Motorcycle News - Heavy Hitter: K-Speed scales up with an XJR 1300 café racer
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This Yamaha XJR 1300 was built for a customer in Phuket. It’s so tastefully executed, it’s downright unassuming—but park it next to a stock XJR, and the drastically revised silhouette immediately becomes apparent.
K-Speed knew they’d need to slim the retro muscle bike down a whole lot to achieve the desired effect. So every last piece of its chunky bodywork ended up coming off.
Up top is a slim leather seat with a classic cafe racer hump, and stylish tuck and roll stitching.
Up front, the XJR’s stance was tweaked further by lowering the forks a little. K-Speed kept the OEM wheels (they suit this style perfectly anyway), but shod them with new Metzeler Roadtec 01 sport touring tires.
The hydraulic clutch and brake controls are from Nissin, and the vintage-style mini switches are from K-Speed’s own catalog. (K-Speed isn’t just a custom shop—they’re a massive parts supplier too.) The front end’s capped off with a tightly mounted LED headlight, and a custom front fender.
As for the fuel tank, even though it looks like it was made for the burly Yamaha, it’s actually off a Honda GB250 Clubman. K-Speed finished it in an extremely chic matte red, with stealthy ‘Diablo’ logos (it’s the name of their in-house range of parts).
Gases exit via a set of curvy, custom-made four-into-two headers, which terminate in a pair of ‘Diablo Custom’ mufflers. We’re told they sound great, and we believe it.
The result is a clean and sorted cafe racer with serious grunt—which scores high on eye candy, but doesn’t scream for attention.
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