Ellaspede

Yamaha MT09 2014 By Ellaspede

"We?ve probably all bought things for one purpose and ended up using them for something entirely different than was intended? ever used a knife as a screw driver" or a paper clip as any number of things"

This also happens with motorcycles. For instance, Harleys or Goldwings are sometimes transformed into cafes and road bikes are at times transformed into Steve McQueen wannabe Desert Sleds, via a boxy single seat and a set of knobbies.

Out latest customer, Andrew, could also be tarred with a similar brush, due to some recent shenanigans on his Yamaha MT09.

Originally bought as a commuter, (Andrew already had another bike to take care of any long distance rides), he quickly realised the potential of Yamaha?s triple trouper and started hatching a cunning plan for custom possibilities.
This long-term plan received a kick-in-the-pants when the MT ended up with a slightly buckled front rim following an ?off piste? excursion. This left Andrew with renewed enthusiasm to turn the bike into something that may be able to handle a bit of off-roading? should the need arise again??

So a semi-sports bike was to become a semi off-road bike. Of course there will be those that might be thinking ?why didn?t he just sell it and buy something different"? To which we say, ?where?s the fun in that!"?

With that frame of mind and having been inspired by one of our earlier builds, Andrew approached Ellaspede with so...