Yamaha XS650 by CR351

Here’s a textbook example of a clean, low budget Yamaha XS650 custom. A 1972 machine, it was rescued from the junkyard and built for Hugo Ramos, publisher of the Portuguese café racer magazine REV. It’s a relatively simple build as far as customs go, but the detailing is immaculate, the styling is bang-on and there’s careful fabrication alongside the bought-in parts. It’s the work of César “Thruxtonic”, who runs the Portuguese moto forum CR351, and forum member 'HZolio”. Their brief was to construct an inexpensive, lightweight bike with good handling and street-tracker style. The frame was stripped back, repaired and...