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Yamaha XSR900

Yamaha XSR900 custom by Rough Crafts

Assembly Required: Rough Crafts’ Yamaha XSR900

1 YEAR AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

Some custom builders work to a strict formula, while others have a signature that shines through in the details, regardless of the style of build. Winston Yeh at Rough Crafts in Taiwan falls into the second camp. He’s designed cruisers, cafe racers and street trackers—and even though they all cut different lines, they all clearly…

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Yard Built Yamaha XSR900 by Bottpower

Carbona XR9: A wild Yard Built XSR900 from Bottpower

2 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

If Yamaha let you choose any one of their bikes to customize, which would you pick? For David Sánchez and the wildly talented crew at Bottpower, the choice was clear. They took the highly capable XSR900, and turned it into one of the most ferocious Yard Built bikes we’ve ever featured. Yard Built is Yamaha’s…

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The best cafe racers, minibikes and custom kits from around the web

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 13 October, 2019

3 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

It’s an eclectic pick this week—from a Honda Monkey chopper to a one-off Triumph prototype from the 80s. We’ve also got a subtly tweaked Yamaha XSR, a hopped-up BMW, and a classy XS650 scrambler.

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Yamaha XSR900 custom by JvB-Moto

CP3: JvB-Moto’s ballistic Yamaha XSR900 custom

4 YEARS AGO / NO COMMENTS / CUSTOM MOTORCYCLES

After an incredible seven years, Yamaha’s Yard Built custom program is still firing on all cylinders. In 2012 it kicked off with the Wrenchmonkees’ iconic ‘MonkeeFist’ XJR1300, and there have been over 60 pro builds since. This is the latest, an XSR900 called ‘CP3’ from Jens vom Brauck of JvB-Moto in Cologne. It tips the…

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Testbed: A Yard Built Yamaha XSR900 crammed with cutting-edge tech

Testbed: An XSR900 crammed with cutting-edge tech

The new wave custom scene was originally built on a love for the old school. But these days, we’re seeing more ‘neo’…

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New from Auto Fabrica: three Yamaha stunning new Yard Built customs

Triple Whammy: three new Yamahas from Auto Fabrica

Put together a top ten list of the world’s best custom bike builders, and Auto Fabrica would have to be in there.…

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The best cafe racers, scramblers and bobbers of the week

Custom Bikes Of The Week: 24 September, 2017

If you’re into 1970s racebikes, you’ll love this Yamaha TZ750-inspired XSR900 from Jeff Palhegyi—it’s one of the best Yard Built customs yet.…

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Diamond Atelier smashes the mold with a radical XSR900

Motorcycle styling, even in the custom scene, tends to edge forward in increments. Bikes fit neatly within genres, perhaps stretching the envelope…

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The 11 Best Motorcycles of EICMA 2016

The 11 Best Motorcycles of EICMA 2016

In Milan, the huge EICMA show is finally winding down. It’s the world’s most influential motorcycle showcase, and a barometer for the…

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Monkeebeast: The Wrenchmonkees tackle the Yamaha XSR900.

Monkeebeast: The Wrenchmonkees vs the Yamaha XSR900

Picking the right donor for your custom project can be a daunting task. And if you’ve got the cash or the credit…

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Yamaha XSR900 review: the brute in a suit

Brute in a Suit: Yamaha XSR900 Review

The dust had hardly settled on the XSR700 launch when Yamaha started teasing their next release. It started with Roland Sands’ Faster…

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