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The NLO Yamaha XT500 Snow Bike

Ben Branch February 1, 2017
  • Engineering
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Snow bikes have been growing in popularity in recent years, and there’s been a surge in the number of companies making kits that can…

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Gasoline Motor Co. Yamaha SR400 Scrambler

Ben Branch December 7, 2016
  • Australian
  • Japanese
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha SR400 (and its sibling the SR500) are amongst the most reliable, and generally bulletproof motorcycles in existence. This is largely because the…

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Lab Motorcycle Yamaha XJR 1200

Ben Branch December 5, 2016
  • British
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XJR 1200 was released in 1995 as a large displacement muscle bike with a comfortable upright riding position, and an almost obscenely…

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“King” Kenny Roberts’ Yamaha OW72 Flat Track Racer

Ben Branch November 10, 2016
  • Flat Track
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha OW72 looks remarkably similar to the Yamaha XS650 on which it’s based, but this similarity hides a staggering amount of engineering that…

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James May’s Yamaha SR400

Ben Branch November 5, 2016
  • Australian
  • Deus Ex Machina
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Deus Grievous Angel is a Deus Ex Machine-built Yamaha SR400 that’s had a significant influence on the custom scene both in its native Australia…

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5 Minute Histories: The Yamaha SR400 & SR500

Ben Branch October 24, 2016
  • Brief Histories
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Back in 1978 when Yamaha first created the SR500 it was intended to be a Japanese replacement for British thumpers like the Manx Norton – yet Yamaha also made it a bike for entry level riders by building the SR series to be easy to ride and easy to maintain.

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JvB-moto Yamaha MT-07

Ben Branch September 16, 2016
  • Motorcycles
  • Retro
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha MT-07 (known as the FZ-07 in North America) was released in 2015 along with its larger engined sibling the MT-09. The MT-07 has…

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5 Minute Histories: The Story of the Yamaha XS650

Ben Branch August 15, 2016
  • Brief Histories
  • Yamaha

The Beginning The Japanese are an interesting people. When US Commodore Matthew Perry engaged in a bit of American “gunboat diplomacy” back in 1853…

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XTR Pepo Yamaha SR250 Tracker

Ben Branch July 28, 2016
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha SR250 is the little brother to the considerably more famous SR500 and SR400. Each of the SR bikes share a similar fundamental…

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Yamaha TR1 Scrambler

Ben Branch February 23, 2016
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha TR1 is essentially the european version of the XV920R, the differences largely being an increase in displacement for the TR1, and some…

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Yamaha XS650 Gravel Tracker

Ben Branch December 10, 2015
  • Custom Motorcycles
  • Flat Trackers
  • Motorcycles
  • Scrambler Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

The Yamaha XS650 was one of the most advanced motorcycles in the world when it was released in 1968, the engine utilised a SOHC,…

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Yamaha DT-07 Flat Track Concept

Ben Branch October 19, 2015
  • American
  • Flat Track
  • Japanese
  • Motorcycles
  • Yamaha

Anyone who knows anything about flat track racing will be able to tell you stories about “King” Kenny Roberts and his dominant performances aboard…

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