Se7en Six Collective builds a fitting tribute to the late Bengt Aberg… In 1975, Yamaha introduced the single-cylinder four-stroke XT500, a dual-purpose “enduro-adventure” motorcycle that would win the first two Paris-Dakar Rallies and lay the […]
Tag: Yamaha HL500
Torque Monster: Yamaha HL500 by Se7en Six Collective
“This motor effortlessly lifts the front in 3rd while ploughing 3-inch furrows at the rear…” The Yamaha HL500 — aka the “Aberg Yamaha” — is one of the most fascinating motocross bikes of the 1970s. […]
Yamaha TT500 VMX by Beeton Fabrications
An HL500-inspired vintage motocross racer from Down Under… It may seem hard to believe today, but by the mid-1970s, the four-stroke thumpers that once ruled the dirt were all but dead. Both BSA and Matchless […]
