Yamaha XJR1200 by it roCkS!bikes

Think of a custom Yamaha, and you’d probably pick a mid-size SR or XS model. But it looks like the spotlight is now drifting towards the mighty XJR. And if that means more machines like this low-riding XJR1200 from Portugal, we’re all for it. ‘Sunburn’ was built by Osvaldo Coutinho and Alexandre Santos, friends and engineers from Oporto. And since they’re engineers, this ’97 Yamaha is no pipewrap-and-Firestones job. The XJR is big and heavy—about 233kg or 510 lbs—so the first job was to reduce weight and size. The bike was stripped down and everything apart from the engine, the...