An-Bu’s edgy, low-slung Yamaha cafe racer
In the port city of Nagoya, An-Bu builds stripped-back, edgy customs that manage to look both raw and slick at the same…
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Minus the mid-century innovations by Yamaha, Honda, and Suzuki, one could argue that motorcycling might be a lost art today. With their small engines, low profiles, and street-rider stances, these lightweight hallmarks of design give new riders all over the world a way into the fray, and experienced riders the perfect minimal ride.
These days, Yamaha motorcycles are at the core of the custom scene. They offer the perfect platforms for stylish urban rides with cheap price tags.
Models like the Yamaha XS650, SR400, XSR700 and XSR900 are among a legendary line of Yamaha motorcycles that beg to be turned into café racers, bobbers and trackers—and they fill our galleries of great builds.
Custom Yamaha Scorpio by Deus Bali
The Yamaha Scorpio has been derided as a hopped-up farm bike, but in Asia it’s the perfect commuter machine. It’s also a…
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Halfway There XJ900
Carlo Romanin is a bike builder from Melbourne, Australia, and he’s taken this ‘86 XJ900 to a different level. “In many ways,…
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Spirit of the Seventies XS750 cafe racer
There’s a new kid on the custom block. It’s an English outfit called Spirit of the Seventies, and it’s bucking the current…
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Yamaha XS650 flat tracker
Drogo Michie wanted a bike for the streets of London, and chose a stock 1978 Yamaha XS650 as his starting point. “There’s…
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JvB-MOTO SR500 D-Track
Jens vom Brauck and Kedo, the German tuning and parts specialists, have taken an everyday Yamaha SR500 and gone back to the…
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CRD #4: Yamaha SR250
When I was a lad growing up in England, 500cc was considered a ‘big’ motorcycle. Machines such as the Honda CB750 and…
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Classified Moto XS650
Classified Moto is the side project of Virginia-based John Ryland who, like me, works in an ad agency during the day. “I’ve…
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Yamaha RD400 custom
Today’s post is courtesy of Moto Retro Illustrated magazine, with words and photos by Andy and Lindsay Mauk. To some, acquiring a…
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Yamaha SR500 by Blitz
Blitz Motorcycles of France kicked up a storm when we featured their BMW R60/2 last month. It was raw and dark, and…
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Yamaha TX650 custom
Yamaha’s XS650 has become one of the ubiquitous custom platforms. With a production run of around 13 years from 1970 onwards, there…
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Yamaha XJR 1200 custom
In the mid 90s, the XJR 1200 was Yamaha’s foray into the increasingly popular ‘naked’ bike market. And it was no slouch,…
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