Black & Tan Yamaha XS400 Custom
Austin motorcycle workshop Hold Fast Motors have just unveiled the “Black & Tan,” a custom 1979 Yamaha XS400 motorbike. The small workshop is run by Andy Hull who was inspired by the rough look and knobby tires of the Triumph ridden by Steve McQueen in The Great Escape, giving the bike a definite ’70s appeal. Originally intended as a cafe racer, the bike naturally evolved into the Brat/Scrambler hybrid it is now. Outfitted with a quilted tan leather seat and tan leather saddlebags, the “Black & Tan” pays homage to a classic vintage mo…
YAMAHA SX750 Cafe Racer by Ugly Motor Bikes
Ugly Motor Bikes is a custom motorcycles shop hailing from sunny San Diego. Contrary to what the name might suggests their work is anything but ugly. Their latest piece is this elaborately revamped YAMAHA SX750. Featuring a custom 3 into 3exhaust, lowered forks, custom engraved velocity stacks and seat, grips, and foot-pegs covered in Nigerian calf leather, this beauty is surely gonna turn heads. Check it out in the gallery above. source
Classified Moto XV1100 Motorcycle
Although Richmond, VA-based Classified Moto is only two years young, but they have 13 bikes on order and their latest release, the Classified Motto XV1100, is based on a Yamaha Virago XV1100. Most notable on the bike are the signature gold forks, taken from a 2004 Suzuki GSX-R1000, hooked up to a CNC-machined custom upper triple clamp.
