Zeus Custom Works Its Magic With This One Of a Kind Yamaha XSR155 Custom Cafe Racer
The entire bike gets an overhaul aside from its heart and a couple of crucial mechanical components
The entire bike gets an overhaul aside from its heart and a couple of crucial mechanical components
The XSR155 is the first new age entry-level retro bike from Yamaha that’s based on the MT-15 platform but owes its lineage to the beautiful XSR700. While the bike looks good as is, a custom shop from Thailand decided to go bonkers with the design. Majority of the bike has been overhauled aside from its heart and a couple of components which preserve the core essence of the XSR155.
For starters, the LED headlight on the XSR has been replaced with a classic dome-shaped prismatic unit for a retro look. A set of low slung clip-on handlebars clasps onto the fork with the help of a billet triple clamp while a set of aluminium rearsets make up for the footpegs.
The full-digital instrument console, on the other hand, remains unchanged but still manages to blend in with the design. At the far end of the handlebar are a pair of aluminium bar end indicators which keeps in line with the minimalistic theme.
Pan to the midsection of the bike and you’d notice something familiar. The fuel tank is the same setup that’s seen on the standard bike. However, it’s been blacked out and features a bronze logo. In the same vein, the heart remains unchanged.
It’s the same 155cc, liquid-cooled motor seen on the MT-15 and R15 V3.0 which features VVA (Variable Valve Actuation). The slip and assist clutch system is found on this bike too. What may change the engine power output is the single free-flowing exhaust and a performance air filter.
Pair this with new aluminium sprockets (lightweight), and you may have more power on tap. Unfortunately, the power figures haven’t been disclosed. For a frame of reference, the standard bike makes 19.3PS and 14.7Nm.
Another unique little touch is the use of small side bags instead of side panels which could possibly store knick-knacks like your wallet, smartphone etc. The seat in typical cafe racer fashion is a single-piece unit which can be adjusted to suit the rider’s height.
As a result, the rear subframe has been modified as well with the LED tail light integrated into the frame hoop loop. Interestingly, the battery now sits under the fuel tank rather than the seat to keep the underside of the bike clean.
The redesigned subframe also called for the monoshock to be repositioned and linked to the cast aluminium swingarm. Naturally, alloy wheels didn’t make sense with a classic, hence the use of 17-inch spoked wheel wrapped by vintage tyres.
Finishing touches come in the form of blacked out mechanicals, custom stitching on the seat, knurled hand grips and an aluminium rear brake reservoir. The end result, though, is a bike that’s worthy of being in the top five custom builds for the Yamaha XSR155. Wouldn’t you agree?
Yamaha XSR 155 User Reviews
- This bike is awesome and stableI choose this bike because of performance and mileage. Everything is perfect in the bike and the look and design is really awesome. It looks like a racer bike. This bike suit me a lot because I am 5.6. The performance of this bike is really awesome. I can play with this bike and this is really awesome for cruising or for racing because it has high performance gears and stability of the bike is awesome. I will recommend this to buy because I get sufficient mileage for city rides and if I want to go to highway, I can get around 36 to 37 which is really nice for long tours and rides. It comes with very less weight.Read More
- joy ....very bad experienceBuying experience not so good, riding comfort is too bad, look is good, performence is not so good, handle bar and rider body in between distance unmatched, this is very uncomfortable for long drive like 40 to 50 km, its make pressure on hand, build quality also bad, a new bike also make noise from the body part.Read More1 1
- Yamaha vroom vroomLooks of yamaha XSR155 are too good and is a perfect bike for youth because it's so stylish and give a modern look also yamaha is a trusted brand. I chose this bike because I am highly confident in yamaha bikes. Great experience! Comfort is good, speed top notch, control on this bike is very amazing. Provide you a modern and rich look. It also comes in 5 different colours and genuine feels like black is the best colour of every bike and I got black colour theme for this bike also. I will recommend this bike of its features which are too good at this price range. Yamaha XSR155 comes under your budget and provides you a luxury which you can enjoy. Highly recommend bike for the age group of 18-35, you can enjoy the ride at your own pace, provide you stability and is also light weighted bike.Read More1 2
- Most Underrated BikeWanted a low cc but stylish and retro motorcycle and here XSR became by my favourite. It can be easily maneuver in city traffics so that you don't have to be struggle to drive. Light weight as well. Gets you great mileage of around 45 plus. The riding posture is aggressive and yes, you can feel the ride and that's what actually matters. The seat is quite hard but instead of replacing it you can have a s seat cover of 400 rupees which would make it but softer. If you want entry level retro bike or kind of new into riding culture have it, feel it and then eventually according to your needs upgrade. It is stylish, you stop at red signal, people stop and ask about the bike. Most underrated bike you can say.Read More
- XSR 155 in India reviewEngine reliability is very good, reviews from the international audience suggests, the neo retro design looks damn good on roads. I've got so many compliments over the looks. Performance is insane too. The ride can be difficult to get used to at first but it gets better with time. The engine is super powerful and vibrations are very less. You can feel the power as you drive. The bike is pretty light and agile. And as you rev beyond 7k RPM, the VVA kicks in and the experience just get drastically better. I highly recommend this bike. Comfort might be one of the problems at the start but it gets better over time. Also, the customisation options are insane. You can just tune it to how you want it. Possibilities are endless.Read More5 1