Tag - Yamaha

KING KENNY ROBERTS INSPIRED: Yamaha RD350 by Nitro Cycles.

Since the early '90s motorcycle showrooms have been filled with 'Race Replica' models for the consumer who wants a bike that looks like a GP winning machine for their own Sunday ride. Repsol Honda's, Moviestar Suzuki's, KRT Kawasaki's and on it goes, but...

SUPER CLEAN BOBBER: Yamaha XS650 ‘El Bob’ by Motobrix.

In the post-war period, the Minimalism movement took off, influencing heavily the visual arts, music, architecture and design. And if there is one style of motorcycle that fits that bill its the bobber, and many veterans led the way performing bob-jobs on the...

URBAN WARFARE: 1998 Yamaha V-Max by Motocrew Cafe Racer.

You meet all kinds of people in the custom bike scene, its part of what makes it so fun, the characters can be as cool as the bikes. But when you come across a rider whose full-time job is working as a solider and happens to fight MMA inside the cage in their...

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...