The Yamaha SR500 is enjoying a resurgence in popularity right now, but we’re not surprised. Few motorcycles can match the SR’s enduring appeal; its timeless design, buzzy motor, and neutral geometry make it easy to get along with. No wonder the previous owner of this Yamaha SR500 insisted on a final spin around the block before he parted with it.
“You could see the emotion during his last ride,” says Paweł Guzik, who acquired the SR500 to turn it into a handsome street tracker. Paweł’s name has graced our pages before—he’s one-third of Ventus Garage, a custom workshop in Kraków, Poland. But for the last three years, he’s also been running a solo side project under the moniker Airow Custom Motorcycles.…