Yamaha’s beloved SR has come in an array of sizes over the years, all closely resembling each other. Of all of them, the SR150 is an outlier. The now-defunct single was manufactured in Taiwan exclusively for the Taiwanese market, with a few visual differences from its Japanese cousins.
Even though the SR150 didn’t quite have the same timeless vibe as the rest of the range, it still sold like hot cakes. Since it was built locally, it incurred less sales tax?so it was cheap and readily available. Rough Crafts frontman Winston Yeh’s first bike was a second-hand Yamaha SR150, and it cost him just $700.

This custom 1997-model SR150 scrambler is just as cute as any other SR-based custom we’ve seen. It’s the work of Twist.Co?a two-man custom shop based in Taichung City in central Taiwan. They’ve been in business since 2016, and split their time between building custom bikes and making parts. Twist.Co got the commission for this build from a client, with a mandate to build something ?simple and elegant.? With some tasteful tweaks and tidy fabrication, they knocked it out the park.

Step one was to tear the bike down to its frame, and bin the stock bodywork. The duo modified the subframe next, and extended the swingarm to fettle the overall proportions. Sitting atop the new subframe is a svelte three-quarter length seat, wrapped in leather with contrasting stitching.
A new set of shocks was fitted, and the stock drum brake hubs were laced to ...