SR400 Drovers Dog

We love receiving the Deus Oily Rag in our inbox and discovering what the guys at Deus have been creating. The first thing that stopped us in our tracks is this SR400 Drovers Dog. Done in true Deus style, with a SR skinny tank and those beautiful vintage Firestones. The only thing that bugs me is the Deus graphics on the tank, l have to be honest I much prefer the original logo (but hey, a bit of paint stripper would fix that). Hit the jump for the full Drovers Dog gallery.

Bratstyle SR500

Having recently received my SR400 from Japan I can't stop searching for pics of them for inspiration. So when it comes to SR400 and SR500's one of the best places to go is Bratstyle. They are a Japanese custom shop that have a very distinctive and rideable style. They especially love their Sr400's, XS650's and W650's. Check out their gallery for more eye candy. One of the first purchases will be a set of old-school Firestones like the ones on this SR500 aptly named Godspeed.

Gravel Crew SR400

Yamaha SR400 Gravel Crew style. This Japanese shop always gets us excited in the nether regions. The clip-ons probably couldn't get any lower. The square headlight is a unique touch that makes these guys great. Check out their gallery for more inspiration.

Kickback Tokyo

Discovered this Japanese Custom Shop in Tokyo called Kick Back. They produce some really nice custom bikes. Like most Japanese shops they have loads of SR400's. Check website out for inspiration.

LUXE Motorcycle

Yes, it is another Japanese custom shop. But these guys are doing things a little different. They look like they are really experimenting with tanks, pipes and paint jobs. Pretty distinctive. They are called Luxe Motorcycle Factory and they also have lots of other bikes on their website thats definitely worth checking out. Mostly SR400/500's and w650's. 

Can't fake the Flakes

These guys are also in Japan and are called Flakes Custom Motorcycles they have some really nice bikes. They also specialize in some crazy paint work on tanks and helmets. I prefer the understated look but I have seen some crazy bikes and clothing in the tokyo streets. Heres one of their more subtle SR400's... except for that smokin exhaust.

Deus SR500 Salt Racer

Found this cool video on the deus site. Riding a cafe racer on a salt lake is now on my list of things to do before i die! This is actually a salt lake in South Australia for all those people reading from overseas. Love the "Don't fence me" in sound track...  

Deus Salt Racer SR500 from Deus Cycles on Vimeo.

Deus Oxford street

I went into Deus Ex Machina oxford st in sydney today to buy some gear and saw the sr400 grievious angel they have in store. That is such a sweet looking bike. I am sold on it. Going to make my SR400 very similar. Love the all black look. I took a couple of pics – they are from my iphone so not the highest quality...

30th Anniversary SR400

Yamaha is celebrating the 30th anniversary of the SR400/500 motorcycle series. This is a limited edition 2008 SR400 they have released. I am guessing it will be quite hard to get your hands on one. I would almost keep it stock if i bought one. no point turning one into a cafe racer. they do look beautiful as is. You can still buy these in Japan at reasonable prices. There's also rumours that Yamaha are going to stop producing the SR400 in 2009 so these could really be collectors items.