Ortolani’s Yamaha TR1 is an ode to turbofan wheels

Olivier Ortolani has a flair for the dramatic. This is a guy who once wrapped a Ducati Panigale 1199 S in hand-shaped polished aluminum bodywork, so there's no line he won't cross. Which is exactly why his newest client was happy to let him loose. The owner of this 1982 Yamaha TR1 didn't have a donor bike in mind when he first visited the Ortolani Customs workshop in Nice, France. But he liked what he saw, and wanted his own 'Ortolani.' So he sourced a TR1, then rode it for six months to make sure there weren't any gremlins lurking....