Handbuilt at Skidmark Garage: Brandon Jackson’s XV750 Cafe… In recent years, we’ve seen a rise in the number of community DIY motorcycle garages across the nation and world. These garages are not only a great […]
Tag: Yamaha Virago
Sleek Tracker: Yamaha XV920 Virago
The Brute: Virago 920 Street Tracker by Bueno Co… In the early 1980s, Yamaha unveiled their first V-twin — a SOHC, two-valve, air-cooled 75-degree twin that found its way into bikes such as the Yamaha […]
Big Bore Virago: 1050cc Yamaha XV750 Custom Fighter
Yamaha “XV1050” Virago from Purpose Built Moto… There are certain donor bikes that turn up again and again in the custom world, and the Yamaha Virago (XV) is one such platform. Many years ago, builders […]
Virago Verde: Yamaha XV500 “Transformer”
Bolt Motor Co.’s futuristic 51st build… Former racers consistently build some of our favorite specials, as their high standards of design, engineering, and execution tend to carry over into their customs. One of these racers […]
Steampunk Virago: Yamaha XV1000 Rat Rod
Black Cycles Australia builds a “Steampunk Rat Bike”… The rat bike has a long and storied tradition in the motorcycle world. Rat bikes are generally hard-ridden, uncleaned machines with plenty of rust, patina, road grime, […]
Blechmann “Drecksbecher” — Yamaha XV1100 Virago
Street-legal Blechmann special, rebuilt by Martin Buchmayr… Bernhard “Blechmann” Naumann is one of the world’s most respected customizers, renowned for his hand-shaped aluminum and sheetmetal work. In the customs world, he’s known simply as “Blechmann” […]
Turbofan V-Twin: Yamaha XV1000 “TR1-R”
Ortolani Customs builds a race-inspired TR1… Introduced in 1981, the Yamaha XV1000 TR1 was the biggest V-twin to roll out of Japan at the time, sporting a 980cc / 69-hp 75° V-twin. With the motor […]
Know Thyself: Yamaha XV750 Cafe Racer
Polish engineer builds one unique Virago 750… In Latin, the phrase nosce te ipsum means to “know thyself.” This maxim was inscribed on the ancient Temple of Apollo, and writers, philosophers, poets, and luminaries over […]
Mean Green: Yamaha Virago 750 Café Racer
Jerem Motorcycles builds a mean, green XV750… In the early 1980s, Yamaha introduced the XV750 Virago, their first V-twin “custom”-style cruiser. Though the air-cooled V-twin seemed like a completely novel design, it was actually well-rooted […]
Green V: Yamaha XV1000 TR1 Cafe Racer
Lys Motorcycles builds a sporty V-twin Yamaha… In 1981, the Yamaha XV1000 TR1 appeared in European showrooms. Though it bore close semblance to the shaft-drive Virago series, the 980cc V-twin TR1 featured a fully enclosed […]