BENGALI / YAMAHA XS650
TIME SPENT WITH A BENGALI IS NEVER WASTED
2018 – The brief was to build a excellent classic caferacer and the outcome was 'Bengali' a Yamaha XS650 parallel twin with clean lines and some modern electronic components.
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ATTITUDE REFLECTS THE CHARACTER
Bengali got the same color as the irises of the cat’s eyes and a few more subtle touches help refine the concepts. Like a pop-up gas cap, a brown leather seat, and black and silver finishes on its motor.
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PURE STYLE AND TECHNICAL BRILLANCE
BENGALI / Yamaha XS650
Media excerpt
Bike Exif: Double vision
Glorious motorcycles: Inspired by a Bengali
Photographer: David Ohl
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