Yamaha TW ‘Stealth’ – Edwin
A TW built on behalf of the Japanese brand Edwin. Edwin’s AD gave us total freedom for this project. We found our inspiration in WWII aircrafts.
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Photos: Blitz Motorcycles
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Customized Yamaha TW 125 inspired by WWII aircrafts.
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Being built on behalf of Edwin brand, this bike naturally had a “Edwin” laser engraved battery box welded to its frame.
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Edwin brand was born in 1947. It would have been too easy to have this number painted on the tank, don’t you think?
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- Bespoke aloy engine breather.
- Khaki green powder coated painting of the whole frame + wheels.
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Mini switches used for:
- starter + lights on the right;
- horn + blinkers on the left.
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- Tail light from a bicycle from the 40’s.
- Handcrafted rear frame + seat.
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Handcrafted front plate.
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The tank comes from a French motorcycle, built in the 50’s – 60’s. Mounted as found.