Danish house of custom, Wrenchmonkees, have long been involved
with Yamaha’s extensive Yard Built activities, and their Copenhagen workshop has
just opened its doors to reveal this, the XSR900 'Monkeebeast'.
Rather than being a retro work of art, this is billed as an
‘urban warrior built to tackle any terrain’.
"This latest build is brilliant; it shows clearly that their
design is constantly moving forward and evolving, ahead of the game,” says
Yamaha Motor Europe’s Cristian Barelli. “I'm really happy that they have shown
that with some clever modifications, but no cutting or welding to the frame, you
can transform the XSR900 into something completely different."
Taking the XSR900 from its factory form to this was achieved
with Borrani 17" spoke wheels with black rims, 9mm stainless spokes and black
hubs, Continental TKC tyres, a K-Tech rear shock, Gilles Tooling chain adjusters
and a TRW rear brake disc and steel braided brake lines.
There’s also a
Wrenchmonkees one-off
seat, Gilles Tooling rearsets modified with enduro footrests, a Magura handlebar
and Biltwell Renegade grips. Braking at the front gets an upgrade with a Nissin
radial front brakemaster and steel braided brake lines. Motogadget pushbuttons
clean up the contact point and an MT-03 style headlight and LED rearlight.
The team then added an SC Project exhaust to a modified MT-09
system, and Wrenchmonkees one-off aluminium rear fender, front fender, engine
guard and tank covers. While the bike is a one-off, selected Monkeebeast parts
will soon be available directly from the
Wrenchmonkees for
XSR900 owners who want to follow their lead.