The Yamaha Yard Built series has been teaming custom bike builders to produce unusual motorcycles for a while. It’s already led to a range of special parts for the Yamaha range as the projects are supposed to be something any owner can potentially imitate. But the new Auto Fabrica Type 11 Prototype 2 Yard Built […]
2018 Yamaha XSR700 and XSR900 Get New Red Paint
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 […]
The 2017 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth Now Available
The 2017 Yamaha XSR900 Abarth is a new and limited edition model in the Sport Heritage range. It teams the Japanese company with a famous name from the car world. Abarth was originally founded in 1949, and has specialised in small sports cars for 60 years, including being featured as the sportier end of the […]
Wrenchmonkees Yard Built Yamaha XSR900 Monkeebeast
Danish custom motorcycle builders Wrenchmonkees previously created the jet black Skullmonkee Yamaha XJR1300. And now they’ve returned to the Yard Built program with the Yamaha XSR900 Monkeebeast. The duo have gone for an all-terrain approach. As with all the Yamaha Yard Built bikes, the aim is to transform the standard machine without cutting or welding […]