Yamaha 500 SR ‘Red Devil’
We tried to imagine what kind of “bobber” Mister Walt Disney could have drawn for his hero Mickey Mouse. Our friend Patrick, when he saw it, baptised it “The Red Devil”. We admit we liked very much this nickname. So we kept it!
—
Photos: Blitz Motorcyces
On a Yamaha 500 SR 48T basis, here is what we imagined could be the perfect illustration of the “fifties spirit”.
The usual and “too many times seen” Firestone Deluxe tyres.
Still for a “fifties” inspiration, what else could we do?
We mounted a Honda CB 125 tank.
Red was of course the only colour option.
And as usual, the tank was mounted as found: with its unique “patina”.
- K&N air filter and breather.
- Blitz Motorcycles bespoke “electricity box”.
High temperature white painting of the exhaust to match the grips.
And why not?
Talking about white grips…
- Engine entirely rebuilt and high temperature mat black / shiny black painted.
- Headlight found in a swapmeet. Seems to come from a rallye race cars from the 70’s.
Rider’s POV!
