Sketches of Spain: A TW125 from the Basque Country

Dumbador is a small workshop based in San Sebastián, the Spanish city that sits on the Atlantic coastline of the Basque Country. And like a lot of the most interesting work these days, it?s from a part-time shop run by hobbyists who work full-time elsewhere during the day.
‘Boo’ is a Yamaha TW, and we?re fans of that platform. A recent quick spin on a friend?s TW125 revealed that the bike is far more fun than its diminutive size implies.
?This is our third build,? says Dumbador main man Perdinande Sancho. ?It?s for my girlfriend Inma, and we chose the TW125 because she has a back problem and needed soft suspension. And the wide wheels and Dunlop K180 tires make it even softer and more fun.?
Perdinande got sketching?and he sure knows how to draw. Then with Inma and a mechanic friend, Oscar Irizar, he spent a year working on ?Boo,? going for a wide-wheel look with a narrow superstructure for maximum comfort.
We love the peanut fuel tank, which is actually of Spanish origin: it?s been lifted off a 1959 Torrot moped, modified to sit neatly on the frame, and has two fuel taps. The Dumbador tank badge is a work of art in itself, laser-cut in stainless steel and lacquered in gold.
The custom fork shrouds give the front end a little more visual heft to balance out the tires. They?re hand-made made from stainless steel and ?conified,? tapering off at top and bottom. ?It was a very laborious process,? says Perdinande. ?But the TW125 has a very narrow fork, and ...
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