Photo: Luca Bar Design
The Yamaha SR400 is unquestionably one of THE iconic machines of the modern times, and the fact that the bike remained almost unchanged as years and generations passed by is just the right proof for its spectacularly perfect recipe. Italian designer Luca Bar went for another scrambler interpretation of the old machine, tough starting off with the latest model.
Sense, style and simplicity, these three characteristics are neatly embedded in Bar’s last project, with the SR400 receiving a most welcome dose of aggressiveness, most likely coming from the knobbies and the upswept exhaust.
The original silencer of the SR400 was low-swung, and boasted a tame, classic attire lots of riders fell in love with, but Luca Bar’s interpretation introduced a bolder and wrapped higher collector, slightly slanting up towards the rear section of the bike, ending in a SuperTrapp shortie exhaust which is of course, tuneable for the perfect acoustic and performance response, according to each scenario.
Tossing the retro airbox was obviously a must, and the breather replaced by an open K&N filter to match the exhaust. The seat retains almost the original shape, but is now covered in style-correct tuck and roll leather. Finally, to retain the minimalist looks, the OEM turn signals have been replaced with miniature blinkers, even though the tail light remained unchanged.
With the 2015 Yamaha SR400 making it even into the US with a very attractive price tag, the best part of Luca Bar’s project is that is it completely doable and also budget-friendly, which is awesome.
The original silencer of the SR400 was low-swung, and boasted a tame, classic attire lots of riders fell in love with, but Luca Bar’s interpretation introduced a bolder and wrapped higher collector, slightly slanting up towards the rear section of the bike, ending in a SuperTrapp shortie exhaust which is of course, tuneable for the perfect acoustic and performance response, according to each scenario.
Tossing the retro airbox was obviously a must, and the breather replaced by an open K&N filter to match the exhaust. The seat retains almost the original shape, but is now covered in style-correct tuck and roll leather. Finally, to retain the minimalist looks, the OEM turn signals have been replaced with miniature blinkers, even though the tail light remained unchanged.
With the 2015 Yamaha SR400 making it even into the US with a very attractive price tag, the best part of Luca Bar’s project is that is it completely doable and also budget-friendly, which is awesome.
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