Fast as Lightning: “One Mile” YZ125 Supermoto from Class Act Cycles… From 1974 to the end of the two-stroke pro motocross era, the Yamaha YZ125 was a mainstay of the 125cc MX Lites class, taking […]
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Monsieur Dakar’s Super Smoker: Yamaha “YZ535” Supermoto
Stéphane Peterhansel is the most successful racer in Dakar Rally history, having won the world’s most demanding race a record 13 times — six on motorcycles, seven in cars. Born in 1965, “Monsieur Dakar” first […]
Short Track Weapon: Yamaha YZ250 Flat Tracker
Swedish champion Ake Jansson builds a two-stroke tracker! In 2001, Motocross Action magazine claimed the ’01 Yamaha YZ250 was the world’s best 250 production motocross machine. The engine was the highlight, a liquid-cooled mill that […]
“The Blue Duck”: Custom Yamaha YZ125 by Max Miille
On the pipe: Custom two-stroke dirt bike from Oregon… The Yamaha YZ125, introduced in 1974, boasts the longest production run of any motocross bike in the world. The liquid-cooled, 125cc two-stroke has evolved over the […]
