A Yamaha XT500 Built To Blast Through Swedish Forests

Despite the long winter nights and unforgiving climate, Sweden has a thriving custom industry. It’s what we’d call an ‘underground chopper’ scene—with the most famous graduate being BMW designer Ola Stenegärd. But there’s a new wave of modern alt-moto builders coming through, and at the forefront is the small Stockholm shop 6/5/4 Motors. Their bikes are beautifully finished and fun to ride—like this thoroughly revamped Yamaha XT500. “The XT500 is one of our favorite old school bikes,” says 6/5/4 co-founder Johan. “Even in stock form, it’s a really cool looking motorcycle.” So the lads bought themselves an XT500, intending to...