Motorcycle News - The Enforcer: an XSR700 from Ironwood Motorcycles
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The obvious visual flaws have prompted many builders to have a crack at the XSR700, with varying degrees of success. The latest to attempt the silk purse treatment is Arjan van den Boom of the Dutch shop Ironwood, and he’s hit a home run.
Arjan is a fan of the XSR700. “It’s a fun bike: compact, enough power, playful handling and just made for aesthetic adjustment.”
‘The Enforcer’ has similar DNA—on the general lines, the tank and the ‘Brat’ seat—but with different bars and bulky wheels it has a more of a scrambler/tracker vibe.
The setup is finished with a custom brace holding an integrated Motogadget Motoscope Pro digital speedometer. Motogadget also supplied the grips, bar end mirrors and ‘m.blaze pin’ front indicators, and just ahead of the carbon LSL bars is a Koso ‘Thunderbolt’ LED headlight.
The XSR700 has a small rear hoop that can be bolted off, so Ironwood removed it and installed a replacement with a custom seat pan. (It’s the same approach that Hookie took with their XSR700 recently.) LED lighting is integrated with the new hoop.
Yamaha’s parallel twin pumps out a solid 74 horses, which is plenty enough for a bike that weighs just 186 kilos (410 pounds) wet. So Arjan has left the internals alone, and improved the breathing with DNA pod filters (with red leather tops).
The biggest visual transformation is the new tank—which is a full unit, not just a set of replacement covers. It’s a masterpiece of shaping from aluminum specialist Marcel van der Stelt, who also created the new front fender.
It’s a brilliant transformation and one of the best XSRs we’ve seen. So is this a new direction for Ironwood? Not quite: Arjan is not yet ready to abandon the custom BMWs that made him famous. “We would like to do a wider range of bikes—a healthy mix of vintage and ‘modern vintage,’ if you will,” he says.
“Vintage bikes have their charm, but box-fresh bikes (or even electrics) are something we want to explore and learn about. It’s about challenging our team as well as keeping on with older boxer transformations.”
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