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 […]
Yamaha XV950 Ultra Yard Built Special
The Yamaha XV950 ‘Ultra’ Yard Built Special is a definitely different take on the Yamaha XV950 by Swiss company GS Mashin. Builder Tom Mosimann has created this radical change without any cutting or welding to the frame, as required for a Yard Built special. Apparently Mosimann was inspired by Gothic architecture, but the Ultra looks […]
Custom Yamaha XJR1300 ‘Skullmonkee’ Yard Built by Wrenchmonkees
The custom Yamaha XJR1300 ‘Skullmonkee’ has been created by Copenhagen-based Wrenchmonkees as part of the Yamaha Yard Built series. An earlier Wrenchmonkees build, the ‘Monkeefist’ actually inspired the 2015 Yamaha XJR1300. And it’s the 20th anniversary of the XJR1200/XJR1300. The Skullmonkee is part of the Yard Built attempt to inspire buyers of normal Yamaha motorcycles […]
Custom Yamaha VMAX ‘Infrared’ Yard Built by JvB-moto
The ‘Infrared’ custom Yamaha VMAX was created as part of the Yard Build series by German bike builders JvB-moto. It’s particularly important given that it celebrates the 30th year since the VMAX launched. Although for the pedants, it was originally named the Yamaha V-Max when it arrived in 1985 with a 1197cc V4 engine. It […]
Custom Yamaha XJR1300 Rhapsody In Blue Yard Built
The custom Yamaha XJR1300 “Rhapsody in Blue” was the first motorcycle to be featured in the Yamaha Yard Built series. Created by New York based builder Keinosuke Sasaki of Keino Cycles, the XJR1300 features a number of changes, including a part from a classic British sports car. The first thing that stands out when you […]
Yamaha Faster Sons video
Yamaha has been producing some interesting motorcycles, partnering with custom builders for the ‘Yard Built’ series (Did you check out the Yard Built XV950 and XJR1300 last month? Go ahead, we’ll wait for you to get back), based on the Sports Heritage Range. The complete list of Sports Heritage bikes are the VMAX, VMAX Carbon, […]
Yard Built Custom Yamaha XJR1300 ‘CS-06 Dissident’ by it roCkS!bikes
Just like the custom Yamaha XV950 we featured, the ‘CS-06 Dissident’ custom Yamaha XJR1300 is part of the Yard Built series which involves Yamaha commissioning specials builders around the world. And having previously built custom 1200 and 1300 XJR specials, the terribly-named it roCkS!bikes were a logical choice to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the […]