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Yamaha cafe racer

Your complete guide to Yamaha cafe racer motorcycles, from classic RD two-strokes bikes to modern-day XSR specials. Here you’ll find everything from traditional XS650 cafe racers to the latest builds based on newer models. Discover the parts, seats and performance upgrades that’ll take your own Yamaha to the next level.

Yard Built Yamaha XSR700 by Bad Winners

The Disruptive: Bad Winners’ Yard Built Yamaha XSR700

Yamaha’s annual ‘Yard Built’ competition was one of the first and most highly publicized custom competitions, delivering a steady stream of killer…

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Custom 1998 Yamaha V-Max by Motocrew

Urban Tracker: A V-Max for a mixed martial arts enthusiast

We love subtle, understated style on custom bikes. But we also have a sneaking regard for machines that are aggressive and in…

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The best cafe racers from around the web

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 26 April, 2020

A Yamaha Virago with Ducati superbike suspension from the US, a stripped down Ducati 1198S Corse from France, a Norton Commando from…

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The best custom dirt bikes, cafe racers and body kits from around the web

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 22 March, 2020

A show stopping Yamaha GTS 1000 from Italy, a neo-retro Yamaha XT250 from Australia, and a very slick body kit for the…

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Yamaha RD 200 custom built from scratch by C.Custom Garage

Handmade Tale: Building an RD 200 custom from scratch

In the mid 70s, the Yamaha RD 200 delivered more fun than a small capacity motorcycle had any right to. A compact…

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Yamaha XJR 1300 cafe racer by K-Speed

Heavy Hitter: K-Speed scales up with an XJR 1300 café racer

We’ve seen some truly out-the-box builds come from K-Speed. They’ve done everything from Honda Monkey cafe racers to a Yamaha XSR155 that…

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This Yamaha TR1 custom is an ode to turbofan wheels

Ortolani’s Yamaha TR1 is an ode to turbofan wheels

Olivier Ortolani has a flair for the dramatic. This is a guy who once wrapped a Ducati Panigale 1199 S in hand-shaped…

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1980 Yamaha XS1100 (XS11) customized by Upcycle Garage

White Hot: Upcycle hot rods the Yamaha XS1100

We don’t see many Yamaha XS1100s around these days, which is a shame—it was an absolute beast of a machine. It was…

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Custom Yamaha XJR1300 by the Bad Winners workshop

Muscle Rétro: A Yamaha XJR1300 from Bad Winners

Bad Winners is one of those shops that consistently do good work. It’s owned by Frenchman Walid Ben Lamine, who has an…

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Yamaha XSR900 custom by JvB-Moto

CP3: JvB-Moto’s ballistic Yamaha XSR900 custom

After an incredible seven years, Yamaha’s Yard Built custom program is still firing on all cylinders. In 2012 it kicked off with…

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1983 Yamaha XZ 550 restomod

Speed Block style: A Yamaha XZ 550 restomod

Every time Maarten Poodt completes another project, we feel like we’re looking at some obscure, classic Yamaha that we’ve never heard of.…

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The best cafe racers, trackers and restomods of the week

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 2 December, 2018

A pair of Yamaha cafe racers from the opposite ends of the capacity spectrum, Roland Sands gets stuck into the Indian FTR…

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