The 2018 Yamaha XSR700 and XSR900 are both getting new red paint schemes. The smaller model gets a vintage-inspired Brilliant Red to pay homage to the 1970s Yamaha motorcycles. While the XSR900 goes back to the 1980s with a Racing Red. Both bikes are part of the Yamaha Sport Heritage range and have proved pretty […]
Fleet of New Yamaha Yard Built Customs for Wheels & Waves 2017
The 2017 Wheels & Waves celebration of customs, sunshine, and hipsters is almost upon us. It takes place from June 14-18, 2017, in Biarritz in France. And given the Sports Heritage range and the association the Japanese firm has established with European bike builders, it’s no surprise that there is a fleet of new Yamaha […]
Ad Hoc Cafe Racers Yamaha XSR700 Otokomae
The Ad Hoc Cafe Racers Yamaha XSR700 Otokomae stands out, even among the great bikes already produced for the Yamaha Yard Built series. Barcelona-based David Gonzalez has already produced specials based on various Yamahas including XT600s, XJ650 and 750s and the SR 250. But the Yamaha XSR700 Otokomae stands out with the mix of modern […]
Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 from Bunker Custom Motorcycles
The Yamaha XSR700 was only launched at the end of 2015, as a more timeless and custom version of the MT-07 platform. And already the first Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 has been produced by Bunker Custom Motorcycles in Turkey. If that seems like an odd location to choose, consider that the Uzer brothers behind the […]