New Yamaha XT500 Enduro | 2018 Yamaha XT500 Custom by MotoRelic

Описание: New Yamaha XT500 Enduro 2018 - AN X TO A TEE. MotoRelic’s Jaw Dropping Yamaha XT500 Restomod

Forget about textbooks and teachers because the two things that will always capture a teenage boys attention are speed machines and wild women. Combine the two and you have a potent mix that will forever be burned into an impressionable young mind! Many moons ago one such youngster witnessed such a sight and it was a Yamaha XT500 that had taken centre stage. Now ready to occupy the lead role in his youthful fantasy, he called Sean Skinner of Hamilton, Virginia’s MotoRelic to build him an XT to rip the roads and woo the women.

“My good customer found the ’70s big CC thumper and brought it to me because there was a moment in his adolescence that he remembers very well. A guy he knew rode up on one with his hot girlfriend on the back. He remembered thinking, “man, that dude has it all. The bike! The girl!” As they rode away, he knew one day he would have to have that! He wanted the bike to resemble its stock form but for me to give it a sexy makeover. Just a little nip n tuck… or so I thought,” laughs Sean.

Time for surgery and one of the customer’s requests was for a wider rear tyre and to do it properly meant finding a new swingarm to suit. An item from an early model Suzuki PE250 was found to be perfect, but it’s no bolt on fit with Sean having to modify the XT frame and machine up new spacers. Needing just the right shocks to control it all, a call was made to Ikon Suspension who had the perfect set, 15 inch units that even came with the red springs, score! A new rim has been laced up with stainless spokes and its all wrapped up with a fat 130/80-18 Mitas Enduro tyre.

Up front however things get an upgrade and brought into the 21st century with the old forks out and a new set of Yamaha YZ250 USD units selected for the job. Once again it’s no bolt on conversion and required a set of custom bearings and steering stem to go together. All mounted up Sean then reduced the massive 12in of travel by 20%, which greatly improved the steering and got the geometry spot on. A 21 inch Excel rim with stainless spokes and rubbered up with a Mitas tyre is a big improvement over stock; so too the Yamaha front disc with Nissin caliper.

“With the bike sitting correctly I moved onto the headlight bezel. It was shaped from aluminium and holds an offroad style Hella lamp. Since I’m seriously lacking any metal shaping tools (or skill), I had to get creative to produce the look my customer wanted,” explains Sean. Although we seriously beg to differ and the results speak for themselves! That bezel he crafted from the inner side of a 180° bend from a turbo pipe. While the tank has been notched by hand to clear the new fork setup and both show this Virginia boy really can mould metal!

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