Trail Breaker: K-Speed mods the newest (and littlest) XSR
Based in a country where sub-250cc bikes rule, it?s no surprise that K-Speed has a serious knack for transforming small-displacement models into mean, menacing-looking machines.
Despite the Thai shop?s proclivity for pint-sized projects, K-Speed has worked with all manner of donors, including full-size models?which again, shouldn?t come as a surprise considering it completed almost five dozen builds in 2018 alone.
This latest build was commissioned by Yamaha Thailand to be released in conjunction with the new XSR155 model. Currently limited to just the Thai market, the XSR155 is the latest addition to the tuning fork company?s ‘Sport Heritage’ lineup.
Offering the same modern-vintage aesthetic as its 700 and 900cc siblings in a small-displacement package, the baby XSR uses a 19hp, 155cc SOHC single with variable valve actuation?the same motor employed by the MT-15 and YZF-R15.
This isn?t the first time a manufacturer has given K-Speed a new model to customize and promote upon its release. Back when the 2018 Super Cub was launched, Honda Thailand laced the shop up with an example to restyle.
In addition to garnering an enormous amount of media attention and spawning several additional K-Speed Super Cub projects, it was also Bike EXIF?s most popular (in terms of views) build in all of 2018.
Just like with the Super Cub, the manufacturer only gave K-Speed 30 days to complete the build from start to finish.
The build began with removing the stock subfra...
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