For 30th anniversary of Cooler Master, Rough Crafts was set out to build a bike and a matching computer casing to celebrate, which combines the signature elements of both worlds, the RGB lighting of the brand color purple, the sharp edges and boxy shape that’s found in most Cooler Master computer casing, plus Rough Crafts’ signature fin details with forge carbon fiber, which all wrapped in a silhouette of a charging dustbin faring turned bodyworks that looks fast even when standing still.
I’ve always been a big fan of Ducati Monster, especially when they came up with the 1200/821 platform, the minimal, dual section tubular frame, makes it very easy to modify to anything with a custom rear frame. Even though there’s more powerful V4 Streetfighter in the Ducati line up, but the simplicity of the L-twin engine still provides a much better platform for any custom build. (Can’t wait to get my hands on the new Monster 937, the power to weight ratio should makes it super fun to build anything with.)So when a custom asked me to build a high spec, performance driven, anything I want Ducati custom, I went over to get one of the last brand new Monster...
Ever since we established our style through the beloved Iron Guerilla, the fat tire HDs that mix the retro lines and modern finishing are always something people love so much from us, so when a customer came to us and want a fat tire HD, as we showed him some of our previous builds like the more retro themed Crowned Stallion and some of the more modern ones with billet wheels and top spec brakes and suspension components, the conversation quickly comes to, “How cool would it be if I can combine these polarizing style?”“Fat” tires and “wide” tires are never the same, Fat needs more side walls to have that beefy look and the 230-15” Avon we’ve used on...
Whenever we get a build with such heritage and story behind it, we always try to get even more inspiration from the brand history, while browsing through vintage BMW bikes, the amazing R32 lines caught my eyes. R18’s frame, despite many people says it’s very similar to HD softails, to me the biggest difference is, due to the nature of boxer engines, the engine itself is low and wide, which makes the frame triangle lower too, with its long wheelbase, it’s very naturally creating a long and low stance, while looking at the bike stripped down without bodyworks, the simplicity of the frame really make me want to look at vintage bikes for inspiration, now back to R32, even though...
The whole idea of Yamaha Yard Built Program was to inspire the bike owner around the world to customize their bike and make them unique, so if the builder developed bolt on parts from the build would be a big bonus, but I have to say from the first two Yard Builds I didn’t really focused on the parts developments and so many times people asked me if I have the kit for sell I have to sadly reject them. So, when presented the opportunity for this XSR900 build the first priority is to focus on how it can be produced and bolt on, but still totally Rough Crafts and didn’t sacrifice aesthetically. Even all the parts around it, I...
