Custom Yamaha SR500

Amongst all the slick pro builds, the edgy new-wave customs and the oddball art-moto machines, it’s good to show a clean home build now and then—the kind of bike built over several weekends in a backstreet garage. This neat Yamaha SR500 is one such build, by Eric Stafford—an industrial designer from Toronto, Canada. “I wanted to build a bike that would be fun for short commutes around the city,” says Eric. “I first heard about the SR500 six years ago, and instantly fell in love with the idea of a single-cylinder half-liter bike.” After a yearlong search for the right...