Tag - Yamaha

SCREAMING CLASSIC: 1979 Yamaha YZ250 by Red Clouds Collective.

If you grow up near a speedway track it's not long before curiosity will get the better of almost everyone in town at least once, drawn to the dust clouds, the sound of screaming engines and a crowd on the edge of their seats. But nothing can prepare you for...

OUTSIDE THE LINES: Yamaha XSR700 ‘Hommage’ by George Woodman Garage.

In an industry born on the idea of rebellion and in some cases downright sticking it to the man, most will inevitably still follow the pack. To truly step outside the lines and succeed takes an individual willing to ride alone, but when you're as talented as...

SWEDISH SPRINGER: Yamaha SR500 Bobber by Black Lanes Motor.

Some things are just a natural fit, salt and pepper are, oil and water certainly aren't! You can't force it, there is a convergence of the two that either exists like Lennon and McCartney or will only ever end badly, think a hairdryer and a bathtub. But...

COACH BUILT CAFE RACER: 1981 Yamaha TR1 by Back by Lunchtime Customs.

There is often a lot of praise heaped on those who are first in an industry, the early innovators who kickstart it all and have their name up in lights. But just as important are those who sit back and observe, let things shake out and then arrive fashionably...

ART AND THE MACHINE: Yamaha XS650 by Atelier JAB.

It's the quote made famous by the Will Smith movie franchise Bad Boys, 'We ride together, We die together, Bad Boys for life!' Only it appears wife Jada didn't get the memo. Moving away from Hollywood gossip it's a sentiment that rings true for bikers around...

SALVAGED SR: Yamaha SR500 by Sane Motion Moto.

Many bikes we feature have lived a rough life before being salvaged by a global array of builders who nurse them back to their best. But this here motorcycle must have been a cat in a past life, as it's certainly used up eight of its nine lives; left to rot...

THE PURSUIT OF PERFECTION: A pair of Yamaha XV920’s by Moose Motodesign.

Perfection is not so much something we achieve but a dream that we chase. For the automotive designer that pursuit means creating in the customer a deep desire, an emotional aesthetic, that grabs you and draws you in. For Tom Moose of Poland's Moose...

RECIPE FOR SUCCESS: 1982 Yamaha XT550 ‘La Lupa’ by Francis Von Tuto.

Would you commission a custom build to someone who hadn’t finished their first bike yet? When Francesco Tutino’s good friend and renowned chef Rino found a basket case XT550, he wanted his friend to turn it into something special. Rino is no newcomer to...

URBAN ASSAULT: Yamaha TW200 Tracker by Purpose Built Moto.

Over the decades, the humble little Yamaha TW200 has usually been used as a farm or ‘ag’ bike. But more recently, companies like Deus Ex Machina have been turning these reliable thumpers into beach trackers with fat tyres and surfboard racks. So when a...

MYTHICAL MACHINE: Yamaha XS360 ‘Smaug’ by Panache Customs

Known as the one with the 'wrongful impulse to hoard, to accumulate beyond what one can use and to refuse to share with others', no he is not the bloke on your street stockpiling mountains of toilet paper, but the great dragon of The Hobbit, Smaug. This was...