Yamaha's latest Yard Built creation is a “true Italian beast”, a tracker style build with understated design, showing true metallurgy craftsmanship. The Moto di Ferro Yard Built XV950 'Speed Iron' is the brainchild of Italian builder Marco Lugato.
Marco is one of those builders who has had oil in the blood from a very early age, first riding off-road and then as a professional road racer, his credentials are without question. After a career in racing followed by some years honing his craftsmanship in various workshops, Moto di Ferro (Iron Motorcycle) was born in 2009 as a custom house.
The concept for 'Speed Iron' comes from Marco's passion for speed. He wanted to create a motorcycle with strong design statements combined with soft lines. Thick tyres were important, but not at the expense of rideability. Those thick tyres were wrapped around beautiful Borrani rims, with the front suspension getting swapped out for VMAX forks.
A hand-made aluminium tank and rear seat unit take the weight down and complement the hand-made aluminium side panels. The front brake discs were increased to 320mm and benefit from VMAX calipers for proper stopping power. An Acewell odometer provides just the right amount of data for the rider and an Arrow exhaust adds the soundtrack.
Other parts completing the look include Tarozzi footpegs and LSL dumbbells. A hand-made rear frame sets the clear lines tone, and an aftermarket headlight and stop lights integrated into the turn signals keep everything super clean.
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