The Last (Legal) Two-Stroke Street Bike Sold In The USA – Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition
The Yamaha RZ350 Kenny Roberts Edition is a holy grail for fans of two-strokes, it was the last street-legal two-stroke ever offered for sale in…
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The Yamaha XT500 – Winner Of The First Two Paris-Dakar Rallies
The Yamaha XT500 won the first two runnings of the Paris-Dakar Rally as well as the Paris-Abidjan-Nice, it also surprised everyone by winning the…
Yamaha XSR 700 Twin Street Fighters By Gasoline Motor Co.
The Yamaha XSR700 is about as close to a modern descendant of the original Yamaha XS650 as we’re ever likely to see, and much like…
Yamaha SC500 – The Original Japanese Motocross Widowmaker
The Yamaha SC500 was a motocross bike that quickly became world famous for its exceptionally challenging handling. Talented riders could barely tame it, but…
The Turbo Maximus – A 200 hp Turbocharged Yamaha by Derek Kimes
This article was written by the builder of Turbo Maximus – Derek Kimes. When possible we like to bring you the story of a…
Droog Moto Custom Yamaha FZ-09 – The MOTO 3
The Yamaha FZ-09 The Yamaha FZ-09 is an inline three cylinder motorcycle designed to compete squarely against the popular Triumph Street Triple. Although multi-cylinder…
The JSK Moto Co. Custom Yamaha GTS 1000 – Project Rhodium Omega
James Parker and RADD Inc. Suspension The Yamaha GTS 1000 was released in 1993 with unusual forkless front suspension designed by James Parker, a…
The Galaxy Custom Yamaha XS650
Meet Galaxy Custom Galaxy Custom is a Bulgarian custom motorcycle garage, interestingly it lives inside a workshop that builds bespoke high-end furniture – this means…
Moto Adonis Yamaha TR1 Cafe Racer
The Yamaha TR1 was developed to appeal to the motorcyclists who had been left behind by the great UJM arms race – not all riders wanted a high revving inline-4 that’d snap your neck if you grabbed a little too much throttle. Many riders wanted a bike that favored torque over high-RPM horsepower, a more upright riding position, and a simpler engine that they could work on themselves.
1972 Yamaha TD3 Mike Devlin
The Yamaha TD3 The Yamaha TD3 is a two-stroke road racing motorcycle released by the Japanese marque in 1972. It’s powered by an air-cooled…
Husky Restorations Yamaha HL500
A Short History of the Yamaha HL500 The Yamaha HL500 was an incredibly important motorcycle for the Japanese marque, made all the more remarkable…
Vintage Steele Yamaha XS650
Vintage Steele is a Vermont-based custom motorcycle workshop with a small team of dedicated wrenchers who have made a name for themselves over the…