Auto Fabrica Yamaha SR500

The English workshop Auto Fabrica is fast developing a distinctive style. It’s the reduction of the motorcycle to its simplest form, finished to the highest standard with low-key paintwork. And it’s incredibly easy on the eye. If there’s a four-wheeled parallel, it’s those super-sanitary hot rods—the ones with seams removed, door handles flushed into the bodywork, and subtle improvements to stance. “We wanted to create something that hadn’t been done before,” say Bujar and Gaz, the obsessive builders behind Auto Fabrica. “Something every creative person, design company or maker strives for. The SR500 is a bike that people love to...