Going Dutch: Boy Janssen's XT 600 desert sled

Most custom bikes lead pretty easy lives. Even scramblers and dirt trackers are likely to spend more time on road than off. But this tough Yamaha XT 600 is the real deal—built to follow a rally team through North Africa. It belongs to Boy Janssen, who recently swapped the streets of Amsterdam for a quieter life in the Dutch countryside. 'Some people thought we were crazy, but the move made perfect sense for us,' he says. 'We're in the middle of the best back roads, and living in a house with a workshop.' Boy is now building bikes full time,...