Yamaha XS400 custom

Bike EXIF is primarily a showcase of rare and esoteric motorcycles. But every now and then, we see a bottom-dollar custom that can hold its own with much more expensive machines. Bikes like these tend to polarize opinion, but I’ll come straight out and say that I love this little Yamaha XS400 bobber. It's owned by Árpád Zirig of Hungary, who wanted a ‘cheap but cool’ bike for commuting. He paid 80,000 Forints ($420) for a rough-looking 1980s XS, and took it apart. “The previous owner thought that his 27 hp bike would be perfect for a streetfighter,” says Árpád...