The last Rough Craft project has literally left us stunned. Basically, because it is not easy to reconvert a motorcycle like the Yamaha Ténéré 700 in a Flat Tracker, thanks to endless modifications that culminate with the final design that you can appreciate in the images.
A job that has taken time and a lot of dedication, something strange coming from the Taiwan coach. that in the past has frequently surprised us with some unique customizations.
YAMAHA Ténéré 700 By Rough Crafts in Detail
As Cycle World’s colleagues report, this preparation of Rough Crafts was born after knowing a work carried out on a YZ450F On the part of another customizer, Estenson Racing. From that moment on, the Rough Craft team got to work and the first thing he did was request a copy of Ténéré 700 to the Yamaha subsidiary in Taiwan. The answer was swift, although this was brief and concise: “We will give you a motorcycle, but the rest runs on your own.” From that moment on and with the help of Faber Studio, he began to build it.
To begin with, they cut the steel subchassis of the Ténéré and incorporated another aluminum extracted from a YZ450F. This made it possible to directly be able to anchor the fibers of origin that mounts the Yamaha offroad mount. Subsequently, the electrical installation was adapted and a fuel tank of 6.8 liters of capacity was built by hand. In addition, this guaranteed to be able to integrate the hooks of the rest of the plastics.
Next, the Rough Craft team attached custom OHLINs suspensions, with specifications for the practice of Flat Track, while setting a set of tires appropriate to the needs of the project. The latter are the work of another scholar of the world of customizations, Roland Sands Design.
The exhaust system, sausage behind the rear portanúmers, is another of the distinctive elements of this preparation. Other components and details to take into account this I will have 700 Rough Crafts are:
- Dunlop K180 tires; 130/80-19/40/80-19
- Full braking Beringer
- GPS GPS speedometer
- Zeta stroke
- Renthal handlebar
- Beringer handles
- Koso lighting
- YZ450F seat, modified
- Domino handles
- KCT rear pinion
- RK Takasago chain
- DNA air filter
- Lithium Battery Bs, etc.
With just 158 kilograms Final weight, about her comment on her own creators: “It is perfect for walking through the busy city of Taipei. Narrow, agile and erect seat with a flat handlebar. ”
There is no doubt that it must be something exciting to pilot such an artifact, especially when after its construction there is the Rough Craft team.
