Yamaha has unveiled two new custom creations as part of its ever-expanding Yard Built program.
The first bike follows a series of builds in 2015 to mark the 20th anniversary of the XJR, and sees Yamaha collaborate with Japanese denim company Iron Heart to create the first “selvedge denim inspired” Yard Built motorcycle.
Built by Ken’s Factory in Japan, the XJR1300 by Iron Heart features a CNC machined aluminium clock case, front and rear indicators, grips, headlight bracket, front fender and foot pegs. Kineo wheels allow a different size tubeless tyre to be added and handle bars from Magura change the riding position. The seat is hand made from 21 oz selvedge denim and set with silver rivets.
A titanium manifold, meanwhile, feeds into custom twin stainless steel mufflers to provide an adequate soundtrack and the bike is finished in a deep indigo blue paint job with Yamaha Speedblock and pin striping. The Yamaha and Iron Heart logos and motifs are represented in gold leaf and the Speed block design and stitching on the denim seat are in the Iron Heart brand signature orange.
Ken’s Factory say they realised all the modifications to the XJR without any cutting or welding to the frame.
“What I wanted to achieve was a beautiful café racer that fits perfectly into the Iron Heart universe,” commented Shinichi Haraki, who founded the Japanese clothing brand back in 2003. “The bike is designed to be for a mature rider, not a kid. My inspiration came from 70s and 80s Japanese and European bikes that look like real bikes. Nothing has been modified or added that makes it shout more than it should, there is no design influence without function, it’s a real bike for grown ups.”
Alongside the XJR comes a new build from Germany, the first collaboration with German custom builder Dirk Oehlerking of Kingston Customs.
Representing a mix of café racer and bobber, the XV950 ‘The Face’ therefore becomes the first “café bob” to join the Yard Built line up. As with most Yard Built projects this build has a couple of signature tweaks that identify it as a Kingston Customs build, including the spark plug sitting in the headstock and the yellow MX visor screen placed behind the head light.
To create the bike, Dirk says he designed and built many parts in-house, including the see-through ‘The Face’ style air filter cover and the custom hand stitched café racer seat. Kingston Custom designed and made parts also included the foot peg bracket, speedometer bracket, foot brake lever, gear-shift and MX visor screen.
A selection of aftermarket custom parts were also added, including LSL handlebars, Motogadget indicators, Highsider rear lights, LSL brake lines, Motogadget grips and genuine Yamaha YZ/WR footpegs. The XV stays connected to the ride with matching Shinko tyres with coloured sidewalls whilst Kingston Customs modified suspension and a Megaphon exhaust finishes off the look.
Source: Yamaha
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