Yamaha’s ceaseless stream of ‘Yard Built’ modified machines is continuing unabated and the latest creation is a derivative of the XSR700.
And this one, by Spanish firm Ad Hoc Café Racers, is harder than some to classify. Yamaha is calling it a street tracker, but it doesn’t really fall into any conventional category.
Called ‘Otokomae’, the bike is the work of David Gonzalez from Barcelona. He’s added the bars and steering stem from an MT-09, while the forks and brakes come from an R6. The headlight is also a Yamaha part, from an MT-01.
The addition of Borrani wire wheels gives a taste of retro, but the bodywork is anything but. Surprisingly, the fuel tank is the original, but there’s a one-off custom shell fitted around it in four parts. Removing the airbox and adding pancake filters probably doesn’t help the performance but it gives a lightweight look by opening the space below the rider’s seat.
At the back there’s a custom-made subframe, a 15mm ride height lift with a new rear shock and a full SC Project exhaust system. The seat is custom and clad in leather.
Yamaha Motor Europe Marketing Coordinator Cristian Barell said: “I really like this crazy style David has created. The tough ‘street tracker’ feel really fits well with the XSR700 and the paint job is something totally unique. He made sure to follow our golden rule of no cutting or welding to the frame of the bike, so it really does prove with this build that you can customise your XSR to really stand out from the crowd without any major fabrication work. The custom detail is very well crafted without compromising the rideability of the XSR700, keeping the fun factor!”
Will the Otokomae influence a future production bike? It doesn’t seem likely at this stage, but it’s clearly a worthwhile inspiration for XSR owners wanting to modify their one machines.