Written by Martin Hodgson.
When you nickname your custom build ?Cafe Terror? you immediately invoke ideas of a bike capable of roaming a post apocalyptic urban environment and intimidating anyone that gets in your way. A statement not only true of this 1986 Yamaha XJ600 but the man who owns it and swung the tools, professional solider by day and bike builder by night, Piotr of Custom Operational Group in Warsaw, Poland. Before he could attempt to create a design all the hideous ’80s fairings had to be removed and destroyed in case any poor soul should stumble across their retina inflaming looks. Now with a clean canvas to start from and a few beers to lubricate his imagination Piotr knew the look he was after ?It had to be aggressive, low, straight and it had to arouse respect on the road. A muscle car among motorcycles.?
With some good advice and tips from his friends at the biggest Polish custom bike forum, ...