Yamaha XS500 cafe racer

Strange as it may be, we've never featured a Yamaha XS500 before. So it’s a pleasure to show this lovely home-made custom, built by Philadelphia-based Ted Cichocki, that's caused a stir on the Do The Ton café racer forum. “This whole journey began after owning a Yamaha V-Star 650 custom,” says Ted. “I realized I enjoyed working on bikes more then riding them, and was inspired by the vintage race bike look. I knew I wanted to build one for myself one day. So I sold the V-Star and began searching for my first complete bike build.” Ted discovered a...