This week’s compilation is jam-packed with new releases from major OEMs. We take a look at the new KTM 390 SMC R and 125 SMC R, the updated Yamaha XMAX sport scooter, and the LiveWire S2 … [Weiterlesen...]
Baby Blue Whale: A quirky Yamaha SR150 bobber from Taiwan
The Yamaha SR150 is Taiwan’s best-kept secret. Exclusively manufactured and sold locally, the cheap and cheerful single sold in droves in its heyday, mostly to commuters and delivery riders. … [Weiterlesen...]
Cult Classic: A tastefully modded 1996 Yamaha TRX850 from London
Back in the 90s, Yamaha broke from their tradition of building Deltabox-framed sportbikes to create the TRX850. Sporting a trellis frame and the parallel-twin mill from the TDM850, the Yamaha TRX850 … [Weiterlesen...]
Speed Read: A custom Yamaha RD400 by Roland Sands and more
The smell of two-stroke oil lingers in the air, courtesy of Roland Sands Design’s razor-sharp custom Yamaha RD400. We also profile a Triumph Bonneville T100 café racer, the new Triumph Rocket 3 … [Weiterlesen...]
For the Love of Go_: The inaugural Worship Moto Show report
Motorcyclists form a broad church, made up of countless factions, subsets, and niches within niches. From road to dirt, from cruisers to abusers, via more variations than any of us has the hours to … [Weiterlesen...]
Twinboss: The story of Irwann Cheng’s twin-engine Yamaha RXZ
Remember the Yamaha RXZ Twinboss twin-cylinder two-stroke? Neither do we, because it never existed—except in the mind of Irwann Cheng. The Malaysian custom builder, who operates as FNG Works, has … [Weiterlesen...]
Big Dreams: An RD250-based Yamaha RD56 replica from Canada
The Yamaha RD56 cemented itself in the annals of motorcycle racing history when it carried Phil Read to Yamaha’s first-ever Grand Prix championship title in 1964. But that wasn’t the … [Weiterlesen...]
The North Star: Deus ex Machina’s stunning Yamaha XT500 restomod
In the world of classic thumpers, the Yamaha XT500 reigns supreme. It pioneered the concept of four-stroke dual-sport bikes, won the first two Paris Dakar rallies, and garnered legions of fans along … [Weiterlesen...]
