Written by Andrew Jones
Motorcycles seem to be the vehicle du jour in Hollywood of late. Whether it’s Mission Impossible, Bourne or Bond, there’s bound to be some cool moto action sequence spread all across their trailers. And without fail, the evil assassins will be the ones riding black bikes, all dressed in black and taking potshots at the lead actor’s beautiful face. Similarly, Dutch customisers Ironwood have also made their latest production all about a hitman, except this one isn’t on a bike. It is the bike. Meet ?The Sicario? tracker.

?Our ethos is to try to be both bold and minimalistic at the same time,? says Ironwood’s head honcho, the enigmatically named Arjan van den Boom who founded the shop in 2012. Located due East of Amsterdam, across the IJmeer lake, they are quick to confess a serious moto addiction. Never mind the style, type or kind; if it has two wheels and goes ?braaap?, the Ironwood boys will be into them.
For this particular build, they probably had to rein in their obsession just a little, as the decision was made to go the tracker route. Specifically, a street tracker. Found all dusty and lonesome in a friend’s barn, the ?92 Yamaha XT600 was rescued, cleaned and promptly tagged ?destined for great things? by Arjan and the team.

Following through with the inherent contrasts of their ethos, they took a similarly contrarian approach with the XT. ?We wanted to make a petite bike with a big attitude; on the one h...