Brat Style 1980 ヤマハ XS650SP

The well-known motorcycle builder Brat Style from Tokyo, Japan, made this gorgeous bike.

The base is a 1980 Yamaha XS650SP. It style reminds the old dirt track racers. It has a large bobber bar, an old prestigious Ceriani GP front fork, a one-off small tank and a 2-into-2 exhaust exiting low on the right side. The back loop has been modified and a nice combination of a Bates style seat and a pillion pad has been fitted.

It just looks so perfect too me...

Pictures are from:
- StreetRide.jp
- Brat Style on Instagram
- Go Takamine on Instagram

What to do in June...

Go to Dirt Quake II by Side Burn Magazine.
More details soon on Side Burn blog.

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XS 650 SE 1979 - still in progress

I got this XS 650 SE 3L1 (1979) long long long time ago in not too good condition but it worked, so I rode it like this one or two years.

 

Then I decided to make a Dirt Track with it, but I waited too long and I changed my mind. ^///^

 

Some years after, I discovered Brat Style from Tokyo. The first time I went to Tokyo I went to visit them and I got a seat. They are great guys, very nice and they do amazing stuff.

That’s when I decided to make it more like a Street Tracker. I cut some "useless" brackets from the frame and welded a small bracket for the back fender.

Again I waited too long, so now I don't know what I will do with it, maybe I changed my mind again… ^_^