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Yamaha Stops Making Snowmobiles After 55 Years in the Business
Yamaha Stops Making Snowmobiles After 55 Years in the Business

29 Jun 2023, 09:14 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese company Yamaha announced its decision to stop making snowmobiles, vehicles to be phased out by the 2025 model year

 
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Rally Is a Desert-Ready Adventure Machine for the Masses
Yamaha Tenere 700 World Rally Is a Desert-Ready Adventure Machine for the Masses

2 Jun 2023, 08:32 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese bike maker Yahama readies a new version of the Tenere 700 bike. The World Rally is meant as a tribute to Yamaha riders and bikes in Dakar

 
Custom Yamaha SR400 Scrambler Could Easily be Mistaken for a Factory Prototype
Custom Yamaha SR400 Scrambler Could Easily be Mistaken for a Factory Prototype

27 May 2023, 21:08 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Indeed, an inexperienced eye might be likely to mistake this SR400 for a stock machine, which is precisely what makes it so alluring

 
Mind-Blowing Yamaha XS650 Type 6 Is Custom Artwork in Its Finest Form
Mind-Blowing Yamaha XS650 Type 6 Is Custom Artwork in Its Finest Form

21 May 2023, 18:22 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Most of the projects we’ve seen from this workshop strike a fine balance between form and function, but the Type 6 seems to favor the former

 
Yamaha R1 Drag Races Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano, Someone Gets Walked
Yamaha R1 Drag Races Ferrari 296 GTB Assetto Fiorano, Someone Gets Walked

12 May 2023, 17:16 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / The Ferrari 296 is hugely impressive in a straight line (think high-9-second quarter mile), but against an R1? Not a chance, no sir!

 
Yamaha Brings Back 1980s Scooter Vibes with New Booster Electric Bikes
Yamaha Brings Back 1980s Scooter Vibes with New Booster Electric Bikes

5 May 2023, 11:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Japanese company Yamaha releases two new electric bikes, the Booster Easy and Booster S-pedelec, both to become available this summer

 
Yamaha R1 Drags Porsche 911 GT2 RS on Unprepped Surface, Annihilation Follows
Yamaha R1 Drags Porsche 911 GT2 RS on Unprepped Surface, Annihilation Follows

3 May 2023, 11:43 UTC · By: Aurel Niculescu / The good folks over at CAR magazine's South African branch have all the ingredients for a juicy yet unconventional race - girls, wheels, and a racetrack!

 
RNF Racing: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of a MotoGP Team
RNF Racing: The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of a MotoGP Team

30 Apr 2023, 09:00 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / The Petronas Sepang Racing Team came like a hurricane in the 2019 MotoGP season, fighting for podiums and victories. However, things changed

 
Yamaha SR500 Bruto Combines Classic With Custom, Won’t Mind Leaving the Tarmac
Yamaha SR500 Bruto Combines Classic With Custom, Won’t Mind Leaving the Tarmac

27 Apr 2023, 21:18 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There are a lot of things for us to talk about here, from this creature’s thoroughly upgraded running gear to its groovy scrambler looks

 
Toyota Was Saved by the 2000GT Sports Car, Here Is How It Happened
Toyota Was Saved by the 2000GT Sports Car, Here Is How It Happened

26 Apr 2023, 19:38 UTC · By: Silvian Irimia / Toyota is one of the biggest manufacturers in the world right now, but there were times when they were almost bankrupt. The 2000 GT model saved them

 
Custom Yamaha MT-09 Crosses Over to the Dual-Sport Side, Keeps Things Simple
Custom Yamaha MT-09 Crosses Over to the Dual-Sport Side, Keeps Things Simple

23 Apr 2023, 20:31 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This wasn’t a complicated project by the lofty standards of its creators, but it most certainly looks and rides like an absolute charm

 
This 2012 Lexus LFA Is Ready To Bless Your Ears With V10 Symphony
This 2012 Lexus LFA Is Ready To Bless Your Ears With V10 Symphony

2 Apr 2023, 15:30 UTC · By: Călin Iosif / There is no other car that sounds as good and was as overlooked as the Lexus LFA. Nowadays, people have started to idolize it

 
Modified 1995 Yamaha XJR1200 Is Fairly Toned Down, Yet Outstandingly Gorgeous
Modified 1995 Yamaha XJR1200 Is Fairly Toned Down, Yet Outstandingly Gorgeous

31 Mar 2023, 20:21 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / It’s been said before, and it will be said again: a tasteful one-off doesn’t need to be overly complex in order to make an impression

 
Austere Yamaha SR500 Type 7D May Be the Raddest Scrambled One-Off You’ll See All Day
Austere Yamaha SR500 Type 7D May Be the Raddest Scrambled One-Off You’ll See All Day

31 Mar 2023, 12:08 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Muted and monochromatic, but strikingly gorgeous at the same time – that's how we would describe this custom head-turner from the UK

 
Cute-Looking Yamaha TT-R250 Blue Thunder Is One Loveable Custom Gem From Down Under
Cute-Looking Yamaha TT-R250 Blue Thunder Is One Loveable Custom Gem From Down Under

26 Mar 2023, 20:33 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / A brown leather saddle is what you’d normally expect to find on this type of build, but the guys behind Blue Thunder chose to do things a little differently

 
Custom 1973 Yamaha XS650 Cafe Racer Looks Seriously Exquisite From Every Angle
Custom 1973 Yamaha XS650 Cafe Racer Looks Seriously Exquisite From Every Angle

26 Mar 2023, 18:18 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Purpose Built Moto’s transformation is rather astounding on both a cosmetic and mechanical level – even more so than some of their other projects

 
Custom 1978 Yamaha DT400 Looks All Business Styled as a Classic Dirt Bike
Custom 1978 Yamaha DT400 Looks All Business Styled as a Classic Dirt Bike

19 Mar 2023, 20:13 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / For ample off-roading prowess, its front end carries the disc brake and inverted forks of a Kawasaki KX250F, while the wheels feature Dunlop D606 knobbies

 
The Transformer Is a Heavily-Customized Yamaha Virago Clad in Aston Martin F1 Colors
The Transformer Is a Heavily-Customized Yamaha Virago Clad in Aston Martin F1 Colors

12 Mar 2023, 20:05 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / This bike’s origins are almost unrecognizable after all the modifications carried out by Bolt Motor Company. We reckon that’s a good thing

 
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Looks Futuristic and Ominously Alluring, Bears Fancy Gadgets
Custom Yamaha XSR700 Looks Futuristic and Ominously Alluring, Bears Fancy Gadgets

12 Mar 2023, 19:25 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / Front- and rear-facing cameras, twin projector headlights, and a USB port are all part of its equipment, but the superb upholstery is also worth mentioning

 
Minimalistic Yamaha SR250 Type 4A Is a Custom Two-Wheeled Artwork in Its Finest Form
Minimalistic Yamaha SR250 Type 4A Is a Custom Two-Wheeled Artwork in Its Finest Form

11 Mar 2023, 17:37 UTC · By: Silvian Secara / There are plenty of scrambler design cues on this machine, but a typical high-mounted exhaust isn’t among them. We find something a lot more stylish instead