Yamaha XS650 from Calgary’s Ill-Fated Kustoms… There are those dark moments in life when misfortune strikes and fate seems against us, fixed and irreversible. But such moments, if we’re open to them, can also be […]
Tag: Yamaha
Pullstart Powerhouse: Yamaha SRV540 “Green Monster”
A Good Swift Kick in the Rear: MotoRelic’s 540cc 2-Stroke Minibike! Ever heard of the Yamaha SRV540? If not, that might be because it was a high-performance two-stroke snowmobile that came out of Yamaha in […]
HELLA: Yamaha XSR155 Scrambler
Yamaha XSR155 Scrambler from Garage Esquinita… The Yamaha XSR series is the company’s family of “neo-retro” motorcycles that combine modern engines and running gear with more classic design language. The XSR700 and XSR900 are […]
West Rambler: Yamaha WR155 Scrambler
Indonesia has become a hotbed of custom motorcycle culture in recent years. The country consists of more than 17,000 islands — Java, Sumatra, and Bali to name a few — and motorcycles are a way […]
Patent Pending: Yamaha XS400 “Roadster”
Innovative XS400 from Roman Juriš… Introduced in 1976, the Yamaha XS400 came during a time when the major manufacturers were foreseeing the end of the two-stroke era and turning their attention to the development […]
Vagabond: Yamaha WR155R Tracker / Scrambler
Yamaha WR155 “Furai-Bou” from Katros Garage… The Yamaha WR155R is one of those bikes we wish was sold in more markets. The small displacement dual-sport has a liquid-cooled 4-valve engine with fuel injection and variable […]
Rage for the Machine: Porsche-Inspired V-Max 1200
“Cross a street dragster with an exceptional car, you will have a refined beast…” Introduced in 1985, the original Yamaha V-Max (VMX1200) remains the most legendary muscle bike of all time — a V4-powered […]
Dream Rider: Yamaha XS650 Brat Tracker
“Karbu” from Le Cent Vingt Cinq… At one time, few motorcycles could compete with the British twins for power, performance, and style. The 650 parallel-twins from BSA, Norton, Triumph, and others were just the ticket […]
Electric Boogie: Yamaha XT500 Restomod
Electric Start, Air-Cooled: Motogadgets’ 1980 Yamaha XT500… By the early 1970s, the big single-cylinder four-stroke off-roader was thought a species all but extinct. After all, the great British 500 singles like the BSA B50 […]
FZR-R: Yamaha FZR750R (OW01) Superbike
A Pristine Homologation Special Straight out of 1989… In 1987-88, Yamaha’s YZF750 Genesis factory racer boasted successive wins in the highly competitive Suzuka 8-Hours endurance races. Learnings from the YZF would be directly incorporated into […]
