The Bike That Built a Dakar Dynasty… Dakar Legends: With this year’s Dakar Rally in full swing, we’re taking a look back at some of the most iconic and successful rally-raid machines of the event’s […]
Tag: Yamaha
Desert Freight Train: Yamaha XTZ850R Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The big twin that ruled the desert at the height of the Paris-Dakar era… With the 2026 Dakar Rally in full swing, we’re looking back at some of the most iconic and successful rally-raid machines […]
The West Rambler Returns: Yamaha WR155R Scrambler
Baja-Style WR155R Scrambler from Solace Motorcycle… The Yamaha WR155R is a modern dual-sport that features a liquid-cooled, fuel-injected 155cc single-cylinder engine with Variable Valve Actuation (VVA). For years, it’s been mainly available in Southeast Asian […]
“Sputnik” Yamaha DT175 Flat Tracker
Ready to Orbit: Two-Stroke Flat Tracker from Vintage Sykles… Pete Sykes of Worcester, Pennsylvania, was an avid flat track racer back in the 1970s. Following the loss of his best friend on the track, he […]
Chesterfield Scrambler: Retro-Kitted Yamaha Ténéré 700
Chesterfield-Style Yamaha T7 Scrambler from Holy Moly Motorcycles… The Yamaha Ténéré 700 — aka T7 — has been one of the biggest hits among newly designed motorcycles in the last half decade. While other manufacturers […]
Ténéré Runner: Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténere
’89 Yamaha XTZ750 “Ténéré Runner” from BCK Motorcycles… In 1989, Yamaha released their latest desert racer clone, the Yamaha XTZ750 Super Ténere. Styled after the company’s Paris Dakar race bikes, the Super Ten boasted […]
Classy Nuisance: Yamaha Virago 535 Café Racer
Rusten Smith’s Lightweight V-Twin Café Racer… Released in 1988, the Yamaha Virago 535 (XV535) would remain in production for nearly two decades. It was actually the most successful of the Virago V-twins, and remains […]
Naked Superbike: Yamaha R1 “Tydirium”
Streetfightin’ Man: Xavi Dynamische’s Vader-Black R1… In 1998, Yamaha released the original YZF-R1. The first-year red and white R1 revolutionized the 1000cc superbike class, employing an innovative new vertically stacked gearbox. This design made the […]
Desert Storm: Yamaha Super Ténéré 750
BIKE Factory resurrects a wrecked Super Ten… Back in 1989, Yamaha introduced a Paris Dakar-inspired adventure bike, the XTZ750 Super Ténéré. The Super Ten’s engine was a 749cc liquid-cooled parallel-twin with five valves per cylinder […]
Unique Classic: Yamaha TT500 Restomod
For most of the late 60s and early 70s, two-strokes dominated the off-road market. They were lighter, faster, and simpler than their four-stroke counterparts, and thumper evolution had all but stalled since the British singles […]
