Elcancro Motors builds a 1000€ Café Racer…and Scrambler!
The Yamaha XJ600S Diversion, higher often called the Seca II right here within the States, appeared in 1992 as a no-frills middleweight commuter with a 61-bhp air/oil-cooled eight-valve inline-four engine and tubular metal chassis. Over time, the “Divvy” earned a fame for indestructibility amongst couriers and first big-bike riders.
“The Yamaha XJ600 Diversion was constructed to endure slightly than impress. So metal proliferates over alloy, chunkiness over finery and easy, easy mechanicals over excessive tech. It really works, too. Not a lot goes fallacious with the Yamaha XJ600 Diversion and mileages the fallacious facet of fifty,000 are pretty frequent.” –MCN
There’s one thing to be mentioned for a motorbike that, regardless of its shortcomings on paper, constantly earns the belief and respect of its riders. For example, Tony Hoare of SBS continues to make use of his 52,000-mile Divvy as a winter workhorse — a motorbike he purchased from Bike journal after utilizing it of their Three Divvies High Velocity Problem over a decade in the past:
“Nonetheless, it retains going. The one failure within the 1800 miles we lined collectively in 2017 was a bust speedo cable, which price a tenner and took 10 minutes to interchange.
The Divvy has now confirmed itself and I really feel like I nonetheless owe it one thing earlier than I might take into consideration parting with it. So we’re off on one other mission collectively.” –SBS
One other Diversion devotee is our good friend Armand “El Cancro” Guéant of France’s El Cancro Motors, who constructed the ’93 Diversion 600 cafe racer you see right here:
“This cafe racer, it’s a bit particular! It’s the most cost effective cafe racer on the planet. I needed to elucidate to all of the {custom} fanatics on the market which you can construct and experience a {custom} bike at a decrease price.”
El Cancro has devoted the construct to all of the fanatics who don’t have the means to purchase a motorbike personalized by knowledgeable, exhibiting them what could be constructed with a comparatively small funding and a bit of little bit of elbow grease.
“What motivated me most was to make an unpleasant bike lovely (if one can say lovely)! It have to be admitted that the unique Diversion is just not very fairly. So I needed to begin yet again.”
Highlights embrace the Bandit 600 swingarm with 17-inch rear wheel, double disc Fazer forks, NMB Design saddle, {custom} exhaust, Idea Moto gauge assist and headlight mount, light-weight battery, and extra.
What’s much more necessary could be the angle behind the bike. As El Cancro says, used substitute components are nonetheless readily low cost and accessible for this mannequin, so you may experience the hell out of the bike with out worries. He’s even mounted a set of off-road tires, making a Diversion scrambler, and achieved some critical off-roading!
“It’s enjoyable to experience a bike that you simply’re not afraid to drop — the sensations are elevated tenfold.”
Beneath, we speak to El Cancro himself for the complete particulars on the construct!
Yamaha Diversion Cafe Racer: Builder Interview
• What’s the make, mannequin, and 12 months of the bike?
It’s a 1993 Yamaha 600 Diversion — an inline 4-cylinder inline, air and oil-cooled. A so-called indestructible engine.
• Why was this bike constructed?
This bike is devoted to all of the fanatics who don’t have the means to experience a {custom} bike made by knowledgeable. So that is my bike — it was made for enjoyable and spectacle — it even makes smoke and flames 🔥☁️🤣 Who has ever seen a café racer make flames?
• What was the design idea and what influenced the construct?
What motivated me most was to make an unpleasant bike lovely (if one can say lovely)!
It have to be admitted that the unique Diversion is just not very fairly. So I needed to begin yet again.
• What {custom} work was achieved to the bike?
At first I modified the operating gear.
• A Bandit 600 swingarm to learn from a 17-inch wheel. Trashed the unique wheel 18-inch wheel.
• The only disc fork is changed by a double disc fork from a Fazer.
• The seat was fully revisited. A phenomenal saddle made by our colleagues at NMB Design.
• I couldn’t do away with the tank…so I embellished it to make the curves finer.
• The exhaust is custom-made, with a giant muffler that makes a variety of noise. I purchased a Delkevic collector to enhance the adjustments to the bike.
• I additionally put in a rev counter assist from Idea Moto: This assist is made for the most cost effective counter in the marketplace (Aliexpress). This assist can be a headlight assist — it’s a package.
• Bellows to make the fork greater.
• A Nikaia Energy battery you may put wherever — the smallest and strongest battery I do know.
• A pair of clip-ons and “Opn Bar” bar ends — absolutely the best merchandise I’ve seen on a bike!
• Does the bike have a nickname?
This Café Racer is named the Diversion Destruction! Used components can be found for this mannequin, let’s benefit from it to experience the hell out of the machine.
Yow will discover the entire listing of components on my web site to additionally make your low-cost {custom}: linktr.ee/elcancromotors
• Are you able to inform us what it’s wish to experience?
I’m fairly shocked, this bike is completely balanced in the long run. With 60 hp, you might be at all times at full velocity! It’s enjoyable to experience a bike that you simply’re not afraid to drop — the sensations are elevated tenfold.
We even pushed the vice with our associates! We mounted the Diversion actual cross wheels and scrambler tires. I used to be in a position to rely on my good friend Casey to do the present.
• Was there something achieved throughout this construct that you’re notably happy with?
I’m proud to have produced this bike with my associates at www.conceptmoto.com. And for having made a mini documentary on the creation of the upholstery with NMB Design.
Extra Images: Diversion 600 Café Racer / Scrambler
Observe the Builder: linktr.ee/elcancromotors
