Run What Ya Brung: Moto Adonis’ Yamaha XV920R Tracker
Curating a publication like Bike EXIF is a daunting task. Selecting the right motorcycles to feature is more art than science: it’s as much about gut feel as following a set of rules.
This Yamaha XV920R from Moto Adonis, for example, won’t appeal to everyone. Part scrambler, part tracker, it’s a bit scrappier than our usual remit?designed to be roughed up rather than parked and stared at. Which is probably why it struck a deep chord when it landed in our inbox.
We’ve seen Moto Adonis founder Daan Borsje do some pretty slick work in the past, but this wasn’t that sort of project. It started out as a quick flip job, and ended up as a do-it-all ride and test bed for a new line of products.
The build started when Daan and his friend Wouter van Egmond were brainstorming ways to expand the Moto Adonis brand, from their workshop in Roosendaal, Holland.
?We came up with a few ideas,? says Daan, ?some very good, some less so. Roland Sands is sort of an idol to us, so we wanted to produce parts, special parts for older bikes that are often used for customizing.?
Daan and Wouter bought two Yamahas: this XV920R, to fix up and sell quickly, and a TR1, which they planned to build something truly epic with. But before their plans materialized, Wouter tragically passed away.
Suddenly Daan’s focus shifted: ?I?d promised Wouter I’d make it all happen. I started to build the bike?not for money, but to honor him.?
During the process Daan grew c...
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