Dissident: A new Yamaha Yard Built XJR1300

Three years ago, Yamaha Europe kicked off its Yard Built program with the Wrenchmonkees' stunning 'Monkeefist' XJR1300. Since then, we've seen a steady stream of killer customs from some of Europe's best builders, including Deus, Benders, Marcus Walz and JvB-moto. And now we have 'Dissident,' a super-streamlined XJR1300 from the Portuguese builders with the weird name, it roCkS!bikes. Osvaldo and Alexandre are familiar with the XJR series, and to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the iconic street bruiser, they've delivered one of the best custom XJRs yet. Choosing the Porto-based workshop was a gamble on the part of Yamaha's product...

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