Most guys can’t think beyond a box of chocolates or a bunch of flowers as a gift for their significant other. But Uwe Kostrewa is a true romantic. He’s just built this peachy Yamaha SR500 flat tracker for his girlfriend, Steffi—and it’s not the first custom bike he’s built for her either.
Uwe works as Hombrese Bikes out of his workshop in Cologne, Germany, and regularly races and builds custom flat track motorcycles. He has a knack for creating machines that are low-key handsome, trading polish and pretentiousness for high doses of retro charm.
Having already built a Honda XL500 flat tracker for Steffi, Uwe made the mistake of letting her test his Yamaha SR500 on the track. Naturally, she fell in love with it.…