Golden Arts Yamaha SR250 Bobber

Nathan took on the challenge to build a cool metric bobber.

I HAVE always wanted to build my own bobber, so when the 1984 Yamaha SR250 came up I took it as a challenge to create a cool metric cruiser. After telling a mate of my plans he took it upon himself to cut the frame in half to get the ball rolling—the frame was completely chopped up and re-fabricated to fit the Sportster tank and the springer seat; the rear guard now mounts onto the swingarm and the rear suspension has been replaced and moved to make it sit lower.

The motor has a diamond-cut finish and has been completely re-built with a new head and new internals. The engine had also been bored out after it dropped an exhaust valve in the original motor.

The carby now sits out to the left-hand side with a Triumph trumpet and copper fuel lines.

The seat has been hand-carved in leather and laced by Mark The Leather Man who has done an awesome job.

All the wiring is hidden from eye-sight by feeding it in the bars, through the frame and into the dummy oil tank.

The Sportster style tank is the old school look, complete with the external fuel gauge.

The exhaust is a two-into-one system, heat-wrapped with brass tips and fabricated to work with the old school theme.

The paint work has more than 30 layers of paint on it starting with the heavy silver metal-flake, through to the root-beer candy overlay, two different types of gold leaf, pinstriping and finished with a candy skull design airbrushed on the top—and shit loads of clear in-between.