For nine years now, Yamaha?s ?Yard Built? program has set the benchmark for manufacturer-sponsored custom projects. We?ve covered it right from the beginning, since the reveal of the Wrenchmonkees? MonkeeFist XJR1300. There must be some 50 or more builds since, but it wasn?t until the XSR155 was released that Yamaha opened up the program to Asia.
The newest XSR is obviously smaller and more affordable than its bigger brothers, which helps mass-market sales in Asia. Launched at the tail end of 2019, the XSR155 is based on the MT-15?which means it has a rev-happy 155cc liquid-cooled SOHC four-valve engine. The rest of the spec sheet is pretty good?it includes USD forks, a slipper clutch and six-speed ?box, LED lighting and digital instrumentation.
The frame is Yamaha?s ?Deltabox? layout though, which might be great for handling but isn?t so good for ease of modification or visual appeal. But despite that, the Yard Built program has now trickled down to Bali, the Island of the Gods, which is home to Deus? Indonesian garage?or bengkel, to use the local parlance.
Before handing the XSR155 over to the Deus crew, Yamaha put two stipulations on the build: don?t touch the Delta frame, and don?t touch the engine. The rest, as you can see, was fair game.

?Before we did anything, we checked out the builds that had come before,? says Anthony ‘Ano’ McInerheney, Deus Bali?s design head. ?Yard Built has already happened in Jakarta, and we didn?t want to repeat anything.?...