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Looking menacing appears to be a virtue for Rough Crafts’ Guerilla Four.
Winston Yeh’s Rough Crafts is a reputed firm located in the Taiwanese capital of Taipei, where the moto architects go about creating some rad custom two-wheelers you’ll ever come across. We've featured several works of two-wheeled art bred on this firm’s premises, the most recent of which was a Harley-Davidson Sportster Forty-Eight that set out to redefine elegance.
Given that it’s been a while since we last visited their portfolio, we’ll proceed with a quick analysis of yet another masterpiece that hails from the Rough Crafts catalog. On that note, let’s see what Yeh’s crew managed to achieve on a sinister Yamaha XJR1300 put together for the manufacturer’s Yard Built initiative.
The donor for this undertaking is powered by an air-cooled 1,251cc inline-four colossus, which packs a compression ratio of 9.7:1 and sixteen valves. This mill delivers 97 wild ponies and 80 pound-feet (108 Nm) of crushing twist to a five-speed transmission that spins the rear wheel through a chain final drive. This whole shebang translates to a respectable top speed of 140 mph (225 kph).
Rough Crafts began by installing bespoke triple clamps and a pair of repurposed forks outsourced from a Yamaha VMAX, while the front brake module received a 292-mm (11.5-inch) disc in the quest for ample stopping power. The stock wheels were discarded in favor of BOSS Black Ops alternatives from Roland Sands, whose rims sport beefy Coker Beck rubber.
In the bodywork department, you will find a selection of unique garments that keep things looking stealthy, including a fresh gas tank, custom side panels, and a slim tail section. Moreover, you will also find a gracefully upholstered quilted leather saddle replacing the stock unit.
The cosmetic pizzazz is rounded out by an array of aftermarket accessories, such as a headlight grill, new foot pegs, and a snazzy handlebar. Last but not least, the team nicknamed the reworked beast “Guerilla Four.”
Given that it’s been a while since we last visited their portfolio, we’ll proceed with a quick analysis of yet another masterpiece that hails from the Rough Crafts catalog. On that note, let’s see what Yeh’s crew managed to achieve on a sinister Yamaha XJR1300 put together for the manufacturer’s Yard Built initiative.
The donor for this undertaking is powered by an air-cooled 1,251cc inline-four colossus, which packs a compression ratio of 9.7:1 and sixteen valves. This mill delivers 97 wild ponies and 80 pound-feet (108 Nm) of crushing twist to a five-speed transmission that spins the rear wheel through a chain final drive. This whole shebang translates to a respectable top speed of 140 mph (225 kph).
Rough Crafts began by installing bespoke triple clamps and a pair of repurposed forks outsourced from a Yamaha VMAX, while the front brake module received a 292-mm (11.5-inch) disc in the quest for ample stopping power. The stock wheels were discarded in favor of BOSS Black Ops alternatives from Roland Sands, whose rims sport beefy Coker Beck rubber.
In the bodywork department, you will find a selection of unique garments that keep things looking stealthy, including a fresh gas tank, custom side panels, and a slim tail section. Moreover, you will also find a gracefully upholstered quilted leather saddle replacing the stock unit.
The cosmetic pizzazz is rounded out by an array of aftermarket accessories, such as a headlight grill, new foot pegs, and a snazzy handlebar. Last but not least, the team nicknamed the reworked beast “Guerilla Four.”
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