Turbocharged motorcycle: a custom Yamaha Seca

I guess you could call this motorcycle a ‘real world’ custom. It’s Jon Fife’s Yamaha XJ650/900 Turbo Seca prototype, and it comes from a desire to create the perfect sport tourer. It’s a story of painstaking upgrades and modifications over the years, and the quality of the work is up to factory standard. The starting point for this Yamaha Seca will be familiar to riders beyond the first flush of youth: the need for a long-distance steed with good ergonomics. After selling his old Seca 650 and then wrestling with an FJ1200, Fife recalls: “Riding something more comfortable became a...