Onyx Blade: Rough Crafts' Razor-Sharp Yamaha MT-07

The revival of Yamaha during the last three years has been remarkable. A series of rapid-fire product releases has done wonders for the company’s image, with the biggest boost coming from the MT-07. The sporty 689 cc parallel twin—called the FZ-07 in the US—has sold by the shedload in Western markets. So it’s surprising we haven’t seen more customs based on this platform since Shinya Kimura’s ‘Faster Son’ build. A few days ago Bunker Customs released a crisply-styled Yard Built XSR700, based on the ‘classic’ variant of the MT-07. And now we have ‘Onyx Blade,’ a dark and handsome MT...