Remembering Yamaha x Öhlins’ Hydraulic 2WD Enduro… Every so often, a motorcycle appears that seems to point toward an entirely different future. The Yamaha WR450F 2-Trac was one of those machines. At first glance, it […]
Tag: Yamaha
Xcess: 1977 Yamaha XS650 Café Racer
For Sale: 700cc, 277-Rephased “Xcess” from Marty Coblentz… In the 1950s, Britain built one out of every four motorcycles globally. However, as the Japanese rapidly advanced into the big bike market, employing modern tooling and […]
Street Devil: Yamaha RX-King 135 Enduro
“It’d be way cooler if it had a two-stroke engine…” Some builders focus more on the art and fabrication of a build, some the performance, and some concentrate on what’s arguably the most important part […]
Twinduro: Yamaha XVS950 Scrambler
80s ISDE Style: 1300cc V-Twin Yamaha Scrambler from Finland’s JL Meccanica… The Yamaha XVS950 — also known as the DragStar or V Star 950 — was introduced in 2009, with a 942cc fuel-injected four-valve 60° […]
Virago CR82: Yamaha XV920 Café Racer
Now for Sale: Lean and Mean Virago from Pit Lane Motos… Yamaha introduced its first V-twins in the early 1980s, with North American dealers receiving the Virago 750 and 920. The XV750 would be the […]
Pure Fun Survivor: Yamaha RD400 Daytona Special
Purists Beware: Tim Coughlin’s 1990s-Style RD400 Road Ripper… In 1979, with the motorcycle world hurtling fast toward four-stroke dominance, Yamaha released the Yamaha RD400F Daytona Special — a lightweight, giant-killing smoker that would be one […]
Half Supermoto, Half Scrambler: Yamaha XS650 “Super Scrambler”
Twin-Cylinder Super Scrambler from Bigger Than Bikes… From its conception as a Japanese version of the British parallel-twins of yesteryear, the Yamaha XS650 has thrived as a bike of many roles. It’s hard to […]
Seventies Smokeshow: Spondon Kawasaki H1 500 Triple
Tarty Two-Stroke: Manx Road Racer and Toolmaker Builds a 70s-Style Smoker… No street bike is as infamous as the Kawasaki Triple. For the 1969 model year, the original H1 Mach III 500 came howling and […]
Make Haste Slowly: Yamaha “RD256” Tribute
Big Dream Motorcycles builds a tribute to Canada’s first and only Grand Prix winner… Born in 1939, Michelle (Mike) Duff was destined to become a legend of Canadian motorsports — notably the only Canadian […]
“Smoke Oil Everyday” – 1983 Yamaha IT175 Resto
Two-Stroke Woods Weapon from a Former Factory MX Race Mechanic… The IT (International Trial) series was Yamaha’s range of two-stroke enduro motorcycles, based largely on the YZ motocrossers but tailored for enduro competition, hare and […]
