The Yamaha SR150 is Taiwan’s best-kept secret. Exclusively manufactured and sold locally, the cheap and cheerful single sold in droves in its heyday, mostly to commuters and delivery riders. It’s no longer in production—but it’s found new life in the custom scene.
We’ve seen slick custom SR150s from workshops like Hide Work Custom, TwentyTwo Custom, and Twist.Co. But this plucky Yamaha SR150 bobber comes from an outfit that’s new to these pages; Balls Custom.
Based in New Taipei City, the cheekily-named Balls Custom shop is part workshop, part café. They were tasked with customizing the Yamaha SR150 by a female rider who wanted something small and manageable to scoot around on. Visual inspiration for the build came from an unlikely source—the vintage BMW R50.…