Turbo Twins from Stibnite Moto: MT-07 Turbos for Street & Beach… Since its release in 2013, the Yamaha MT-07 has become one of the world’s most popular streetbikes. In Europe alone, more than a […]
Tag: Yamaha
Blue Camel: Yamaha MT-25 Adventure Bike
All Terrain Adventure from Batakastem Workshop… Yamaha’s MT “Master of Torque” series of naked streetbikes has become extremely popular in recent years. While the MT-07, -09, and -10 share most of the limelight for their […]
Bulldog to Bull Terrier: Yamaha BT1100 Custom
Francesco Paura and friends transform a V-Twin Bulldog… In 2001, Yamaha introduced the BT1100 Bulldog, a naked V-twin designed and produced in Italy. Italian style and Japanese build quality is one solid combination, and the […]
Stibnite Super7: Scratch-Built 700cc Café Racer
“I couldn’t own the name of being a bike-builder until I really did build one from scratch.” We’re as guilty of it as anyone else. We often talk about bike “builds” and “builders,” when the […]
Stibnite Stinger: Yamaha MT-07 Powered Scrambler
The Malle Mile Beach Race Winner from Stibnite Moto… Some call him the “07 King.” Dan Stone aka Danners of Stibnite Moto has earned a name for himself turning up to Malle Mile events on […]
Aluminum XS: Yamaha XS650 Chopper
Hand-Built XS650 Chopper from Prama Motorworks… The Yamaha XS650 is one of the best-loved, most versatile Japanese motorcycles of the air-cooled era. In a time when the old British marques were filing bankruptcy and shuttering […]
Yellow Addiction: Yamaha R5 Street Tracker
Scott Pickett’s “Classic American Street Tracker”… Introduced in 1970, the Yamaha R5 350 was the predecessor of the storied RD twins that smoked their way into the hearts of a generation. While the RD series […]
Cookie Monster: Yamaha MT-01 Custom
Got Torque? 1.7L V-twin from Francesco Paura… Yamaha’s popular MT series is said to stand for “Master of Torque.” However, one bike in the MT lineage has stood above the rest in that department, the […]
The Meteor 850: Yamaha TRX850 Café Racer
The “Meteor 850” by Etto Motorcycles… “A Ducati with Japanese reliability.” That was the idea behind the Yamaha TRX850, introduced in 1996 to rival the Ducati 900SS, as well as Japanese V-twins like the Honda […]
Race Bike, for the Street: Yamaha RD350 Café Racer
“A vintage race bike without fairings…but for the street.” This was the vision Jesse Crane (@crane_moto) had for the 1975 Yamaha RD350 café racer you see here. You might remember Jesse from his ’71 Yamaha […]
