The Auto Fabrica Type 6: Reduced to perfection

In Japan, there is a design theory called Kanso (簡素)—meaning simplicity, or the elimination of clutter. And every time I see an Auto Fabrica bike, I'm reminded of that fine principle. The machines that roll out of the English workshop are reduced to the bare minimum, but beautifully finished. And this extraordinary build, called simply Type 6, is Auto Fabrica's best work yet. Most shops have a bike that's been kicking around since the beginnings of time, and that's the story with this Yamaha. 'It's one of four XS650s we rescued from a farm in the depths of rural Cornwall,'...