BCKustoms returns to his two-stroke roots… The original Yamaha DT-1 250 Enduro and the long line of successors it spawned remain some of the most popular, influential motorcycles to come out of the 1960s. Here […]
Tag: 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 […]
40th Anniversary Edition: 2023 Yamaha RZ350!
What if Yamaha and Bimota teamed up to build a 40th anniversary RZ350? That’s the question San Francisco-based engineer and road racer Julian Farnam asked himself. Of course, that would entail combining the legendary liquid-cooled, […]
The Dark Horse: Yamaha XS650 Custom
Yasashii Garage’s Yamaha XS650 Custom Roadster… According to the Merriam Webster definition, a dark horse is “a usually little known contender (such as a racehorse) that makes an unexpectedly good showing.” You could make a […]
Lightweight Giant-Killer: Yamaha R5 350 Café Racer
Crane Moto’s 295-lb two-stroke giant-killer… In 1970, Yamaha introduced the R5 350, featuring a steel duplex cradle frame derived from the company’s Grand Prix chassis and a 36-hp two-stroke parallel-twin engine — features that made […]
Omega Racer: Yamaha “SR534” Café Racer
Few bikes have provoked such a long-term love affair among riders as the Yamaha SR series. Born in the late 1970s from the XT500 enduro, the street-oriented SR400 and SR500 roadsters were Japanese versions of […]
Yamaha SR400 Scrambler: Built for Chloë Moretz!
A Vinduro-Style Scrambler for Film Star Chloë Moretz… Sometimes an unexpected heartbreak can be a blessing in disguise. Case in point: When Seba Achaval‘s beloved blacked-out KTM 950SM was stolen from outside his Brooklyn […]
Ducati Banshee: 350cc Two-Stroke Monster
A Japanese-Italian Smoker from Moto Vera… Yamaha’s aptly-named Banshee 350 is one of the most legendary quads of all time. Introduced in 1987, it earned a cult following for the staggering pump-gas power potential […]
The W07 Project: Yamaha MT-07 Custom
For Sale: The W07 Project by Wayders… Introduced in 2005, the Yamaha MT (Master of Torque) series of standard / naked bikes has been a highly-lauded hit among moto journalists and everyday riders, and the […]
Yamaha XVS1300 “Street Bobber”
Blackout Custom Designs saves a botched custom… The Yamaha XVS1300 Custom is the Euro version of the company’s US-market Star Stryker, a 1304cc V-twin “factory chopper” introduced in 2010. “It mixes ‘American Chopper’ styling with […]
