Pikes Peak winner builds a 775cc twin motocross machine! Introduced in 1970 as the XS-1, the Yamaha XS650 combined the style of the classic British twins with an engine that was quite sophisticated for the […]
Tag: Scrambler
Two-Stroke Desert Racer: Street-Legal Husky 390 OR
In the late 1970s, the Husqvarna 390 OR (Off-Road) was the king of the desert, a two-stroke monster that reigned supreme from the Mojave Desert to the distant tip of the Baja Peninsula. Said the […]
Ms.Behave: BMW R1150GS by Hobo Motorcycles
The BMW R1150GS was the company’s premier adventure bike from 1999-2004, powered by an 1130cc, 85-hp air/oil-cooled flat twin boxer engine that made a stump-pulling 75 lb-ft of torque at 5250 rpm. The big GS […]
“TxXs Chainsaw”: Yamaha XS500 Scrambler
A Spooky Scrambler from Milwaukee… Introduced in 1973, the Yamaha TX500 was a four-stroke vertical twin with a number of innovative features, including a contra-rotating balancer and four valves per cylinder — first for a […]