Fender, 3D Levers, 80MM Spy Arm Mirrors, Next Rear Brake Reservoir
• HightechSpeed X-Arc Turn Signals
• Luimoto Vintage Ribbed Seat Cover
• Ohlins Blackline Shocks
• Free Spirits Brembo Rear Brake Upgrade
• Custom Free Spirits front rotors
• Powdercoated many parts including: stock hubs, rims, sprocket cover, tank strap, heel guards, throttle bodies, triple trees, fairing bracket and more - TRG Coating
• Triumph Black Engine Cover Kit
• Outex Tubeless Conversion
• Painted Ducati Artic Silk White by Dave at Slag Kustoms
• Custom license plate bracket by Dave at Slag Kustoms
• Cerakoted Swingarm
• Titanium Rotor Bolts
• LSL Foot Pegs and Shift and Brake Levers
• Cone Engineering Shorty Performer Mufflers with Arrow Race Headers
• Bikemaster Black/Chrome Chain, A&J Cycles Black Rear Sprocket and Driven Racing Sprocket Nuts
• Power Commander V5 with Autotune - tuned by Xenocron Tuning - 94HP at Rear Wheel
• Feature on bonnefication: http://www.bonnefication.com/aj-cycles-thruxton-r/

all Photos by Jimmy Lobiondo

Timka’s Thruxton is one of the cleanest you will find anywhere. So clean that it won the Custom Street Class at the 2018 NYC International Motorcycle Show at the Javitts Center. It has been tastefully put together over the years by a few shops and we have been working on it for the past year. His bike has many upgrades:

• The speed merchant Valve Cover, Stator Cover, Primary Cover and Sprocket Cover
• Ohlins Piggyback Shocks 
• Motobox LED Fender Eliminator
• Kompotech Belly Pan
• British Customs Air Box Delete
• British Customs Predator Exhaust
• Motogadget Chronoclassic Dark Speedometer
• Rizoma Sport Grips
• Kellerman Turn Signals
• Custom Luimoto Seat
• Motodemic Evo S LED Headlight
• LC Fabrications Carb Tops
• LC Fabrications Oil Cap
• Motone Fork Brace
• Joker Machine Mirrors
• Dime City Cycles Headlight Brackets and Speedometer
• Wide Wheel Kit
• Galfer Wave Rotors
• Free Spirits Direct Mount front brake reservoir
• Triumph Fork Gaiters
• British Customs Clutch Bracket
• Titanium rotor bolts
• Custom paint and plenty of powdercoating and so much more

photos by Jimmy Lobiondo

Linton dropped off his brand spanking new (ok 250 miles on it) for some upgrades:

• Rizoma MA011B Handlebars, Eccentrico Mirrors, Leggera Turn Signals, Brake Reservoirs and Risers
• Evotech Performance Radiator Cover, Adjustable Levers, front axle protectors, rear axle protectors, rear bobbins / spools
• Motodemic Adaptive 2 LED Headlight
• Yoshimura Fender Eliminator KiT