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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Yard Built Moto di Ferro Yamaha XV950 ‘Speed Iron’
The Moto di Ferro creation is the latest in the long line of Yamaha Yard Built customs. This particular example is a flat track inspired Yamaha XV950 from the Italian custom shop whose name means Iron Motorcycle in English. Builder Marco Lugato has been creating bikes under that name since 2010, following some time as […]
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 […]