Yamaha TW Zero
Even though this TW was finished very recently, we named it “Zero”.
Because this bike is in fact the very first TW we ever worked on. 5 years ago. Since then, we increased our knowledge and we naturally offered its owner an upgrade, which we judged necessary.
We can be nice sometimes, can’t we?
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Photos: Blitz Motorcycles
The donor bike is a Yamaha 125 cc TW:
- The whole bike has been matt dark grey powder coated;
- the subframe has been bespoke made (shortened by over 30 cm).
- bespoke “electric box” welded to the frame;
- bespoke seat designed to perfectly match the newly designed subframe.
An Automoto gas tank (French brand from the 50’s – 60’s) has been adapted on this bike.
As usual, “mounted as found”.
A genuine Marchal headlight (dedicated for 70’s rally car) has been been matt grey powder coated and adapted to the bike.
And of course, a vintage rally car headlight produces a yellow light. Really “chic”.
When we say “mounted as found”, we mean it: we even kept the price wanted by the seller on the day we found this tank in a swap meet.
And of course, we could resist: we simplified the electric wiring and used the mini switches we like so much.
