Photo: Paolo Tesio
Seeing powerful, fast and aggressively-styled motorcycles getting even more aggressive after passing through the workshops of some creative bike customizers and automotive designers will never get old. And that's why we're showing you a new piece of tuning from the Italian designer Paolo Tesio, going by the name of Tex: a 2002 Yamaha YZF-R6.
Paolo wanted to turn this R6 into a track-only beast, so the bike had to undergo both functional and aesthetic transformations. Therefore it received an upside-down fork from a 2000 R1, a WP monoshock and a Matris steering damper. On the performance side, Paolo went for a racing-spec air filter and a custom exhaust made in titanium, which were almost mandatory for a race-ready beast.
As for the visuals, the only thing keeping its shape was the tank, while the 2006 R6 front cowl was remodeled ad mounted on a custom sub-frame. The side panels got a new cut which looks way better than the original ones, and the tail of the R6 was manufactured by hand.
A new rear subframe was again crafted, just like solo seat. First modeled in wood and plaster, then layered in fibeglass and resin, the new R6 clothing also got a custom paint to emphasize the new mean stance of the bike.
Thanks Paolo for all the info he kindly supplied.
As for the visuals, the only thing keeping its shape was the tank, while the 2006 R6 front cowl was remodeled ad mounted on a custom sub-frame. The side panels got a new cut which looks way better than the original ones, and the tail of the R6 was manufactured by hand.
A new rear subframe was again crafted, just like solo seat. First modeled in wood and plaster, then layered in fibeglass and resin, the new R6 clothing also got a custom paint to emphasize the new mean stance of the bike.
Thanks Paolo for all the info he kindly supplied.
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