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PinYamaha Yardbuilt XSR AMS Garage Bali
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XSR Motoride – Yamaha Yardbuilt Indonesia and AMS Garage

The Yamaha Yardbuilt series will soon be celebrating its 10 year anniversary. Originally the brainchild of Yamaha Project Manager, Shun...
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Reborn – Glanets MC Yardbuilt XSR 155

The Yamaha Yardbuilt series has been running for an impressive 7 years now. Since then Yamaha has commissioned over 50...
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House of Cool Yamaha Yardbuilt XSR700

Yamaha’s Yardbuilt series is the brainchild of the companies visionary project manager, Shun Miyazawa. The series kicked off back in...
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Hanko – George Woodman’s Yardbuilt XSR700

This bike was built by George Woodman, a carpenter slash furniture designer slash interior architect from Biarritz, France. Yes, his...
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Walzwerk Yamaha Yardbuilt XV950

To transform the XV950 cruiser into a cafe racer styled machine Marcus began by dramatically modifying the bikes rear end....
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Keeping Spirits High: The Royal Enfield Custom World

Turn back the clock to 2016 and you’ll see motorcycle manufacturers scrambling to get involved in the custom scene. Yamaha’s...
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The 700GT: Rua Machines Yamaha XSR700 Scrambler

Despite its huge success, the Yamaha XSR700 is, in my opinion, one of the least classic-looking modern-retro motorcycles on the...
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Capelos Garage x Elemental Rides XJ600

When great minds come together, great things happen. Often in the world of custom motorcycle building workshops keep to themselves....
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TOP 10 Yamaha Cafe Racers

Thanks to their continued support of custom workshops, Yamaha Motorcycles have played an integral role in the growth of the...
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Leading by Example – 500King Yamaha SR400

Few motorcycles have the cult status of Yamaha’s SR400. During the past decade, the SR has come into the spotlight...
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Return of the Cafe Racers Top 10 for 2019

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! We’ve just finished sifting through the past 12 months of articles to...
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Twin Shock – CAPÊLOS XSR700 Scrambler

All hail Yamaha. As part of their Yard Built series they’ve been sponsoring some of the wildest, genre-pushing builds we’ve...
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Motor Bike Expo Yamaha XJR1300

When you are the organiser of what is arguably the biggest custom motorcycle event in the world it goes without...
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Muscle Bound – Blacksilver XJR1300

I never thought I was a fan of muscle bikes until I rode a Yamaha XJR1300. It was in 2015...
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Timing is Everything – Partridge x TW Steel MT-10

I’ve worked on my fair share of custom builds to know that things can get a little stressful. When I...
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Evolutionary Design – Auto Fabrica XSR900

A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Muharremi brothers, the duo behind the United Kingdom’s...
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Kando – Cafe Racer SSpirit XSR700

For the Yardbuilt 2017 XSR700 project, Yamaha selected 7 workshops from different European locations to take part in the event. Representatives from Italy,...
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Yamaha XSR900 – Ride Review

“Sport Heritage” Never has the combination of those two words made as much sense as when applied to the Yamaha...
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400 meter monster – VMax CS-07 Gasoline

With 200bhp on tap and an astounding 2.5 second 0-60mph time, the Vmax V4 engine is well suited to dragstrip...
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El Solitario Big Bad Wolf XJR1300

A collaboration with El Solitario seemed like the perfect pairing for Yamaha’s next Yard Built project, but as El Solitario’s...
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BMW R Nine T – Ride Review

Of all the bike reviews I’ve done, handing the keys back for the BMW R Nine T has been the...
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How to kill a cat at Glemseck 101

The 8 challengers have built an eclectic mix of high powered customs from a full faired, blown Buell to a...
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Numbnut Yamaha XJR1300 Botafogo-N

As with the other Yamaha XJR1300 Yardbuilt bikes the Botafogo-N was constructed without performing any modifications to the bike’s frame....
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Shinya Kimura Yamaha MT07 Faster Son

While Yamaha has previously focused on customising bikes from their Sports Heritage range during the Yardbuilt series, Faster Sons will...
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Cognito Moto Fox CB350 Cafe Racer

 I love a good collaboration. When one brand recognises the benefits of joining forces with another amazing things can happen....
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Yamaha XJR1300 Skullmonkee

  Dressed all in black the Skullmonkee is easily recognisable as a Wrenchmonkees build. Tight proportions, clean lines, killer finishes...
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Yamaha XJR1300 Racer – Ride Review

I’ve been covering the Yamaha Yardbuilt series of custom bikes for some time now and have really enjoyed the projects...
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The little things that count

As 2014 comes to an end I thought I’d take a (close up) look at some of the incredible work...
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Yamaha XJR1300 Rhapsody in Blue

The Blue Rhapsody takes its main inspiration from the 90’s race bikes Keinosuke saw on the streets of Japan in...
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Yamaha XV950 Pure Sports by LowRide

Firstly a design was rendered in conjunction with Oberdan Bezzi Design which took styling cues from the Yamaha FZ750, a...
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Yamaha SR400 Gibbon Slap

After more than 35 years of production, the Yamaha SR400 has had little in the way of design modifications. The...
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