If you live outside of Taiwan, you’re probably not familiar with the Yamaha SR150. It was exclusively made and sold locally, and eventually discontinued. But the flourishing Taiwanese custom scene has given it a second lease on life?and thrust it into the international spotlight.
This is the third custom Yamaha SR150 we’ve featured recently, and each has come from a different workshop. This one’s the work of Huang Wen Chi of Hide Work Custom, based in Taoyuan City.

He goes by ‘Achi,’ and he’s been obsessed with motorcycles since childhood. He apprenticed as a lathe and mill operator after he graduated high school, then turned it into a 15-year career. Then, six years ago, he gave it all up to focus on building custom bikes. Achi works mostly alone, only outsourcing specialist jobs like paint and upholstery. He also takes on an apprentice from time to time, or has friends help out (like his neighbor, Leon, who translated the details of this build for us).

The brief for this 2000-model Yamaha SR150 was blissfully simple. The client threw out the keywords ?Cyberpunk? and ?modern,? and left the rest up to Achi. He responded with a sharp street tracker that’s laden with handmade parts.
It’s a trifecta of good decisions. Achi tweaked the SR’s stance to perfection, built a cohesive body kit, and wrapped everything in stunning monochromatic finishes.

Since the stock bike is considered dependable rather than rowdy, most o...