In Custom, Japan, Spain by Abhi2 Comments
The brainchild of David Gonzalex, Ad Hoc Cafe Racers have built a series of cool customs. This is the 8th one, based on a Yamaha XJ650. The extent of modifications was covered in this profile on the Bike Shed, but there’s some great little touches.
Find this XJ650 Custom for sale here on the Bike Shed for $8,074 in Granollers, Spain.
This Yamaha was desined to look like "a vintage pre war style bobber with a twist." How do you think it came out? Built by Joe Morris (otherwise known as JMOTO Speedshop), this bike is definitely different. The question is if you think it's good. The forks have been rebuilt…
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The Yamaha XJ650 Turbo was one of the quintessential examples of the 1980s Japanese movement to bring turbochargers to motorcycles. Right after Honda brought out the CX Turbo (an example of which is found here on Bike-urious), Yamaha brought out a turbocharged variant of their 650 Seca. In my opinion,…
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Built from 1980 to 1983, the XJ650 Maxim was actually quite distinctive from a standing standpoint when it was introduced, though it's easy to consider it typical of the time. In '82, Cycle Magazine said "...after the wide proliferation of special styling, it's easy to forget what a landmark bike…
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